Skating in Kendall Park - Cambridge, MA

Kendall Square Community Ice Skating helps you re-live yesteryear skating on the pond - but in the city! Not someplace you could spend the day, but definitely a fun place to go for an hr or 2. It's in East Cambridge- very close to MIT. Its about a 5-7 min T ride from Boston and its open 7 days/wk. If the weather is bad - call ahead to make sure they are still open. 617-492-0941 

There are also lockers to rent for $1, skate sharpening, and hot chocolate!

www.kendallsquare.org 

Its located at 300 Athenaeum Street; Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA

Adults $4; seniors and students $3; children 10 and under $1.  Season passes also available (you can also rent skates... I believe they're about $6 or so) It is open daily, November - mid March; call for hours and dates.

How to get there? Red Line/Kendall-MIT.  When you get off the T, walk through the Marriott lobby, exit onto Broadway and turn right.  The first intersection is Third Street. Turn left onto Third, walk 3 blocks to Athenaeum, and turn right.  The rink is one block away, in your left.

Goodie Glovers - North End-Boston, MA

Head upstairs for good food and a great view of the Greenway or grab a drink at the bar downstairs - either way- its a great little spot to stop off. Nothing on the menu (with the exception of entire bottles of wine) are over $10. Sandwiches are great and come with a side salad for $8.95 and entrees are $9.95. We got a large side of sweet potato fries for $2.00 - you can't really beat that. 

http://www.goodyglovers.com/

Who is "Goodie Glover" you ask? She was the last woman hanged in Boston as a witch. She, an Irish slave, was accused in 1688 of witchcraft and hanged on the 16th of Nov. Three hundred years later, the Boston City Council realized the injustice and made Nov 16, 1988 Goodie Glover Day. For more info check out the historical page:

http://www.goodyglovers.com/history.html

 

If you decide to drive in, I suggest parking at Parcel 7 Parking garage (its across the street) - Goodie Glover's will validate you for up to 3 hours so parking will only cost you $3.