Go to Harvard Yard, the Harvard museums. Have cake and coffee at The High Rise Cafe on Brattle St. Go to the MIT Museum. Watch an independent film at the Kenmore Square Cinema. Go to the Central Sq nightspots - River Gods, Zuzu's, The Middle East.

Boston, apart from the Back Bay, the Common, and the Aquarium, is a bit boring and touristy. If you're from England, the historic sites won't seem very historic.

Central Sq - Harvard Sq on the subway red line

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Salem, MA is a fun day trip out of Boston, and easily accessible by commuter rail. Attractions range from the kitchsy (the many witch museums that give an, er, revisionist spin to the famous witch trials of 1692) to the sublime (the Asian-export collection at the Peabody Essex Museum (Moshe Safdie designed the new addition). Great collection of 17th and 18th century architecture, and you will be close to the sea.

If travelling by car, head up the coast and see the rest of Cape Ann! A fun few hours, good for kids - but should bypass if only in Boston for a few days.

www.salem.org/index.asp

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Home of L.M. Alcott, author of "Little Women", H. D. Thoreau, transcendentalist author of "Walden" but mostly site of one of the first battles of the American Revolution (Redcoats vs Minutemen) where you can visit the battlefield, see the grave of the British soldiers and maybe figure out what the US is about besides evil presidents, rock and roll and blue jeans.

A short bus or train trip from the city...a suburb.

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On the tip of Cape Cod, this is where the Pilgrims from the Mayflower signed the Compact, agreeing to settle. A nice boat journey from Boston harbour is followed by a wander around the historic town.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincetown,_Massachusetts

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The Harbour Islands are a series of islands in Boston that form a National Park Area. They are easily accessible via ferry and offer plenty of walking opportunities as well as beautiful views of Boston and the harbour. They're ideal for day trips, and also allow camping. See www.bostonharborislands.com for more details.

The ferry to the Harbour Islands leaves from Long Wharf near the Aquarium (Blue line) T station. Long Wharf is a short walk from Quincy Market.

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A Gray Line bus tour, this allows you to spend a day away from the city in quaint and quiet Cape Cod. You get to stop at a great seafood restaurant and spend some time in Hyannis, where I recommend the crazy golf!

Another good day out is to catch the train to Salem to see all the tacky witch museums. It's hilarious how proud they are that they executed lots of innocent girls.

Transportation centre, Tremont St;
Tour information: www.bostontours.us/tours/tourType.cfm/ttid2/1418;
Independent travel information: www.insidecapecod.com/main-getting3.htm

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