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I am going to Boston for 3 weeks - what are the top 5 things that should be on my to-do list? Thanks?

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1. 1. The Freedom Trail 2. Boston Public Garden 3. Quincy Market 4. Fenway Park 5. Museum of Science 6. Sam Adams Brewery 7. New England Aquarium 8. Boston Harbor Islands 9. Museum of Fine Arts 10. Bar Cheers
2. 1) North End 2) Museum of Fine Arts 3) Fanueil Hall 4) George's Island 5) Newbury Street I hope you have a good time :)
3. since you have plenty of time you should also take the ferry to provincetown on cape cod and spend a few days out there..you could also take a trian to portland maine (about 2 hours away)...3 weeks is alot of time to devote just to boston
4. The New England Aquarium is one of the best aquariums in the country, and it has a 4-story Giant Ocean Tank that features a variety of ocean creatures. There are also a lot of other interesting exhibits. You can even do a whale watching cruise from the Aquarium. You can find out more information here: http://www.vacationsmadeeasy.com/BostonMA/activity/NewEnglandAquariumAdmission.cfm An easy way to see a lot of the city and the great sites is with a Boston Go Card. This card gives you admission to a ton of different attractions including the Aquarium, museums, city tours, historical landmarks, and more. You can get more info here: http://www.vacationsmadeeasy.com/BostonMA/activity/GoBostonCard.cfm Hope this helps! Enjoy your visit!
5. ...visit Quincy Market and Fannell Hall... then rent a car and take a drive "down to the Cape"... spend some time in Provincetown !
6. I highly recommend the Fenway Park tours, and it's certainly worth catching a game, but tickets are hard to come by. http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ballpark/tour.jsp Take the Green Line (any line but the E line) outbound to Kenmore. Take a Duck Tour, it offers an hour tour around Boston, and then a short cruise in the Charles River in a converted WWII amphibian landing craft. Buy your tickets in advance this time of year. http://www.bostonducktours.com/ Nearest T stop - Science Park stop on the Green line. Freedom Trail. This is a walk through many of Boston's historic high points Old North Church, Paul Revere House, Faniuel Hall, various cemeteries, etc). The National Park Service offers free tours (http://www.nps.gov/bost/) which are great! (State St. on Blue/Orange Line) Spend time walking around Boston Common/Beacon Hill/Back Bay. It's charming and old world. (Many stops including Park St or Boylston on the Green Line) For dinner, wandering around the North End is always fun, and the little Italian places are usually great. (Haymarket Green Line) Harvard Square is an interesting place to visit, great people watching. (Harvard Sqaure red line). The Aquarium (Aquarium Blue Line) is world class, and the Science Museum (Science Park Green Line) often had great exhibits (one right now on frogs).
7. Great suggestions. To add: 1. Get out on the water. Either take the ferry to Georges Island, a harbor cruise if you are here for the Tall Ships (Sailboston.com), a whale watch trip, or the Water Shuttle from Aquarium/Longwharf to the Charlestown Navy Yard/ USS Constitution. So much of Boston is related to the waterfront. 2. Have a picnic. Get food at Faneuil Hall, Haymarket on Fridays and Saturdays, or Copley Square Farmer's Market on Tuesdays/Fridays, or at Deluca's on Charles Street. Eat your picnic in the Public Garden, or Copley Square, or Christopher Columbus Park near the Aquarium. 3. Take a long walk. Best is the Esplanade from Arlington to the Mass Ave Bridge (along the Charles). Another is the Fens/Riverway from Fenway stop on the Green Line D down to Brookline Ave and back. Or Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, near Harvard Square. And of course, the Freedom Trail. 4. Get to know a neighborhood. Beacon Hill, Back Bay, the North End, the South End, pick one and go back a few times. Wander around, find a restaurant or two, sit in one of the parks. Have a drink in one of the bars. 5. Take one of the architectural walks from the Boston Center for Adult Education (www.bcae.org). The Wednesday night ones with Ed are worth every penny. Extra Credit: Go to an event at the Hatch Shell. There are free movies and concerts on various days.
8. Just in addition to all of the above, you may find the Massachusetts tourism site helpful too: http://www.massvacation.com/ Welcome and enjoy!
9. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
10. 1. Duck Tour! - It's a great way to see the city. 2. Red Sox Game @ Fenway...if you can get tickets. 3. North End- Grab dinner at one of the many, many awesome restaurants, desserts at Mikes Pastries, and maybe catch a show at Improv Asylum 4. Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall- a fun place to explore, and you can pick up some cute (and, unfortunately, overpriced) souvenirs too 5. Newbury St. - shopping!