Downtown dining in Boston

The views in the majestic and historical area of the downtown harbor area of Boston have always impressed charter bus visitors.  The Old Town area of the city also has a large number of museums, historical sites and attractions that are best visited with a bus, coach bus, party bus, mini bus, passenger coach or school bus chartered from Bus Charters Boston.  Travel through Boston in comfort and style in your charter bus as you sample some of the best dining delights that downtown Boston has to offer.

Get up close and personal with some Boston history during your charter bus trip with a visit to the Green Dragon Tavern, and have a meal in the same seat where the famous Paul Revere sat.  This tavern was opened in 1654 and is known for being frequented by Revere and his band of buddies that were hell-bent on taking down the British Empire.  In the years that this place has been open, it has housed just about every type of food and drinking establishment you could ever imagine. Currently, it is known for its long menu of premium Irish pub dishes such as corned beef and cabbage, fish and chips and shepherd's pie.  Enjoy something from a menu of ales and beers to go with your meal before boarding your charter bus to your next destination.

For charter bus diners that are more adventurous with their culinary selections, you will need to visit world-renowned celebrity chef Lydia Shire’s Locke-Ober, which caters for the more experienced palette.  Locke-Ober offers a luxurious and decadent menu of seafood cuisine.  Charter bus diners will enjoy its dinner menu that offers meals that include escargots Bourguignonne, Maine lobster stew and Dover sole.  Reservations will be needed, but once you are in the door, you will be spoiled like a star.  Crystal glassware, starched tablecloths and premium furniture complete the mood at this Boston hot spot for the upscale crowd.

Pearl Villa is a Chinese seafood cafe with food prepared in a cooking style from Hong Kong that will suit charter bus diners.  Some menu items include fried scallops, spring rolls, dumplings, jellyfish, crab, steamed chicken, Buddha's delight, string beans, stir fries, veggies with garlic sauce, wontons and noodle soups, but the menu has many more options. Pearl Villa is vegetarian-friendly but also serves meat dishes. The restaurant is casual and moderately priced and the decor features white tablecloths, wooden chairs, wooden tables and some Chinese artwork.

Charter bus diners will find the best Italian food in the city at Carmen.  Charter bus visitors can relax under dim mood lighting in the midst of fine stemware, flatware and crisp linen at Carmen's. The wine list at Carmen’s is extensive and features a number of rare local wines. The fascination with fine wines is evident there and you will enjoy looking over the hundreds of bottles on display. Carmen offers a variety of fresh locally harvested fresh seafood that includes clams, mussels, shrimp, baby octopus, scallops and numerous fish choices, with the focus on authentic Italian style and flavor.

For a great time dining in downtown Boston, give Bus Charters Boston a call to find out how they can help you plan your trip with a selection from their fleet of charter buses and friendly, personalized service.

She blinded me with science

Boston, Massachusetts has always been an innovative, forward looking city that builds upon its history to develop the foundations for the future. For a proper tour of this city, you will really to use a charter bus, coach bus, party bus, mini bus, passenger coach or school bus chartered from Bus Charters Boston. Find out how inventions and science had shaped Boston through the years with a visit to the Museum of Science, Boston in your stylish and comfortable charter bus.
In 1830, a group of men in Boston founded the Boston Society of Natural History. They wished to share their scientific interest in natural history. Over several decades of collecting and studying specimens of natural history, the Society displayed its collection in various temporary facilities until 1864, when they opened the New England Museum of Natural History at the corner of Berkeley and Boylston Streets in Boston's Back Bay. That facility is today renowned worldwide as the Museum of Science, Boston, and you can visit it by using the services of a charter bus.
The Museum of Science, Boston, is one of the world’s largest science centers, and is one of Boston’s most visited institutions. In any given year, the museum will greet approximately 1.5 million visitors who come to attend its various programs and exhibitions. Located in Science Park, which is easily reached by charter bus from downtown Boston, the Museum of Science houses over 700 interactive exhibits, covering all the major fields of science and natural history. 
Charter bus visitors to the Museum of Science are able to view interactive exhibits covering a wide range of topics spread across various wings. The Blue Wing houses the Butterfly Garden, Seeing is Deceiving, Making Models, Mathematica, Theater of Electricity, Innovative Engineers, Investigate!, Nanotechnology, Take a Closer Look, Dinosaurs, Machines & Transportation, Living on the Edge, To the Moon and Cahners Computer Place. In the Green Wing you will find New England habitats, the original foundation of the Museum of Science, A Bird’s World and the Colby Room. The Red Wing has the Mugar Omni Theater, Charles Hayden Planetarium, Cosmic Light and Discovery Center.
The Museum of Science is also noted for housing the world’s largest Van de Graaff generator open to the public. This enormous electrical discharge generator was designed by Dr. Robert J. Van de Graaff himself, and donated to the museum in 1956 by M.I.T. The human powered aircraft MIT Daedalus hangs in the museum, as does the human powered speed boat, MIT Decavitator. There are also many live presentation you can attend during your charter bus visit of the Museum of Science, including Design Challenges, Lightning!, Science Magic, Design Challenges and the Hands On Laboratory.
For an educational, fun filled, charter bus tour of Boston, give Bus Charters Boston a call to find out how they can help you plan your trip with their fleet of charter buses and friendly, personalized service.

