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🇺🇸 Boston — your itinerary

5 days · 12h 30m of activities · $25 per person in tickets & dining

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Day-by-day plan

Day 1 — Arrival

2026-08-05
4h · $0
Light afternoon after travel — ease into the city.
  • 14:30
    18:30
    Afternoon
    🎭Freedom Trail
    2.5-mile red-brick path past 16 Revolutionary sites — Old North Church, Paul Revere's house, USS Constitution.
    4h · Free · must-see

Day 2

2026-08-06
4h 30m · $25
  • 09:30
    12:30
    Morning
    🏛️Fenway Park tour or game
    America's oldest ballpark (1912) — Green Monster, hand-operated scoreboard, Red Sox.
    3h · $25 tour / $30+ game · must-see
  • 14:00
    15:30
    Afternoon
    🌿Boston Common & Public Garden
    America's oldest public park (1634) and the Swan Boats — pure Beacon Hill charm.
    1h 30m · Free · must-see

Day 3

2026-08-07
4h · $0
  • 09:30
    13:30
    Morning
    🎭Harvard Square (Cambridge)
    Harvard Yard self-guided tour, Harvard Museum of Natural History, and Brattle Street bookshops.
    4h · Free–$15 · recommended

Day 4

2026-08-08
0m · $0
Free time — explore on your own.

Day 5 — Departure

2026-08-09
0m · $0
Quick morning visit before heading to the airport.
Free time — explore on your own.

Budget breakdown

1 traveler · 5 days
CategoryPer personPer person
Attractions & activities
Entry tickets and activity fees from your plan.
$25$25
Restaurants (dinner each day)
Midpoint of cost ranges; lunch usually $10-20 extra per day.
$0$0
Lodging (estimate, mid-range)
4 nights × ~$140/night
$560$560
Local transport (estimate)
5 days of metro / taxis / ride share.
$75$75
Total trip estimate$660$660

Mid-range estimates. Travel hackers can cut 30-40%; luxury 2-3×. Lodging assumes mid-range hotel/Airbnb.