I may have an opportunity to travel to Andover in June on a work assignment for 6 weeks. Does anyone know what there is to do for fun around there? I've never been to the East Coast.

Moonstar319 said:

I live about 20 minutes south. There is nothing but industrial parks and strip malls. Rent a car and you can venture into 9 states and 1 country in 6 hours or less. There are plenty of wonderful things to see and do in New England. Just not Andover.

jecica said:

Ahhh, thank-you. That's a bummer that there's nothing really to do inside the city. One of the managers said, just take some time and go to Boston and Martha's Vineyard. Guess that's what I have to do then.

Moonstar319 said:

Check the website and the Chamber of Commerse.

You will not be too far from the city of Boston, where there are TONS of things to do! You can get on a local commuter train or drive to Boston, it is sooooo worth it. Boston is a historical city, with tons to see, great bars, grea sporting events, zoo, incredible museums, beautiful parks....a million things to do. Its really a matter of WHAT you want to do. Definitely the place to go from andover if you want to know the truth.

StillGotIt said:

Thanks! Yes, I was told of the museums and such. I do want to go to Salem for the witch museum. I'm looking for a nightlife kinda thing in Andover or Boston so I gotta look into that.

There is an Andover herein England just outside Basingstoke in the countryside - visit the country pubs - go for country walks - go shopping - take the train into Basingstoke -

Moonstar319 said:

Yeah, what they said above. You won't find nightlife in Andover.

I'm from Cambridge, across the Charles River from Boston proper. It's gorgeous, funky, eclectic and fun, with tons of ethnic restaurants, lounges, clubs, bars, etc. If you're looking for smaller, more funky clubs, go to Central Square in Cambridge. If you're looking for the meat-market clubbing scene, go to Lansdowne Street in Boston, right behind Fenway Park.

You have to take a ferry to get over to Martha's Vineyard and most of it is closed until summer!

Go to Boston. You won't be far from there.


I see you're from California...good luck trying to drive around here if you're not familiar with the area!!! We don't believe in grids!







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Go to any of the other 49 states.

JerseyKRS said:

Do not listen to this guy, Moonstar. He calls himself "Jersey" but he lives in suburban Florida! How's he gonna tell you anything??

FunkMistress said:

Ah! Thanks! That was most helpful! I'm not into meat-market clubbing. I'm used to laidback places to just chill (cafe's, bars, pubs) or goth clubs in L.A. where people just leave you alone.

CarrieLee said:

Cool! Well, the job opportunity is from about June 8th thru sometime in July. Yep, I'm here in Cali and do not even want to attempt driving there. LOL

FunkMistress said:

Thanks for the heads up. Not like I have any choice of where to go. The place we're training new hires is in Andover only. :p

Moonstar319 said:

The River Gods is a great Irish pub. The Enormous Room is a plush lounge, with pillows and comfy furniture everywhere. ManRay is a goth/fetish club. All these places are located in Central Square in Cambridge, which is accessible by public transportation on the Red Line (subway). In the same neighborhood you can find authentic Chinese food, Ethiopian restaurants, falafel shacks, Greek and Middle Eastern food, Italian cafes and wonderful sandwich shops. Hi-Fi Pizza is open all hours if you want a nice, greasy, thin-crust slice after a night of drinking.

Harvard Square used to be great, but it has become so gentrified that it's almost unrecognizable. Most of the establishments that had stood for decades, like the bar and the diner that they went to in Good Will Hunting, have been replaced with chain stores and upscale bistros.

Enjoy your time in Mass. June is pretty much the best month, weather-wise.

Damn, ManRay is closed. But their website has an events page that is often updated with what's going in in the "underground" scene:

http://www.manrayclub.com/

Moonstar319 said:

No problem. I'm only busting his balls; Jersey's my husband. I moved here to suburban Florida to be with him after meeting him through this very website. (and he is from Jersey originally, lol)

FunkMistress said:

Ooooh the Manray days!!!! All my clothes I wore there are now in my 'Halloween Box'

It's been closed for a while now.

just use a GPS and you will get around okay....cuz we surely dont do grids here.....folks just made roads around whatever they built.....

FunkMistress said:

Thanks for all the info! That area of Cambridge you mentioned sounds like the perfect place for me and I'm all for public transportaion.

FunkMistress said:

Ahhhh! I getcha! All about that org love. Well, at least he isn't lying about the Jersey part.