An off-beat look at Boston

Boston is an interesting city that has much to offer her visitors. One of the best ways to seeing Boston, and moving around, is with a bus chartered from Bus Charters Boston. While Boston is famous for its history and usual tourist spots, she has some hidden gems and quirky sights to delight and surprise you.
If you’re bored with seeing a city sitting in the usual tourist bus, try something different. Try seeing Boston with a DUKW. What’s that you ask? A DUKW, colloquially known as a “Duck”, is an amphibious vehicle developed during the Second World War for the D-Day landings in Normandy. Able to both drive on land, and navigate through water, the Duck was instrumental in landing soldiers and supplies on shore in the shortest possible time.
Duck tours in Boston are an excellent way to see the city. Narrated by a con’DUCK’tor, you will be taken on a journey covering the famous historical sites in Boston. Your conDUCKtor will provide you with a background on the history of Boston, and some of its famous buildings and people. Just when you think that’s all there is, the Duck will drive straight into the Charles River, giving you a view of the shore and buildings of Boston and Cambridge that most tourists never see.
For a spooky night out walking in Boston, take the rented charter bus for the Ghosts and Gravestones Sightseeing Tour. A Trolley bus takes you through the streets of Boston late in the night, where you will hear the history of the “other” Boston. A guide in costume will entertain you with tales of dastardly practices over the course of 400 years of Boston history. Cemetery visits, scenes of gruesome murders and more await you on this spooky tour.
If you have a sweet tooth, try one of the four tours on offer from Boston Chocolate Tours. This walking tour takes you to visit some of the most famous chocolatiers, dessert shops and bakeries in Boston. Along the way, your guide will narrate to you the history of chocolate making in Boston, how to appreciate fine chocolate, and the finer points on the art of chocolate making.
A recent addition to the Boston Chocolate Tour is the Great Boston Cupcake Tour. This 2.5 hour walking tour takes you to some of the best premier bakeries Boston has to offer. Along the way, you will visit some of Boston’s most famous and historical landmarks, and learn about the history of the cupcake, and how it made its way to Boston. The Great Boston Cupcake Tour is held on Saturdays and Sundays by reservation only.
When in Boston, give Bus Charters Boston a call to arrange all your group transportation requirements. We provide friendly, personalized service to suit your needs.

Booking Your Bus Charter Boston Style

If there is any place in the world where you should think of booking a bus charter, Boston is it! Everyone knows just how famous the Boston area is for limited parking, congestion roadways and lots of places that you want to stop and see. This is why choosing a bus charter company to help you get just where you would like to go when you are in the Boston area would be one of the smartest moves that you could ever make. And booking your bus charter through a company that is consistently number one for service and satisfaction is another smart choice you can make if you're Boston-bound.

Filled with plenty of incredible places just right for a stop on a bus charter, Boston is really one of those areas of the country that you will not soon forget. With plenty of historical buildings, lots of incredible places to shop and some of the most amazing sightseeing opportunities, you and your group will be glad that you chose to let somebody else do all of the driving. After all, when you do not have to worry about directions, driving and parking you are then free to enjoy yourself during every single second of your travel adventure.

Because of the way that the area is set up, even if you are hoping to do a little bit of a walking tour, your best bet is still a bus charter. Boston is well known for being a little bit tricky to navigate, especially if you are not too familiar with the area and where you are going. Our professional, knowledgeable driver will get you right where you need to be in order to set out on a little bit of a walking tour. Then, when you are done on foot, you can retreat back to the comfort of your bus charter for the rest of your adventure.

A bus charter Boston adventure is just what the doctor ordered when you want to visit some of the famous stops in the New England area. If you are a sports fanatic, then a stop over at Fenway Park so that you can view the Green Monster is definitely in order. Even if there is not a game going on, you will still have the opportunity for lots of picture taking, purchasing souvenirs and of course grabbing a bite to eat from one of the local street vendors!

