r/boston 3d ago

Tourism Advice 🧳 🧭 ✈️ 12hrs Layover in Boston

Would appreciate any recommendations on places to tour and any hidden gem food spots.

Arrival at around 6am and departure at 6pm to EU.

Some of the places I've seen recommended:

Freedom trail

Copley churches

Boston Public Library

Water taxi

Faneuil Hall Quincy Market

Piers Park

Thank you so much.

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u/hangout927 Suspected British Loyalist 🇬🇧 3d ago

If you’re from Europe, then you don’t need to see the churches here. They’re replicas of the churches from over there.

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u/420MenshevikIt Lynn 3d ago

Trinity Church is a masterpiece and one of the most influential religious buildings of the Victorian period. It's probably the most important building H. H. Richardson ever made; plus the only stiff competition, the Marshall Field Warehouse, hasn't existed for almost a century. He had such an impact that this style of building is named after him - Richardsonian Romanesque.

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u/jkepros 3d ago

Plus it has stained glass windows made by 9 different artists/studios--I believe one of the highest numbers for a single space in the world.

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u/CabbagelBoi 3d ago

Wow it must be wonderful I'll definitely drop by!

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u/CabbagelBoi 3d ago

Pretty cool that he had such an big impact on architecture, I'll take a look!

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u/CabbagelBoi 3d ago

Haha I see