The Best Day at Fenway Park
Got tickets for a Red Sox game tonight? Here’s your guide to the best possible day you can have leading up to, during, and after the game.
10 Hours Before the First Pitch
Start the day with some breakfast at the Friendly Toast Restaurant. An eggs Benedict will fill you right up.
8 Hours Before the First Pitch
You’re gonna want to walk off breakfast; what better way than getting in some history? Take the T’s Orange Line from Back Bay station (Stuart St. and Dartmouth St.) to State station (Water St. and Devonshire St.), then walk along Water Street west to Washington Street to hook up with the Freedom Trail. You’ll be close to the Old State House. Continue walking north to see sites like the Paul Revere House and the Old North Church. This walk is just 15 minutes; add in time to stop, learn, and relax, and that’s a good hour and change.
6.5 Hours Before the First Pitch
While you’re up in the North End, walk a few minutes to Regina Pizzeria for some iconic Boston pie. Then take in the rest of the North End on foot; get a cannoli from Mike’s Pastry if you still have room.
5 Hours Before the First Pitch
Take Salem Street south to the Freedom Trail, picking it up where it intersects with Cross Street, and follow it to Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall. While here, look for a souvenir. Shop at I Love Boston Sports or Roster.
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4 Hours Before the First Pitch
You’re close to Government Center (Tremont St. and Court St.) and State station (Water St. and Devonshire St.), which means you’re close to just about every T line. Use this time to stop by your hotel. Take a quick break and freshen up for the evening.
2.5 Hours Before the First Pitch
Get yourself to the T’s Green Line, and look for a B, C, or D branch train. Head to Kenmore station (Kenmore St. and Commonwealth Ave.). Take a picture of the Citgo Sign, then walk toward Fenway. Get to Lansdowne Street: Have a drink at Bleacher Bar and buy a link from The Sausage Guy. Raise a toast at the Cask ‘n Flagon, then take a nice walk around Fenway and onto Brookline Avenue. Find the alley that leads to The Bullpen Kitchen and Tap. Have one more pint, then leave the bar via Jersey Street, going through the secret sixth gate to get into Fenway.
30 Minutes Before the First Pitch
If you do just one thing on this itinerary, do this: Walk down one of those tunnels that lead to the seating area. Look at the field, the Green Monster, Pesky’s Pole. It’s just beautiful. Let your emotions do what they will.
During the Game
Buy a Fenway Frank and a beer. Sit in your seat. Don’t get up.
After the Game
If you’re hungry or thirsty, take a Green Line B train out west to Sunset Cantina. Get the South of the Border nachos and a margarita. Or stay closer to the park and visit Hojoko for a late-night burger and Japanese whiskey.
- Navigate the Neighborhoods: Follow one of our self-guided neighborhood walks through Back Bay and Cambridge or along the Boston Harbor
- Explore the City: Retrace the founders’ footsteps on the Freedom Trail or peruse the works of Renoir and Van Gogh at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Shop the unique boutiques or designer stores on Newbury Street and wander Harvard’s picturesque campus in Cambridge. Sail out to the Boston Harbor Islands for camping and clambakes or grab a Fenway Frank and root for the Red Sox at America’s oldest ballpark
- Get a Taste of the City: Sample oysters by the dozen or decide who has the best red sauce and cannoli in the North End. Chow down on classics like lobster rolls and “chowdah,” indulge in a Boston Cream Pie, or snack your way through a historic open-air market
- Bars and Nightlife: Relax at a waterfront whiskey bar, chat with the bartender at a local Irish pub, or catch the game at a neighborhood sports bar. Take a sunset photo of the Boston skyline from a rooftop bar, sip on innovative cocktails, or see what’s on tap at a craft brewery
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