School me on Boston and Philly

[tchookem 3919]

Driving up to to Boston with a stop in Philly. About 12 days including travel. Traveling with wife and 13 year old son. Planning on seeing the historical sites. Need food recs. Maybe some places to skip. And the absolute must-see places.

[F250 28823]

My old work stomping grounds. I used to fly into Philadelphia and drive back and forth between Delaware and New Jersey and Philly.

I never cared for Philadelphia but you have to do the cheesesteak thing. Sonny's Steaks and Pat's King of Steaks were an awesome serving of deliciousness and gluttony. Also, the area is full of great pizza. Nomads Pizza has a truffle pizza that is outstanding. Seriously, it is hard to go wrong with pizza in this part of the country.

Take in a Phillies game if possible. The last game i attended there the Angels were visiting and the place was electric with Trout visiting. Granted, he may not be as welcome as he once was.

Also, the University of Delaware is a short drive away and the female to male ratio is outstanding. Newark is a cool little college town. Newark Delaware, Newark NJ is a shit hole.

That's all I got.

 

 

 

[HenryJames 66183]

Go to that place in Boston with the seafood.

[South Austin 52620]

I’m a big fan of Boston. Eat Italian food at North End. I like Mamma Maria’s.  Go see a game at Fenway. Even if you’re a casual baseball fan, it’ll be a great time.  There’s a lot of good eating around the ballpark.  Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar is solid.  We enjoyed the Harpoon Brewery tour.  Oh, and there’s some real old shit in Boston.

[TwiceHorn 31539]

I assume you have Gettysburg on the itenerary.

Williamsburg and colonial Virginia are worth a stop.

[tchookem 3919]

I assume you have Gettysburg on the itenerary.
Williamsburg and colonial Virginia are worth a stop.

We've been to Gettysburg several times. I don't know if I could get the wife to okay another visit.

[CHIEF 5095]

Just got back from Philly. Stayed at the Kimpton Monaco, our room overlooked Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, I think it was $229 a night. We used points. Get a ticket for the tour, they’re free. If you have a some time to kill before the tour, we enjoyed the Museum of the American Revolution, it was about a block and a half down the street. 

Reading Terminal Market was really cool as well. The gal at the oyster bar has spectacular RATs.

CHIEF

[Larry T. Spider 1747]

If you aren’t scared of small enclosed spaces, get a ticket to go to the top of city hall in philly. Some ransom security guard will take you up what is basically a freight elevator but the views are incredible. It’s right next to reading market.

[F250 28823]

4 hours ago, South Austin said:

Go see a game at Fenway. Even if you’re a casual baseball fan, it’ll be a great time.  There’s a lot of good eating around the ballpark.

This x1000!

If you are in Boston during the baseball season with your son and don't go to a game at Fenway, you are probably a communist that hates America.

 

 

 

[wood 11272]

5 hours ago, F250 said:

This x1000!

If you are in Boston during the baseball season with your son and don't go to a game at Fenway, you are probably a communist that hates America.

Yeah Fenway is phenomenal. Did it with the family 2 years ago. Up next: Wrigley. In July: Dodger Stadium. Hard to believe that place is the 3rd oldest ballpark now. 

[Steamboat1874 4085]

Boston is a great city.

Make sure you eat at the Union Oyster House....the oldest restaurant in America.

The Kennedy's had their own private room there.

http://unionoysterhouse.com/

Oh and The Boston Tea Party Museum tour is pretty cool as well.

https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/

 

 

[ohchaucer 1443]

Has anyone mentioned Boston sucks yet?  

(I lived there.  I wish I'd only "just visited" because it's an amazing town to visit).

[BHMCruiser 1817]

33 minutes ago, ohchaucer said:

Has anyone mentioned Boston sucks yet?  

(I lived there.  I wish I'd only "just visited" because it's an amazing town to visit).

Hilarious and accurate. I feel the same way. I love to go visit but I was there for work a few years ago and by day five was ready to blow the fuck out of there.

[BHMCruiser 1817]

Anyway, Boston:

Italian in North End (I love Neptune Oyster, Daily Catch, Galleria Umberto for pizza lunch and rice balls, and Giacomo's; I really like Mother Anna's also, but get the chicken creation)

Fenway

History shit. Definitely walk around the Common.

Union Oyster House is very cool but the food is meh to meh minus. Grab a pint at the Bell in Hand across the alley. 

Omni Parker House hotel invented Boston cream pie and they are fucking incredible.

Pastry wars in North End are between Mike's and Modern. Both are very good. I prefer Mike's because I think it's cooler, but have a cannoli at each one and then report back. 

Bunker Hill is cool.

Legal Sea Food is overrated but the chowder is phenomenal. 

[LCHorn 2632]

First time to connect via PHL and this might be the worst airport I’ve ever been in.  Just absolutely filthy everywhere, narrow concourse for all but the A terminal, apparently every passenger has either a service animal, a wheelchair, or both, no air conditioning, and worst of all, they only have Pepsi 😡

[Captain Ron 12925]

I hate the Philly airport. That hand-finger layout sucks balls.

And their food isn’t very good either.