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RECREATION IN THE BOSTON AREA
While historic sites and museums are abundant in the City of Boston and surrounding areas, recreation is also plentiful. Some sporting events and athletic buildings are woven into the history and architecture of this great, exciting city. Fenway Park - the oldest major league ball park in the country-offers baseball fans an experience like no other. The FleetCenter, although not an historic building, is a tremendous athletic attraction, which provides a new home to both the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins and carries on the legacy of the Boston Garden. There are also a number of spectator sports, including the New England Patriots and Wonderland Greyhound Park, located outside the city with easy public transportation access.
Boston provides numerous recreational experiences for the active individual or family. The city has several sailing clubs offering lessons and rentals for an afternoon of sailing on the Charles River or Boston Harbor. It also boasts more than 50 bike and walking paths. In-line skaters will find the Esplanade and Hatch Shell on the Charles River an ideal spot to strut their stuff. There are also a number of rental shops in the area that provide bikes, in-line skates and equipment.
Those with children will be pleasantly surprised by the amount of "kid friendly" recreational activities in the city and surrounding area. In the winter, there are ice-skating spots including Frog Pond on the Boston Common where both hot cocoa and rentals are made available at the Pond Cottage. Summertime offers special historic walking tours for "little feet." Parks both in the heart of the city and neighboring communities provide picnicking, kite-flying, and exciting playgrounds. The Franklin Park Zoo with its African Tropical Rainforest is only minutes away. Or take a hike up Blue Hills and visit a New England Trailside Museum located just 10 minutes south of Boston.
If you're in the mood for some offbeat theatre, try a mystery dinner at Three Cheers or the nation's longest running play, Sheer Madness. For even more maddening fun, take in the off-Broadway trio, Blue Man Group. There are community and improvisational theatres with Boston best-untapped talents at budget prices. Historic Boston has it all!
SPECTATOR SPORTS
BASEBALL:
The Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park
4 Yawkey Way
Boston, Ma 02215
617-267-9440
Ticket Office:
617-267-1700
Prices range from $12 to $35
Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, is the oldest major league park in the country with its single-level grandstand design and very close seating. Built in 1912, it has remained virtually untouched since its conversion to a concrete steel grandstand from wood in 1934. Baseball fans can practically reach out and touch home plate - an experience that hasn't changed since the days of Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski.
Although, Fenway Park is small -seating capacity is 34,000- baseball fans continue to flock here to watch players battle the 'Green Monster.' This 37-foot tall wall has tempted many hitters since 1912 and is part of Red Sox history.
There are a number of seating options and prices. Tickets sell quickly and taking public transportation is highly recommended due to the lack of parking in the area. You can reach the Fenway by the MBTA Green Line (B, C, or D train) to Kenmore Square, with just a short walk to the ballpark.
BASKETBALL:
The Boston Celtics
Fleet Center
Causeway Street, Boston
617-624-1000
Tickets:
617-931-2000
Prices range from $22 to $85
Boston Celtic fans said good bye to the Boston Garden with the last Celtics game there in 1995. The memories of the "Big Three" Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish as well as 16 World Championships lives on in Beantown and its many sports bars. Spectators to the FleetCenter can still get a glimpse this past, however, at the new 755,000 square-foot athletic center as they watch Celtic players move up and down the same parquet floor of the Boston Garden.
While the Garden has its place in sports history, the FleetCenter offers fans better seating- capacity of 18,624-, an unobstructed view of the game, air-conditioning, and its own large parking facility. Tickets for the Boston Celtics sell quickly so advance purchases for the best seating is recommended. The FleetCenter is easily accessible by both the MBTA Green or Orange lines.
DOG RACING:
Wonderland Park
190 V.F.W. Parkway
Revere, Ma
617-284-1300
Reservations at The Dining Room 617-284-1300 extension 444
Wonderland Greyhound Park is considered New England's capital for racing and simulcasting. Opened in 1935, the park continues to offer quality greyhound racing everyday throughout the year. Its track's underground heating system, which spans over a seven-mile radius, prevents race cancellations even in New England's coldest months.
More All-American greyhounds have graced this track than any other in the country. Winnings have also made history here, with the park recording million dollar handles on four different occasions. Amenities at the park include a Clubhouse Dining Room where you can enjoy the best view of the racetrack while dining in a formal atmosphere. This is a popular choice, so we recommend advance reservations. Other dining options include a pub, sports bar and concession stands. There is also reserved trackside seating. The park is easily accessible by car just 5 miles north of Boston on Route 1A or by taking the MBTA Blue Line to its last stop, "Wonderland."
FOOTBALL:
The New England Patriots
Foxboro Stadium
60 Washington Street (Route 1), Foxboro
800-543-1776
Tickets range from $23 to $50
Located just 45 minutes from Boston, Foxboro has been home to The New England Patriots since 1971. Talks of moving the team outside of New England almost lost Boston it's football presence until new franchise owner Robert Kraft came aboard in 1994 with ideas of building a new, larger stadium in Foxboro.
