el.jefe wrote:
When you all say to avoid Boston, does that mean altogether or are there places you can camp near enough to make a day trip of the city? I'm headed that way next summer and was thinking about visiting Boston, but it would be in the same way I'd like to show the kids New York City, by camping somewhere in new Jersey maybe and riding the train into the city. Is there anything like that near Boston? Or is it really best to steer clear altogether?
I don't think many (if any) are suggesting one avoid visiting Boston—just that it's not a good place to drive in, doubly so with a large vehicle. Park or camp somewhere near the city and take public transit in, generally either the T (subway) or commuter rail.
There are a lot of interesting things to see and do in Boston: some really nice museums, theater, historical sites, parks, shopping, and sports, to name just a few. Navigating and driving around the street system is not really on that list, though.