You can get good food of almost any flavor in the Boston area. The only exception is Mexican food. Jerusha, being from Arizona, is very picky, and will not bestow her favor on any Mexican restaurants in Boston (yet).
New England has great seafood, and there are a million places to get a good lobster. In addition to all of those places, here are a few of our favorites.
Little India - Waltham
A tapas bar in Waltham on Moody Street the I can't remember right now
Union Oyster House
Asmara Restaurant (Ethiopian) - Cambridge - http://www.asmararestaurant.com/
Elephant Wok (Cambodian) - Cambridge
Woodman's (Fried Clams, Lobster) - Essex
Friends Restauant (Portuguese) - Lowell
Vietnameese place by Jerusha's school in Chinatown
Armenian place in Watertown that Guen took us to
Things to do and see around Boston that are not actually in the city. They are an hours drive or less away from the city.
Louisa May Alcott House - http://www.louisamayalcott.org/ - $8.00 per adult
Walden Pond in Concord - http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/wldn.htm - No fees that I could see
Minuteman Historical Park - http://www.nps.gov/mima/ - fees are $4.00
The City of Salem - http://www.salemweb.com/
New England Quilt Museum - http://www.nequiltmuseum.org/
Lowell National Historical Park - http://www.nps.gov/lowe/home.htm
Freedom Trail - http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/ - no fee for walking, $11.00 for all three sites listed below
-Paul Revere House - http://www.paulreverehouse.org/
-Old South Meeting House - http://www.paulreverehouse.org/trail/freedom_continue.shtml#8
-Old State House - http://www.paulreverehouse.org/trail/freedom_continue.shtml#8
USS Constitution - http://www.ussconstitution.navy.mil/ - free
Castle Island and Fort Independence - http://www.bostoncentral.com/activities/beaches/p249.php - free
Faneuil Hall - http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/ - free to look
New England Holocaust Memorial - http://www.nehm.com/ - free
Children's Museum - http://www.bostonkids.org/index2.html
Museum of Science - http://www.mos.org/
New England Aquarium - http://www.neaq.org/index.flash4.html
Museum of Modern Art - http://www.mfa.org/
Fenway Park - http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/bos/ballpark/tour.jsp
Boston Common - http://www.cityofboston.gov/freedomtrail/bostoncommon.asp
Harvard University
MIT
Charles River Parkway
The offices of Dewey, Cheetham & Howe in Harvard Square - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey,_Cheetham,_and_Howe
The White Mountains in New Hampshire (2-3 hour drive)
The Maine coast (2-6 hour drive)
Portsmouth, NH (1 hour drive)
Cape Cod
Plymouth Rock
Nantucket
Martha's Vineyard - http://web1.steamshipauthority.com/ssa/
The mansions and stores in Newport, RI - http://www.newportmansions.org/ - $25.00 for a tour, free to walk by