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To Do: Boston & Cambridge
Boston Common is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

1. Boston Common

9.5
Tremont St (btwn Beacon & Charles St), Boston, MA
Park · Beacon Hill · 280 tips and reviews
The Esplanade is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

2. The Esplanade

9.5
The Esplanade, Boston, MA
Park · Back Bay East · 80 tips and reviews

3. The Friendly Toast

1 Hampshire St (at Cardinal Medeiros Ave.), Cambridge, MA
Breakfast Spot · 240 tips and reviews

ThrillistThrillist: There's usually a bit of a wait at the Toast for brunch, but it's well worth it for the bomb Drunkard’s French Toast, crazy vintage decoration, and a rousing game of "what did THEY do last night?" Read more.

Thinking Cup is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

4. Thinking Cup

8.9
Grandview, 165 Tremont St, Boston, MA
Café · Chinatown - Leather District · 369 tips and reviews

ThrillistThrillist: Hit TC for a piping hot mug of Stumptown java. No better way to start the day.

Beerworks Brewing Co. is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

5. Beerworks Brewing Co.

112 Canal St (at Valenti Way), Boston, MA
Brewery · Downtown Boston · 122 tips and reviews
Institute of Contemporary Art is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

6. Institute of Contemporary Art

8.3
100 Northern Ave (at Seaport Blvd.), Boston, MA
Art Museum · Seaport District · 123 tips and reviews
Museum of African American History is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

7. Museum of African American History

8.5
46 Joy St (Smith Court), Boston, MA
History Museum · Beacon Hill · 13 tips and reviews
Museum of Fine Arts is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

8. Museum of Fine Arts

9.4
465 Huntington Ave (at Museum Rd), Boston, MA
Art Museum · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 302 tips and reviews
MIT Museum is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

9. MIT Museum

7.8
265 Massachusetts Ave (Front St), Cambridge, MA
Science Museum · 50 tips and reviews
Fresh Pond Reservation is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

10. Fresh Pond Reservation

9.0
250 Fresh Pond Pkwy (Huron Avenue), Cambridge, MA
Lake · 22 tips and reviews
Area Four is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

11. Area Four

8.9
500 Technology Sq, Cambridge, MA
Pizzeria · Kendall Square · 209 tips and reviews
Flour Bakery & Cafe is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

12. Flour Bakery & Cafe

9.1
12 Farnsworth St Fl 1 (at Congress St), Boston, MA
Bakery · Seaport District · 185 tips and reviews
Sportello is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

13. Sportello

348 Congress St, Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · Seaport District · 110 tips and reviews
Newbury Street is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

14. Newbury Street

Newbury St (btwn Arlington St & Mass Ave), Boston, MA
Road · Back Bay East · 51 tips and reviews
Stephanie's On Newbury is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

15. Stephanie's On Newbury

7.3
190 Newbury St (at Exeter St.), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Back Bay East · 157 tips and reviews
Museum of Science is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

16. Museum of Science

9.0
1 Science Park (at Monsignor O'Brien Hwy), Boston, MA
Science Museum · 203 tips and reviews
Jamaica Pond is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

17. Jamaica Pond

507 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA
Lake · Jamaica Hills - Pond · 38 tips and reviews
Cafeteria Boston is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

18. Cafeteria Boston

279 Newbury St (at Gloucester St), Boston, MA
American Restaurant · Back Bay West · 144 tips and reviews
Sonsie is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

19. Sonsie

8.1
327 Newbury St (btwn Hereford & Massachusetts Ave.), Boston, MA
Wine Bar · Back Bay West · 121 tips and reviews
Algiers Coffee House is one of To Do: Boston & Cambridge.

20. Algiers Coffee House

40 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA
Coffee Shop · Harvard Square · 56 tips and reviews