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Spend some time hanging out in the country's oldest park. The 50-acre Boston Common is the anchor for the Emerald Necklace park system and is the starting place of the famous Freedom Trail. There are quite a few monuments throughout the park, and several outdoor events take place in the Common throughout the year.

Housing over 450,000 works of art, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston boasts one of the most extensive art collections in the country. The museum is one of the largest in America and features a wide variety of art, including French impressionist and post-impressionist works, 18th and 19th century American art, imperial Chinese art, the largest collection of Japanese art outside of Japan, and much more. A few of the renowned artists with works in the collection include Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh, and Degas.

If you want to go fishing in the waters around Boston, take a trip with the salt water experts at Boston Saltwater Fishing by Bill & Jules. Stick to the Boston Harbor or venture a little further offshore; either way, you're guaranteed to fish the spots where striped bass, bluefish, flounder, and blue fin tuna hang out.