Boston Bucket List: Exploration Guide to Living in or Visiting Boston

As our time in Boston is winding down (less than 3 months to go), we look back on all the fun we've had while living here. It's such a great city with access to so many other wonderful places throughout the northeast. We have absolutely loved it here and will certainly miss the New England charm. It's our home and it will be a sad goodbye. 

We thought when we first arrived that'd we'd have all the time in the world to see all that we wanted.  Upperclassmen friends warned us that "the 4 years fly by!" and that we should pack it all in whenever we can. We've tried to do just that. 

I've had several people over the years ask me about my "bucket list" as they prepared travel and touristy plans of their own. We're big on travel and the "been there-done that" philosophy...so, this is a list of our experiences...abbreviated.

This is a great starter list for anyone considering a move to Boston, a visit to Boston, or those who live here now that need to establish a bucket list of your own....

Just click on the downward arrow on the box above to download the document!

Taste of Boston {or your city}

My sister-in-law came to visit once from Utah and stayed with us. As a thank-you, she left a yummy pancake mix from Lehi Mills and other Utah-themed foods on our dresser to find after she left. What a fun surprise!

I liked it so much that I made my own version to send to family members for Christmas. Mine is Boston themed of course, but you can certainly adjust this gift to reflect your city!

The explanation card is what makes the gift meaningful...include any personal connections you have to that food so it seems that much cooler....rather than something they could just buy at their grocery store!

I've done this twice and they were quite different both times, depending on what I could find and how large a package I wanted to send.

So, hey, Boston Friends....this is a list for you:

Boston Cream Rolls - Little Debbie (grocery store)

Wheat Thins - North End Parmesan & Herb (grocery store)

Boston Baked Beans Candy (candy/grocery store)

Necco Wafers Candy - made in Revere (grocery store)

Boston Red Sox Cotton Candy

Red Sox or Patriots M&Ms (i-party for $7.99)

Mike's Pastry - a box of pizzelles (Boston's North End)

Cape Cod Potato Chips (grocery store)

Dunkin Donuts - coffee beans/packaged coffee (grocery store)

Boston Harbor Tea Packet (Faneuil Hall Market)

Nantucket Dark Chocolate Cookies (Pepperidge Farm)

Cape Cod Cranberry Bog Frogs (online or Faneuil Hall)
Gummy Lobsters (Faneuil Hall Market)

Chocolate "Boston Cobblestone" Rocks - Best of Boston in Faneuil Hall Market
Pure New England Maple Syrup (check Christmas Tree shops first, then Faneuil Hall)

....please add to my list if you can think of anything!