The New England Patriot's American Football Conference Championship win in 1996 and again in 1997 set the stage for the current New England Patriot fever. Football fans may find themselves out of luck, however, if they wait to purchase the coveted game tickets - individual game tickets are known to sell out within hours of their pre-season sale.
There are several ways to travel to Foxboro Stadium, either by car, bus, or by taking a train from South Station. Trains return to Boston 30 minutes after the game.
HOCKEY:
The Boston Bruins
The FleetCenter
Causeway Street, Boston
617-624-1000
Tickets: 617-931-2222
Prices range from $20 to 77. Season tickets, 10-game ticket packages, and group sales available
Once basketball season ends, the Boston Celtic's famous parquet floor comes off unveiling the ice from which the Boston Bruins will excite loyal hockey fans. While the Bruins haven't won a Stanley Cup since 1972, their fame keeps hockey enthusiast coming back for more exhilarating, body-checking amusement. Boston Bruins tickets sell out quickly particularly when their archenemies, the Montreal Canadians, come to Beantown.
The Bruins typically play from October through April, usually on Thursday and Sunday nights. You can reach the FleetCenter by way of the MBTA Green or Orange Lines, or the commuter train at North Station.
OFFBEAT THEATRE
Sheer Madness
Charles Playhouse
74 Warenton Street
617-426-5225
Performances: Tuesday through Friday 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, 3 and 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $34
The nation's longest running play, Sheer Madness, has been entertaining audiences in this whodunit theatre performance since 1980. Stage II of the Charles Playhouse has been home for this lasting show where audiences actively partake in finding the murderer of a classical pianist who resided above a hair salon located on Newbury Street.
Blue Man Group
Charles Playhouse
74 Warenton Street
617-426-6912
Performances:
Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m.
Friday at 7 p.m. and 10p.m.
Saturday, 4, 7, 10 p.m.
Sunday, 3 and 6 p.m.
Tickets: $39 to $49
Since 1995, this trio of cobalt blue-painted performance artists has entertained thousands with their boisterous and thrilling acts. . Stage I has never been the same at the Charles Playhouse since their arrival from New York. This off-Broadway show brings new meaning to the word 'messy' with their use of toilet paper, Twinkies, marshmallows, cereal and plenty of blue paint as props. A rock band backs up the trio who uses the music, food, and some non-expecting audience goers to help convey their social commentary.
The Footlight Club
Eliot Hall
Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain
Ticket information 617-524-3200
Named "Boston's Best" Community Theater for the past two years by The Improper Bostonian, The Footlight Club is the "oldest continuously running community theatre in the United States." Eliot Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is a short distance from Boston in a residential area in Jamaica Plain near Jamaica Pond. The Footlight Club has been performing high quality, creative theatre at affordable prices since 1877.
While the theater has seen many changes since the days when Boston's aristocrats came by coach to be entertained, Eliot Hall still attracts audiences from all over as serious, amateur performers under the direction experienced directors perform creative plays and musicals.
Mystery Café- Boston's Original Murder Mystery Dinner
Three Cheers
290 Congress Street, Boston
1-800-697-2583
Free parking next to building
Price: Dinner and Show $34.95 plus gratuity
Originally started in Cambridge in 1987, this unusual mystery dinner theatre has become a model for others across the United States and Canada. Performances take place in Boston every Friday and Saturday night, although they will take their act to private parties and events. A different mystery is performed each month by some of Boston's finest actors.
The evening includes 2 ? hours of dining and amusement as audiences actively partake in this mysterious fantasy world. Be the one to solve the mystery of "whodonit at dinner" and you may win the Super Sleuth prize!
ImprovBoston
The Back Alley Theatre
1253 Cambridge Street
Inman Square, Cambridge
617-576-1253
Fridays at 8 p.m.
Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Tickets $12, $10 for students and seniors
Boston's oldest and most recognized improvisational comedy troupe, continues to delight audiences with songs, stories and settings - based solely from suggestions from the audience. Shows also include the popular TheatreSports Boston where two local improvisation troupes duke it out in a "improvisational fight to the finish." TheatreSports Boston performs every Friday night.
On Thursday evenings at the Back Alley Theatre, catch Sitcom! a special show where the audience must first create a Sitcom for the troupe to then perform. For additional information on these and other special improvisational shows call the Back Alley Theatre. Tickets are also available at the door 30 minutes before show time.
Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont Street, Boston
617-426-7700
Home for many theatre troupes, the Boston Center for the Arts maintains four theater areas including the immense Cyclorama, which was built to house the 360-degree mural of the Battle of Gettysburg. Located in the heart of the South End, theatergoers will enjoy Boston's best-untapped talent at budget prices. Performances occur year round and change continually so it's best to contact the Boston Center for the Arts for current listings.
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