Where to Stay

See our current list of reopened hotels and hotel packages available now, below.  Or review our entire list of hotels to reserve for a future stay.

Family Activities

From the waterfront to the Fens, and across the river too, Boston is full of family-oriented things to do.  Take a walk along the waterfront or the Freedom Trail.  You can visit the Franklin Park or Stoneham Zoo with advance reservations.

Trails & Transportation 

Fun if by land, fun if by sea.  Visitors will enjoy both with Boston’s many diverse and historic trails, such as the Freedom Trail.

Boston’s rich history of immigration and multiculturalism is celebrated along the Black Heritage Trail, Irish Heritage Trail, Native American Trail  and the Boston Equality Trail.  

Museums & Exhibitions

Museums started to reopen in early July with safety guidelines for visits, including timed ticketing and/or reservations. Consider saving on admission with a Go Boston or Boston City Pass!

Sports & Recreation

Enjoy the great outdoors and explore the city with the help of the Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure or with self-guided audio tours from Action Tour Guide.  For safe and socially-distanced indoor fun, check out Encore Boston Harbor's casino open 24 hours, daily.

Nightlife

Though at 50% capacity, comedy clubs are back to make you laugh! Laugh Boston, located in the Seaport District, has scheduled several shows starting in April.  North End's Improv Asylum brings back its Main Stage Show, featuring two show times on Friday and Saturday nights starting April 2. South of Boston, you can reserve tickets for a Saturday night show at The Comedy Scene at Patriot Place in Foxboro.

Dining & Foodie Fun

Many restaurants have expanded their service to include outdoor table service as well as take out & delivery. Enjoy sidewalk, patio and roof top dining al fresco.

Boston's Food halls feature a variety of cuisines under the same roof, focusing on international fare with a local flair. Check out Quincy Market in Faneuil Hall, Time Out Market, Boston Public Market, and Eataly in Prudential Center.

The biannual Dine Out Boston returns this summer, when over 100 Greater Boston area restaurants offer special prix fixe menus - for dine in and take out.  

Shopping & Retail

For those of you who favor urban chic, the traditional and classic or upscale funky, our shops and stores are certain to please. The quality and versatility of our imaginative boutiques, eclectic galleries and prestigious department stores are only rivaled by our distinctive shopping districts where you can browse the glass-enclosed arcades at Copley Place, Prudential Center and CambridgeSide, meander the open-air Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Legacy Place and Patriot Place and seasonal artisan pop-ups and stroll the brownstone boutiques and shops along Newbury and Charles Streets. 

Designer and brand name outlet shopping is within easy reach at Assembly Row in Somerville, Wrentham Premium Outlets in Wrentham, Merrimack Outlets in southern New Hampshire and the Kittery Outlets right over the border in Maine.

Boston Neighborhoods

Each Boston neighborhood tells its own story, a tale of community, culture, and eclectic commercial areas that showcase the best of Boston’s history and contemporary landscape

Spring/Summer Holidays

Throughout June, celebrate LGBTQ Pride in Boston with a series of events, most of which are virtual.

Juneteenth marks the day in June 19, 1865 when all slaves were officially freed and is observed in Boston and all over our nation in a festive way with food, art, music, dance and remembrance of the history of slavery and freedom.

Celebrate Independence Day in a city full of history! Taking place July 1-4, the 2021 Boston Harborfest is a family friendly event that includes historical reenactments, live music and parades.