Ok. Head on in to Faneuil Hall. Wander around for approximately 5 minutes. Congrats you have seen Faneuil hall. Take a pic or two and post them online. Go to the Dunks at 20 North St and grab an iced coffee. Next you want to see Beacon Hill. Wander up Cambridge St and then poke around Beacon Hill. Take some pics of yourselves. Congrats you have been to Beacon Hill. Reward yourself by going to the Dunks at 106 Cambridge St. get an iced coffee. Next head to the North End. Take a pic of yourself outside of Mike’s Pastry and grab a slice at Regina’s. Then wander to 180 canal st where you will find a dunks. Grab an iced coffee and look at the TD Garden which is across the street. Next go to 22 Beacon St. there is a Dunkin’s there. Grab an iced coffee and check out the state house and then wander through the Common towards the public garden. Take a detour to 147 Tremont St. There is a Dunks there. Grab an iced coffee. Go back into the common and head toward the public garden. Wander through the public garden and check out all the cool stuff there. Wander down Newbury St and then cut over to 715 Boylston St where you will find a Dunks. Get an iced coffee. Now head towards Kenmore Square! Make a stop at 153 Mass Ave and grab an iced coffee at Dunks. Then continue onward to Kenmore. Wander through the edge of the Fens then go past Fenway Park. Hit 530 Comm Ave and get an iced coffee at Dunks. Next you will want to see Harvard Square! 65 JFK St has a dunks. Get an iced coffee. After that, I suppose you can hit the Hong Kong and get smashed. Hope this helps.

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in before everyone yells at you for driving

take the train, you rube

ok now that that’s out of the way—use SpotHero to reserve a spot. or just park near the Garden in one of the garages. there is no shortage of parking garage space in downtown Boston outside of the 9-5 rush unless it’s during a bruins/Celtics game.

There’s the Boston Common Garage, would probably be most convenient.

If you are in town for multiple days it will be much more convenient to utilize public transportation and avoid driving in town. Especially if you are coming during 4th of July.

is this just a day trip, or are you staying in town multiple days at a hotel or something?

Staying in Portsmouth, NH and doing a day trip to Boston.

Garage under post office square. It's cheap on weekends, and perfect location

What about the Dock Square Garage, right next to Quincy Market?

take the train, you rube

Weekday or weekend? As others are saying, parking outside and taking a train in is probably universally your best bet. If there are other considerations that make that a disfavored option, I would highly advise against trying to park in the North End. You won't find any street parking in the part of the city that you're looking at that has 6+ hour parking, so a garage would really be your only option. Metered parking IS free after 8 and all day on Sunday, so you could technically do it from 6:01pm-8pm (it's usually max two hours) and then be fine if you stay longer. If you're coming on a weekend, I've never had any trouble finding parking in the Financial District. That said, there are some very cheap (like $10 all-day) garages that I would still recommend for ease of having an actual address to navigate to.

If you are not confident and capable of driving in the city, the answer is don't

Take the train from Alewife or a commuter rail line on the north shore.

Pi alley parking garage

Go to Sullivan Station, park there and get on the T from there.

The parking garage at Haymarket is $3 for two or three hours with validation. You could park there cheaply and then find street parking after 6 or leave it but I’m not sure how much it costs past that… Common garage is pretty far from the North End…

I swear by parking at the Station Landing garage in Medford and catching the T at the connected Wellington station. It literally does not get easier and just barely is it cheaper anywhere else at $5/24 hours.

Sullivan Sq parking lot.

Use the train if possible. Use Spot Hero if you have to drive.

Drive to Newburyport and take the train in

Boston common garage. Fairly easy. Not actually that expensive in relation to other garages . T is right there or just walk the half mile or whatever the north end. I wouldn't drive in the north end for all the tea in China especially if you're coming from a rural area. No room. In a rational world I wouldn't even let non residents drive in there

The Post Office Sq garage is right in downtown and is $9 all day on the weekend

Pretty far...it's like ten minutes walking..whatareyouacalifornian!?

They say they are visiting downtown landmarks, so they will probably be around there anyway.

There are several commercial garages in the North End area. There's also a large public lot that is owned by the city but run by LAZ parking underneath Boston Common that might be your best choice for convenience and price. Haymarket Garage is also a block from the burlesque, so it's right next to where you'll be ending your night.

If you’re willing to pay, try the Courtyard North Station garage.

I can’t tell if you’re trolling because aren’t they tearing this garage down?

Park next to the Common on Tremont St. You won’t even have to put quarters in the meter

No, the one above Boston public market / Haymarket / RMV is relatively unknown and affordable. If they want to go to Quincy market and the North End I don’t think there’s a better place to park…

Common garage to the Burlesque show they’re going to is 24 min walking on google maps… If I was getting out of a show late at night after spending the day in town I feel like I would want to be parked closer than a mile and a half and a decent hill away…

I would take the Amtrak Downeaster from Dover or Exeter into North Station

Park at Wellington or Sullivan Square and take the t in from there. Alternatively, the commuter rail from Haverhill or any of the northern stops that have parking. The North End is a PITA for parking if you aren't confident in parallel parking or dealing with buses, cars, bikes, pedestrians, and the occasional 3 point turn for the fire trucks in the neighborhood

Different "take the train, you rube" suggestion: park at the Wonderland Garage in Revere and take the Blue Line downtown to State.

The Red and Orange Lines are kind of messy but the Blue Line is clean, reliable, and efficient. And Wonderland is just off of Route 1 where you'll be driving from. The last 5-10 miles into the city can be the most brutal, so this plan lets you avoid it while taking the most reliable train line.

Problem is it's really infrequent so if you miss your train you're screwed. I'd say drive to Wonderland and take the Blue Line.

You could park at mystic mall for free . They have the train to Td and sl3 to seaport there . A couple min walk from there is the sl to haymarket

Sorry you don't like apps, but I promise you spothero has the best info. Anything real posted here is available on spothero and you can reserve ahead of time and then you don't have to worry about it. I live just outside boston city limits, I use the app any time I need to park downtown and don't want to try and get lucky with a meter spot on the street.

Edit: I see others going with the train option, that is probably best tbh

Oh yea my advice is dont even try rent a bike instead 🙂

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Don’t spoil your great trip into town by having to navigate the driving if you’re not comfortable with it.

If trains also aren’t your thing, you can always Uber in from Wellington, etc