Food and Shopping
There are so many restaurant and shopping options close to our home. Dedham Square has cute little cafés and neighborhood restaurants, Legacy Place has Whole Foods, Legal Seafood and tons of shopping, and Wegmans plaza in Westwood is just a 10-minute drive away.
The Grateful Dedham Diner
573 High StreetDelicious breakfasts!
Oscar's
380 Washington StreetCraft beers, good martinis, burgers, and great salads.
La Luce Pastry Shop
591 High StWonderful pastries, muffins, cupcakes!
Big Bear Cafe
3 Eastern AveCute little coffee shop...great cappuccino!
Get Blue Orchid delivered with Grub Hub....always so fresh and delicious!
Blue Orchid Chinese Cuisine
927 High StreetGet Blue Orchid delivered with Grub Hub....always so fresh and delicious!
Atlantic Fish Co
761 Boylston StWonderful fish restaurant in Boston
Delfino Restaurant
754 South StLegacy Place
680 Legacy PlShopping and tons of restaurants 2 miles from the house.
Quincy Market has tons of restaurants, shops, street performers, outdoor dining. Great experience!
517 locals recommend
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
1 S Market StQuincy Market has tons of restaurants, shops, street performers, outdoor dining. Great experience!
Usually a line to get in but that's always a good sign! Delicious breakfasts.
27 locals recommend
Rox Diner
1881 Centre StUsually a line to get in but that's always a good sign! Delicious breakfasts.
Ron's Gourmet Ice Cream
559 High StBest ice cream!
Cathay Kitchen
563 High StreetGood take-out Chinese food right in Dedham Square.
This is Boston's "Little Italy"...fantastic, authentic restaurants, bakeries with "to die for" cannolis, gelato on walkable cobblestone streets.
405 locals recommend
North End
This is Boston's "Little Italy"...fantastic, authentic restaurants, bakeries with "to die for" cannolis, gelato on walkable cobblestone streets.
The Barking Crab
88 Sleeper StSeafood right on the water in Boston
Patriot Place has so much more than the stadium. Restaurants, shopping, bars, music!
83 locals recommend
Patriot Place
2 Patriot PlPatriot Place has so much more than the stadium. Restaurants, shopping, bars, music!
Sophia's Grotto is the cutest little restaurant in Roslindale, about 15 minutes from our house. You sit out on the heated patio or inside the cozy dining room. They have small plates for sharing, entrées, and flat bread pizzas. Delicious!
52 locals recommend
Sophia's Grotto
22r Birch StSophia's Grotto is the cutest little restaurant in Roslindale, about 15 minutes from our house. You sit out on the heated patio or inside the cozy dining room. They have small plates for sharing, entrées, and flat bread pizzas. Delicious!
Wegmans
169 University AveWegamans grocery store and lots of other shopping in this plaza.
Beach
Nauset Beach
250 Beach RdHuge beach on the Cape Cod National Seashore
Scarborough State Beach
Ocean RdPretty beach in RI - easy day trip
Pretty views of the Cape Cod Canal - parking fills up so get there early.
75 locals recommend
Old Silver Beach
Pretty views of the Cape Cod Canal - parking fills up so get there early.
Horseneck Beach
Pretty beach without having to cross the bridge to the cape.
Great beach in Newport - chill at the beach then grab dinner in town.
163 locals recommend
Easton's Beach
175 Memorial BlvdGreat beach in Newport - chill at the beach then grab dinner in town.
Sightseeing
Take a ferry from Boston or drive about 2 hours from Dedham. Super cute town at the tip of Cape Cod, galleries, music, restaurants, beaches, shops, ice cream.
328 locals recommend
Provincetown
Take a ferry from Boston or drive about 2 hours from Dedham. Super cute town at the tip of Cape Cod, galleries, music, restaurants, beaches, shops, ice cream.
Museum of Science
1 Museum Of Science DrivewayGreat for kids!
New England Aquarium
1 Central WharfFun for kids!
Best way to experience the history of Boston and see the city. Easy walking tour you can do on your own or with a guide.
40 locals recommend
Freedom Trail
Freedom TrailBest way to experience the history of Boston and see the city. Easy walking tour you can do on your own or with a guide.
Lots of boat tour options on the wharf in Boston. Whale watching, sunset cruises, visit the harbor islands, or just a tour of the harbor.
15 locals recommend
Whale Watching
1 Long WharfLots of boat tour options on the wharf in Boston. Whale watching, sunset cruises, visit the harbor islands, or just a tour of the harbor.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans WayLovely art museum
Boston Common
139 Boylston StThe oldest park in the country!
The library and museum sit on a 10-acre park that overlooks the sea, an important area to JFK. Kennedy chose the land, which was next to the Harvard Graduate School of Business, and faced the Charles River.
129 locals recommend
John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library
Columbia PointThe library and museum sit on a 10-acre park that overlooks the sea, an important area to JFK. Kennedy chose the land, which was next to the Harvard Graduate School of Business, and faced the Charles River.
Boston Children's Museum
308 Congress StFun rainy day excursion for the kids!
This is one of our favorite places to visit - about 2 hours from Dedham.
129 locals recommend
Kennebunkport
This is one of our favorite places to visit - about 2 hours from Dedham.