TWO: PRESERVATION IS GOOD. I've been to a lot of places in this country, and there's no other place where you feel history as strongly as you feel it in Boston. On the Freedom Trail, you can ?nd all types of historically significant stops. It runs through Beacon Hill, which is a really beautiful part of the city.  I've been everywhere on the Freedom Trail at some point in my life. You follow it, and it takes you through the Boston Common and by the Old State House and past the Old North Church. The Granary Burying Ground is also right on the Freedom Trail. That's where Samuel Adams and John Hancock are buried, and Benjamin Franklin's parents too.

THREE: GREEN IS ALSO GOOD.  Boston Common and the Boston Public Garden are sort of side by side. The Common is almost like the big lawn in Central Park, whereas the Public Garden has more flowers and beautiful willow trees and ducks in the ponds and swan boats. That's just glorious in the fall and summer and spring. I guess it's also nice in the winter - if you like the cold.

FOUR: SPEAKING OF GREEN, THE BEST PLACES TO SPEND A DAY OUTDOORS IN THE FALL ARE LESS THAN AN HOUR AWAY.  In October, the two best places to go to are the Arnold Arboretum and Walden Pond. Walden Pond is in Concord, Massachusetts, which is a 40-minute drive from Boston. It's a great day trip. I spent a lot of time there as a child. My brother-in-law would take me and my brother and our friends there for nature walks all the time. We came from the suburbs, so it was great to spend a day just walking through the woods and having quiet time. I developed my appreciation for nature there. It's one of my fondest memories.