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North Station sits under TD Garden, so the closest things to do are the Sports Museum inside the arena and the restaurants and venues of The Hub on Causeway next door. Within a short walk are the West End Museum, the Museum of Science on the Charles River, the North End's Old North Church, and the Boston Public Market, about ten minutes away on foot. Walk north over the Charlestown Bridge on the Freedom Trail and you reach the USS Constitution and the Bunker Hill Monument.
TD Garden and The Hub on Causeway
The Sports Museum is inside TD Garden and covers the Celtics, the Bruins and other Boston teams; Boston Bruins Heritage Hall, on the second-floor concourse, is part of the same tour and covers 100 years of the team. Bruins and Celtics gear is sold at the ProShop. Next door, The Hub on Causeway is built on the site of the original Boston Garden and holds Hub Hall, a food hall with breakfast sandwiches, ramen and coffee; Big Night Live, a concert and DJ venue; and PLAY Boston, an arcade with cocktails, according to TD Garden.
The West End Museum
The West End Museum at 150 Staniford Street tells the story of the neighborhood that stood around North Station until city leaders razed it in 1958, a decision the museum calls still considered a mistake. From North Station, follow the signs to Causeway Street, turn left, then right onto Lomasney Way. It is open Wednesday and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday until 6 p.m., and Sunday from 1:30 to 5 p.m.; admission is $12, or $8 for seniors, students and veterans.
The Museum of Science
The Museum of Science at Science Park sits on the Charles River where Boston meets Cambridge, and Science Park station on the Green Line is just across the road. Its Theater of Electricity runs a 20-minute live show around the world's largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator, included with admission; the Mugar Omni Theater and the Hayden Planetarium cost extra. The exhibit halls are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and adult tickets are $33.
The North End and the Boston Public Market
The Boston Public Market at 100 Hanover Street, an indoor hall of more than 30 New England food producers, says it is about half a mile and ten minutes on foot from North Station, and the North End is about three minutes beyond it. Old North Church on Salem Street, where two lanterns were hung on April 18, 1775, is open to visitors Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 12:30 p.m., with a $10 Discovery Pass. In October it also runs evening crypt tours. For food, the original Regina Pizzeria on Thacher Street has made pizza since 1926; our North End food tour guide covers the rest.
Charlestown: Old Ironsides and Bunker Hill
The USS Constitution Museum gives the walking route: from North Station, cross the Charlestown Bridge and follow the Freedom Trail to the Navy Yard. The USS Constitution Museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on a suggested donation, and the ship, run by the U.S. Navy, is free to board from Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., after a security check. The Bunker Hill Monument, a 221-foot granite obelisk, is a climb of 294 steps in a narrow spiral; only 25 people are allowed inside at a time. Warren Tavern in Charlestown, established in 1780, takes walk-ins for lunch or dinner.
If you would rather not walk, ferries leave Lovejoy Wharf, in the North Station area, for the Navy Yard. Converse at Lovejoy Wharf, the brand's flagship store, is there too, with in-store sneaker customization. For more around Faneuil Hall, see our Faneuil Hall guide, and for game tickets and stadium tours across the city, our Boston sports guide.