When you are a television buff, be sure that you make a stop at a bus charter Boston must-see attraction. This would be none other than Cheers over on Beacon Street, the famous location of the hit television show Cheers. Formerly the Bull & Finch Pub, this is a quaint, historic stop that you and all of you fellow bus charter palls will be happy that you made. Just be sure that you snap a lot of pictures while you visit, as this is one place that you will want to remember!

All in all, you will surely see that a bus charter Boston style is the way to go when you want to take in all of the sights in Beantown! Filled with rich history and plenty of places to stop and have a memorable time, Boston is a the perfect place to let our professional staff take you out on an adventure that you will never forget.

A trip down memory lane in New England

Welcome to the capital of New England in a charter bus, party bus, coach charter, mini bus or school bus. As you explore Boston with Bus Charters Boston delight in the mix of old world charm and new world living standards.

Due to its links to the old world, Boston is rich in arts and culture and not surprisingly has a number of ornate theatres, namely Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston Opera House, Citi Performing Arts Center, the Colonial Theater, and the Orpheum Theatre.

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Ballet, Boston Early Music Festival, Boston Lyric Opera Company, OperaBoston, and the Handel and Haydn Society perform regularly at these locales so check first before booking so you won’t miss out on a great night out.

Due to the number of universities in the area, Boston is also a major hub for contemporary music so look out for major events such as the annual boston Arts Festival, New Year’s Eve festivities. If you want to make the most of your time here, it is best to get your hands on a charter bus, party bus, mini bus, or even a school bus for a field trip with the school kids will do.

If you prefer to follow the heritage trail, you’re in luck as Boston played a prominent role in the American Revolution. Want to find out more about what makes Boston really unique, then take the charter bus, party bus or coach charter and follow the Freedom Trail, a 2.5 mile trail marked by a line of red bricks and explore landmarks such as the Boston Common, Massachusetts State House, Park Street Church, Granary Burying Ground, King's Chapel, King's Chapel Burying Ground, Benjamin Franklin statue and former site of the first public school, Boston Latin School, Old Corner Bookstore, Old South Meeting House, Old State House, the site of the Boston Massacre, Faneuil Hall, Paul Revere House, Old North Church, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Bunker Hill Monument and the wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate, the USS Constitution.

Boston also is home to several art museums such as the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Institute of Contemporary Art. It is always a leisurely, nicely-paced trip for many tour bus, charter bus, mini bus or coach charter tourists and visitors.

And, If you prefer beautiful prose as opposed to pretty pictures, the John F. Kennedy Library at the University of Massachusetts Boston campus and the Boston Athenaeum, one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States are must visit places with Bus Charters Boston's reliable charter bus rental services.

LGBT Friendly in Boston

Picture this – you’re in Boston with a group of friends and you’re looking for a place to wind down. However, you are feeling wary about whether the establishment will reject you or not. Here we present to you two of Boston’s spas and fitness centers that are LGBT friendly. If you’re going with a huge group of friends, you can always hire a private bus to transport you there.

étant

Yearning for a massage, facial or body wrap? Look no further than étant, a gay owned spa. Conveniently located, it is renowned for its massage and it is priced competitively too. They also offer acupuncture ($100 for initial consultation; $75 for follow ups). Other examples of their services are Men’s Grooming Facial ($130), Sports Massage ($105 - $145) and Microdermabrasion Back Treatment ($175). Be sure to check out their specialty packages but be warned that the spa does not cater exclusively to the LGBT community.

For a completely relaxing experience, especially when you’re going to the spa with a bunch of friends, rent a limo bus for that extra pampering post spa.

Location: Tremont Street, Boston
Website: www.etant.com

Boston Sports Club – South End

This is a very popular fitness center as it gets crowded before and after work hours. The gym is apparently very LGBT friendly too. Aside from your usual fare of fitness machines and weights, they offer an eclectic mix of group classes as well such as Cardio Kickbox, Bootcamp, Hatha Yoga and more. High ceilings at their cardio area allow plenty of natural light in. They also have a pool that makes this the perfect choice to those who swim to top their fitness regime.

If you’re going to stay in Boston for a month, they have a $30 for 30 days membership.

Grab a coach bus or hire a bus service to transport you and your friends to the club for a fantastic workout and maybe towards other LGBT friendly venues after that.

Location: Harrison Avenue, Boston
Website: www.mysportsclubs.com/regions/BSC.htm

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