{"id":3037,"date":"2017-04-10T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=3037"},"modified":"2017-04-09T22:53:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T02:53:29","slug":"grace-get-out-and-enjoy-the-sun-ten-ways-to-explore-boston-this-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2017\/04\/10\/grace-get-out-and-enjoy-the-sun-ten-ways-to-explore-boston-this-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Grace: Get Out and Enjoy the Sun: Ten Ways to Explore Boston this Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harsh Boston winters can make even local gals like myself feel blue. After months of heavy snow, slippery sidewalks, and frosty winds, I too look forward to flip-flops and short-sleeve shirts. Lucky for us, Boston springs are full of exciting activities for everyone. Whether you’re a music junkie or a sports fan, Boston has it all.<\/p>\n

While my personal favorites include activities outside of Boston, there are plenty of ways to have fun inside the city. With a forecast that appears to warm up in the near future, here are my favorite ways to explore both the city and the state of Massachusetts this spring:<\/p>\n

1) Walk the Freedom Trail<\/p>\n

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2) Listen to your favorite music artists at Boston Calling Music Festival<\/span><\/p>\n

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3) Kayak on the Charles River<\/span><\/p>\n

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4) Picnic with a friend in the Boston Public Gardens<\/span><\/p>\n

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5) Watch the Boston Pops perform at the Hatch Schell\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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6) Ride the commuter rail up to Rockport, MA to swim at the beach<\/span><\/p>\n

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7) Take a hike at Blue Hills Reservation<\/span><\/p>\n

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8) Visit Cape Cod for the weekend<\/p>\n

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9) Watch a Red Sox game at Fenway Park<\/span><\/p>\n

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10) Visit the New England Aquarium and go on a whale watch<\/span><\/p>\n

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Harsh Boston winters can make even local gals like myself feel blue. After months of heavy snow, slippery sidewalks, and frosty winds, I too look forward to flip-flops and short-sleeve shirts. Lucky for us, Boston springs are full of exciting activities for everyone. Whether you’re a music junkie or a sports fan, Boston has it … Continue reading Grace: Get Out and Enjoy the Sun: Ten Ways to Explore Boston this Spring<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44440],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3037"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3037"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3048,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3037\/revisions\/3048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}