Braintree is located on the South Shore in Southeastern Massachusetts. It is located along several major thoroughfares, making it convenient to Boston. Its scary-sounding name comes from Braintree in Essex, although that name's origin is obscure.

Get in

By plane

• Logan International Airport (BOS ^IATA) in Boston.

By train

• 1 Braintree (MBTA station). The MBTA subway Red Line serves this terminal station.  

By car

Interstate 93, U.S. Route 1, and State Route 3 converge in Braintree.

See

• 1 General Sylvanus Thayer Birthplace, 86 Washington Street, ☏ +1 781-848-1640. Sylvanus Thayer (1785-1872) was dubbed "father of the military academy" at West Point because he thoroughly reorganized and put it on sound footing. He also endowed Thayer Academy in Braintree and Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH.  

Do

• F1, 290 Wood Road, ☏ +1 781 848-2300. M-Th 12PM-11PM, F 12PM-12AM, Sa 9AM-12AM, Su 9AM-10PM. Two unique indoor kart race tracks complete with suits and helmets. Karts and track are scaled to give you a "real feel" racing experience. Full service restaurant with live entertainment and billiards available. Walk-in or open racing as well as leagues and team-building. 
• Braintree Municipal Golf Course, 101 Jefferson Street, ☏ +1 781 843-9780. 18 hole, par 72. 

Buy

The South Shore Plaza shopping mall is on Route 37.

Eat

• Ascari at X1, 290 Wood Road (Exit 6. Trackside at X1), ☏ +1 781 848-2300. $9-19. 
• Jade Palace Super Buffet, 438 Quincy Avenue, ☏ +1 781 843-2888. 
• Jamie's Grill & Pub, 63 Columbian St, ☏ +1 781 356-5544. at five corners. Wide range of choices and decent value. 
• Konditor Meister, 32 Wood Road, ☏ +1 781 849-1970. Fine pastries. Favorite of locals who often order their wedding or special occasion cakes here. 
• Sintra, 906 Washington Street, ☏ +1 781 848-1151. Small, forty seat place with top-notch chef who has a Portuguese bias. Casual atmosphere, but cloth napkins, attentive service, great wines and creative food. Entrees $20-30. 

Sleep

• Hampton Inn, 215 Wood Road, ☏ +1-781-380-3300. Kids stay free. 
• Holiday Inn Express, 190 Wood Road, ☏ +1-781-848-1260. 
• Candlewood Suites, 235 Wood Road, ☏ +1-781-849-7450. 
• Extended Stay America, 20 Rockdale Street, ☏ +1 781-345-8333. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. 

Go next

Boston, Plymouth and Cape Cod all make great getaways.

Routes through Braintree

Boston ← Quincy ←	N  S	→ Randolph → Canton
Boston ← Quincy ←	N  S	→ Weymouth → Plymouth
END ←	N  S	→ Holbrook → Brockton
Ends at ← Quincy ←	N  S	→ Weymouth → Kingston
Downtown Boston ← Quincy ←	N  S	→ END
END ← Boston ←	N  S	→ Brockton → Hyannis
Boston ← Quincy ←	NW  SE	→ Weymouth → Halifax