I was underwhelmed / what did you all think?
That was kind of my reaction too. I don’t think they tried too hard.
I liked it. I thought they covered a nice swath of the city and I learned of several new-to-me places (most notably the Museum of Bad Art, which I haven’t visited since it was located at Somerville Theater; I’ve never laughed so hard in a museum).
If I was hosting a first-time visitor to Boston, I’d use this as a guide.
Yours might be the nicest reaction to a 36 hour NYT feature on this site in recent memory 
I thought it a reasonable piece, too. Those who were underwhelmed should please offer their own, better suggestions.
This showed me how little I venture beyond Camberville to downtown Boston. I took a couple of notes- I think my spring onions might like an adventure to Tea by the Sea. If I had to pick a food court style place, I would send visitors to the Public Market above Time Out Boston.
My only other quibble, while non-food-related, is the characterization of the MLK sculpture as Boston’s “most hotly debated public monument.” I’ve heard exactly zero hot debate. It’s a lovely piece of art. I must have missed whatever controversy they’re referring to.
This is a polite forum so I won’t go into the controversy. All I’ll say is that some folks said, “MLK really loved Coretta” and leave it at that. It all depends on the viewing angle. And then I couldn’t un-see it.
A quick google search will provide @Parsnipity with answers.
ETA: I had to look, of course 
Oh, geez. I wish I’d remained blissfully ignorant.
I’m an art historian by training, not by profession. I haven’t seen the sculpture in person (hope to get to that when it’s not so hot). I somewhat understand the controversy…I also understand that some people who were opposed changed their opinion after they saw it person. Sculpture is difficult to experience through 2-d photography.
Contemporary art whatever century it is created in (people very opposed to French Impressionism at the time) sometimes has an initial negative impression by the majority of observers, that sometimes changes over time. The Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC, is one example of something that was initially harshly criticized by many and then embraced by many over time and after actual in-person experience of it.
