The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day03

Day 3 — Museums — Boston

Full day5h 30m planned
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1Freedom Trail & Fenway2Harbor & the North End3Museums4Free Day5Beacon Hill & the Public Garden6Cambridge7Where the Revolution Began8Salem9Cape Ann10Free Day11Drive south to Plymouth12Pilgrim Plymouth13Free Day14Drive to Cape Cod15Hyannis & Kennedy country16The National Seashore17Provincetown18Free / Beach Day19Ferry to the Islands20Nantucket21Martha's Vineyard22Free Day23Back to the mainland, north to New Hampshire24The Seacoast25Free Day26Up the coast to Kennebunkport27Dock Square & the Point28Free Day29Into Portland30Old Port & the Head Light31Casco Bay32Art & Food33Free Day34Inland to the capital35The Capital on the Kennebec36Free Day37Back to the coast at Camden38Camden Harbor & Mount Battie39Rockland & Wyeth country40Free Day41Up the coast to Acadia42Cadillac Sunrise & Park Loop43Carriage Roads & Jordan Pond44Schoodic & the sea45Free Day46Inland to the White Mountains47Mount Washington48Kancamagus & Franconia Notch49Cannon & the Notch50Free Day51South to the capital52The Capital53Free Day54West into Vermont55Montpelier & Ben & Jerry's56Stowe & Mount Mansfield57Smugglers' Notch58Free Day59Down to the lake60Church Street & the Waterfront61Shelburne62Free Day63South to Woodstock64Village & Farm65Free Day66South into the Berkshires67Rockwell & Stockbridge68MASS MoCA & Greylock69Free Day70South to Hartford71Twain & the Atheneum72Free Day73Down to New Haven74Yale & Apizza75Free Day76East along the shore to Mystic77The Seaport & Aquarium78Free Day79Into Rhode Island80RISD & College Hill81Federal Hill & WaterFire82Free Day83Down to Newport84The Breakers & the Cliff Walk85Bellevue & Ocean Drive86Free Day87Leave New England for New York

Two of the best art museums in America, back to back.

  1. 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM· 3h

    Museum of Fine ArtsMuseums & HistoryWorth it

    One of the great encyclopedic collections in the U.S. — give it at least a half day.

    465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA

  2. 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM· 2h 30m

    Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumMuseums & HistoryAnchor

    A Venetian palazzo around a courtyard — and site of the largest unsolved art heist in history; the empty frames still hang.

    25 Evans Way, Boston, MA

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  • Museums & History2

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here