Days for Boston area?

JFK Library info:


1. Is the Library accessible by public transportation?

Yes. The closest stop on the T, the local public transport system, is JFK/UMASS on the MBTA's Red Line. We offer a free shuttle bus from this station to the Library and Museum.

First take the MBTA Red Line to the JFK/UMASS station.
When you arrive on the platform, walk up the stairs or take the elevator to the station level, exit the station, cross the bridge over the train tracks, descend the stairs or take the ramp down to the street level.
Board "Bus #2," a free shuttle bus that will take you from the T station to the JFK Library and Museum.

Bus #2 runs every 20 minutes starting at 10 minutes past the hour during Museum hours. There is signage at the T stop indicating the pick-up location for Bus #2.

You can drive to a T station and park there, then take the T into Boston. If you go on a weekday you will just have to be there very early to get a spot. Depending on where you are camping you can also take a taxi to the T station and not worry about parking.

We can walk 5 miles or so and climb steps, but are slow. We definitely hop to not drive at all, but may need to to get to the JFK library & museum. Also the JFK Brookline home. We really love it when we can catch tour buses from the campground. Worth the $ to us. Thanks!

Freedom trail walking tour will keep you occupied for an entire day or more, if you are up to it.

Duck Boat tour! Lot's of fun.

Quincy Market / Fanuiel Hall for food/drink.

Commuter Rail to get to/from the city from either Normandy Farms CG (Foxboro) or Middleboro KOA.

If you are still healthy enough for a good walk there is a great walking tour of the city, that ends at the USS Constitution. If you are Baseball Fans, there is Fenway ball Park, I have been lucky enough to have gone to two games there, once before renovation one after. :)

Good advice from Crowe. Heck, you could fill a month with all the historic stuff around Boston. I'd add Plimoth Plantation to the mix as well. One word of advice: DO NOT drive in Boston itself!! Take public transportation!!! The walking tours are good - but you will do a lot of walking!

The "Charlie card" for public trans is great - works on train, subway, and even water taxi (great to get across Boston Harbor).

Yes on the Trolley Tour. I believe there's a "hop on/hop off" option. It will allow you to get the highlights of the city which will help you decide what you might want to explore further. Please note that in this area we don't measure distance in terms of miles but in terms of time. Where are you staying? That will help determine how long it will take you to get places. Lexington and Concord are full of Revolutionary War history, Lowell has a long mill city history, Salem has it's witches and haunted houses, Rockport and Gloucester teem with shops, sailing and our fishing culture, and many of the towns are just very pretty to drive through. Oh, forgot about Minuteman National Park in Lexington & Concord. How much time depends on how thoroughly you like to explore. You can touch the highlights in a few days but if you want to explore allow at least a week, if not more.