21st Birthday Ideas in Boston
There are plenty of ways to celebrate your 21st birthday in Boston. Shop until you drop at various shopping districts, enjoy your first legal drink at a pub, watch a dance performance or listen to the Boston Symphony orchestra, catch a comedy show or wander the halls of a museum or around Freedom Trail. Does this Spark an idea?
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Shop
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With eight blocks of shops, salons, boutiques, restaurants and more, Newbury Street is the destination for the shopaholic. Enjoy Restaurant Week, where participating restaurants offer specially priced and/or discounted meals, drink specials and more. Pamper yourself at one of more than 90 hair, tanning and nail salons, spas, beauty supply stores and more. Newbury Street also features hotel accommodations, art galleries, movie theaters, pubs and bars.
Theater
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Boston's theater district is home to the Opera House, Colonial Theatre, Wilbur Theatre, Shubert Theatre and the Citi Performing Arts Center. Outside the theater district, you will find the American Repertory Theatre, the Lyric Stage and the Cutler Majestic Theatre. Choose one of these locations, and enjoy a Broadway play, concerts, musicals, ballets and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The comedy play "Shear Madness" -- the longest running play in the history of American theater, according to the Guinness Book of World Records -- can be found at Charles Playhouse.
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Sports
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Whether you are a football, baseball or hockey fan, Boston is home to plenty sports teams. Watch a baseball sail over the Green Monster at Fenway Park or catch the New England Patriots score a touchdown at Gillette Stadium. Other Boston sporting events to enjoy include collegiate sports, major league soccer, professional basketball, hockey, indoor and outdoor lacrosse, and tennis. Boston is also known for its Boston Marathon and the Head of the Charles, where champion rowers race each other in the Charles River. This event is known as the second-largest regatta in the world.
Explore
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History buffs will enjoy spending the day learning about the history of Boston as well as walk on the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail. This red-brick walking trail will take you to 16 historic sites as well as museums, churches, parks, burial grounds, historical markers and a ship. Follow your 18th century-costumed tour guide as he talks about those brave souls who stood up against Great Britain and helped establish America. As a bonus, a portion of your ticket sale goes to support and preserve the Freedom Trail Foundation.
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