Afterward, You Might Need a Vacation From Science

The NYT travel section calls Boston a town for science lovers. "If you're the kind of person whose idea of fun is probing the structure of DNA or designing a faster toy bobsled, Boston is an inspiring place to spend a few days." Some places to put on your itinerary are the MIT Museum, the Boston Museum of Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, and various museums of Harvard University. And, if you just want to chill geek-style, there are plenty of bars and restaurants, like MIT hangout and Chinese restaurant Mary Chung, that are "packed with nerds," says Eran Egozy, co-founder of Harmonix Music Systems, the video game developer Rock Band and Guitar Hero.