What to do in a city

**Arkuski** · 08-9-2013, 08:27 AM

I'm going to Boston for the next few years to work on my PhD, and everybody I tell that to has the same reaction:

"omg Boston that'll be so much fun there's so much to do you'll have a blast"

Most of the time they leave out the specifics. But in all honesty, what is there to do in a city that does not include

- Alcohol
- Spending money
- People

I feel like this community may be able to relate to my sentiments better than my IRL friends would.

**noname219** · 08-9-2013, 09:10 AM

When in doubt and/or out of ressources : TripAdvisor / Boston for free / 3 days in Boston

Never went there, but I would like to.

**HalfStep** · 08-9-2013, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Arkuski

"omg Boston that'll be so much fun there's so much to do you'll have a blast"

People say that no matter what destination you say lol

**evanescence_death4ever** · 08-9-2013, 10:00 AM

I don't know about Boston, but in Chicago there are nice bike paths? Maybe just one that I can think of...The path that goes down the lakeshore. If you have a bike, maybe you can go biking! (But then again, I don't know if there are any good bike trails around there).

**Fission** · 08-9-2013, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Arkuski

what is there to do in a city that does not include

- Spending money
- People

spending money on people for sex

check out the museum of science, it's really cool (you'll have to pay an entrance fee, but mostly everything else is free). i have been there many times myself since i only live ~40 minutes from boston.

Spenner · 08-9-2013, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Fission

spending money on people for sex

check out the museum of science, it's really cool. i have been there many times since i only live ~40 minutes from boston.

$150 an hour people?

**Fission** · 08-9-2013, 10:17 AM

bargain bin

**Cavernio** · 08-9-2013, 10:19 AM

Sporting events, live shows (music, theatre), museums, art galleries, aquarium, annual events (eg: pax east), historic places, unique clubs and lessons that small cities won't have...you could probably spend every evening doing something different.

**Reincarnate** · 08-9-2013, 10:50 AM

IMO Boston is pretty boring compared to many other big cities. I only went there for Pax East + a few famous restaurants. Everything closes so damn early and there isn't a whole lot of epic scenery or anything. It's clean, I guess. There are a couple cool museums.

Cities can get pretty lonely unless you're with the right people, then everything is pretty fun no matter what you're doing. Personally, I'm always on the prowl for interesting/new places to try food.

But someone who's actually from Boston will be able to give more specific advice -- YMMV.

**G.S.M** · 08-9-2013, 11:25 AM

go to Cheers where everybody knows your name

LLaMaSaUceYup · 08-9-2013, 12:01 PM

Meet hot girl at a drum circle?

**kommisar** · 08-9-2013, 12:13 PM

phd in what bible studies?

Arntonach · 08-9-2013, 12:51 PM

Go see a play, go shopping, go on a day trip, visit a museum, there's plenty to do, you just have to look for it.

And make sure your room has a bathtub; it'll help.

**Ohaider** · 08-9-2013, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by kommisar

phd in what bible studies?

Lmao

**Arkuski** · 08-9-2013, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kommisar

phd in what bible studies?

No, math.

Also, the traffic was insanely slow coming back home because of the following incident:

Wayward Vagabond · 08-9-2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Arkuski

I feel like this community may be able to relate to my sentiments better than my IRL friends would.

so you're pretty much saying everyone on this site is broke and anti-social

nice

trumaestro · 08-9-2013, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Wayward Vagabond

so you're pretty much saying everyone on this site is broke and anti-social

nice

i know i am

**25thhour** · 08-9-2013, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Wayward Vagabond

so you're pretty much saying everyone on this site is broke and anti-social

nice

Im rich and anti-social :3

**Hateandhatred** · 08-9-2013, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kommisar

phd in what bible studies?

Ahahahahaha

I've been to Boston and only 4 persons I met there weren't assholes (and they were employees, they probably were just paid to be nice), so as far as I'm concerned I had a terrible experience =(

I say just walk around, enter random shops and places, ask locals over there, that's what's fun when visiting some place imo! It's an adventure~

**kommisar** · 08-11-2013, 06:28 PM

boston was hella fun when I went. been 3 times. people were nice. people at pax east however were pretty anti-social and didn't want to talk to anyone

met two dudes from quebec on my way there too.

08-9-2013, 09:10 AM	#2
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evanescence_death4ever where'sTHEdrain?! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 608	Re: What to do in a city I don't know about Boston, but in Chicago there are nice bike paths? Maybe just one that I can think of...The path that goes down the lakeshore. If you have a bike, maybe you can go biking! (But then again, I don't know if there are any good bike trails around there). __________________ #charu4president2016 "Life is always downhill, everyone is heading towards death every day. It's up to you to look for the hills you can climb up instead Or something I just made that up but it sounds good" ~alloyus~

08-9-2013, 10:17 AM	#7
Fission no Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 1,850	Re: What to do in a city bargain bin

08-9-2013, 10:19 AM	#8
Cavernio sunshine and rainbows Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 41 Posts: 1,987	Re: What to do in a city Sporting events, live shows (music, theatre), museums, art galleries, aquarium, annual events (eg: pax east), historic places, unique clubs and lessons that small cities won't have...you could probably spend every evening doing something different.

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Reincarnate x'); DROP TABLE FFR;-- Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,332	Re: What to do in a city IMO Boston is pretty boring compared to many other big cities. I only went there for Pax East + a few famous restaurants. Everything closes so damn early and there isn't a whole lot of epic scenery or anything. It's clean, I guess. There are a couple cool museums. Cities can get pretty lonely unless you're with the right people, then everything is pretty fun no matter what you're doing. Personally, I'm always on the prowl for interesting/new places to try food. But someone who's actually from Boston will be able to give more specific advice -- YMMV.

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G.S.M He is watching Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Age: 35 Posts: 1,056	Re: What to do in a city go to Cheers where everybody knows your name __________________ "Someone once said, 'Don't try to be a great man, just be a man, and let history make its own judgments'."

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LLaMaSaUceYup FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona. Age: 31 Posts: 3,759	Re: What to do in a city Meet hot girl at a drum circle?

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kommisar Dark Chancellor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Moncton, NB Age: 33 Posts: 7,301	Re: What to do in a city phd in what bible studies? __________________

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Arntonach Owlbears Rock! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: The coldest place in hell Age: 33 Posts: 2,492	Re: What to do in a city Go see a play, go shopping, go on a day trip, visit a museum, there's plenty to do, you just have to look for it. And make sure your room has a bathtub; it'll help. __________________ pack of hard stuffs pack of my stuffs

08-11-2013, 06:28 PM	#20
kommisar Dark Chancellor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Moncton, NB Age: 33 Posts: 7,301	Re: What to do in a city boston was hella fun when I went. been 3 times. people were nice. people at pax east however were pretty anti-social and didn't want to talk to anyone met two dudes from quebec on my way there too. __________________

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