# Best way to get to Wakefield, Massachusetts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 22, 2007, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-to-wakefield-massachusetts/397024 "2007-03-22T15:25:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-to-wakefield-massachusetts/397024/21 "2007-03-23T17:48:41Z")
You’ll also be about 2 minutes from the I-95/128 (most of the way it’s signed as 128, be aware) and Rt93 interchange. 93 south will get you into downtown Boston in about 15 minutes… off traffic. Lots of nice things to do in that area, and the Jordans Furniture store is a local oddity that almost can’t be believed. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-to-wakefield-massachusetts/397024/22 "2007-03-23T17:56:48Z")
[QUOTE=butler1850] You’ll also be about 2 minutes from the I-95/128 (most of the way it’s signed as 128, be aware) and Rt93 interchange. 93 south will get you into downtown Boston in about 15 minutes… off traffic. Lots of nice things to do in that area, and the Jordans Furniture store is a local oddity that almost can’t be believed. [/QUOTE] Driving into Boston sounds good. What should I look for if I do? Jim ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-to-wakefield-massachusetts/397024/23 "2007-03-23T19:11:57Z")
Whaddya want in Boston? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-to-wakefield-massachusetts/397024/24 "2007-03-23T19:17:57Z")
Driving into Boston is easy. Parking in Boston is next to impossible, or else expensive. If you’re in Wakefield, you can catch a train into the city from downtown. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-to-wakefield-massachusetts/397024/25 "2007-03-23T19:19:30Z")
[QUOTE=Quercus] Whaddya want in Boston? [/QUOTE] I don’t have a clue, maybe a historic district, if they don’t roll the sidewalks up? Any absolutely great Boston attractions that are open at night? How far is Fenway, maybe I should drive out to see it at least? Jim ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-to-wakefield-massachusetts/397024/26 "2007-03-23T19:44:05Z")
Plenty to see in Boston. Last weekend we took MilliCal’s cousins in to walk the Freedom Trail. Even if you get there at night, you can at least see the outsides of things. Go walk down Newbury Street, from the Public Garden to Mass Ave. Lots of shops and restaurants. Go to Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. Lots of small eateries, fancy restaurants, boutique stores, and clubs. Go to the top of the Prudential Building. I don’t recommend it at night if you’re not familiar with the city, though. I took someone like that up there and it was meaningless to him. During the day, though, it’s great. Go to the Museum of Science, or the Museum of Fine Arts. Go to the theater district and see a show, or a comedy club. Whatever you do, though, be advised that the subways stop running before 1 AM. I think the trains stop earlier. People have pleaded with the MBTA to keep the T running longer, but they say they need the night hours to clean the ways. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-to-wakefield-massachusetts/397024.md?page=1)