Based on that (and despite what others have said) I think she'll very much like Quincy Market / Faneuil Hall.

I'll probably get downvoted for this but there's quite a few hop-on-hop-off trolley busses in the city. Not cheap and v. touristy but if she has problems walking she'll be able to see a lot of the main touristy things while sitting.

Late March you might get lucky with decent weather too although it's a bit of a crapshoot that time of year.

The Gardner ‘museum’ is exceptional. It’s an amazing experience and I’d budget several hours. Adding my vote

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And then walk down to Beantown Pub, across the street from Sam Adam’s Grave - where you’ll be drinking a cold Sam Adams across the street from a cold Sam Adams.

Cue the GTA Vice City theme.

Well, I've never gone to the ISG; I guess I'll have to correct that someday. :)

Cost of living in Birmingham AL is 1% below the national average.

Lexington MA is 150% above the national average.

Roughly 2-2.5x the AL salary is what you should need according to those stats

You had me at tea room!!! That’s great, would never have known that

I’ll have to do some research on this. This sounds wild but we don’t have Uber or Lyft or trains or anything like that in our neck of the woods so I want to be confident I can use them before I rely on them.

Better yet go to Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall to get the history then go to the Sam Adams tap room for beer and bites

Great! Thank you, adding this to the list. We both love a good coffee shop

She LOVES touristy things, lol. She is 100% an excited “taking a picture with an iPad” mom. When we went to LA her favorite part was the walk of fame, which couldn’t have been any more cringy tourist. So I’m actually GLAD to hear this haha. She’ll love it. Thanks so much! We’ll add that food Hall to the list as well because traveling and food is big on my list.

I had an apartment with these people about 16 years ago (yes I'm old) and they are complete scumbags. At one point I got so frustrated with them I just broke the lease and left.

Thank you for the suggestion!

Thank you! The museums didn’t come up at all in my searches shockingly. Shopping indoors makes a lot of sense that time of year, adding Copley to the list!

That’s great! Thank you.

And the library has an elegant Tea Room.

The Trolley tours are hop-on hop-off for 2 consecutive days, if she can navigate the steps to board.

Check with the zoo. I was there yesterday and noticed they gave the goats a Christmas tree to munch on

There's a tenants union online to coordinate with: https://twitter.com/alphatenants?lang=en

See also https://bostontenantsunion.org/

Somerville ISD is understaffed so keep calling them. Good luck.

In consideration of ticket availability and of the OPs reference to moms limitations an option was offered.

The Residence at Boylston place. It’s an assisted living facility . Enjoy

I agree the MFA is cool, but I'm about as not an art person as there is and I still think the Isabella Stewart Gardener is absolutely a must see above the MFA.

...but maybe that's just because I definitely am a plant person

Even if not an Art person, there's plenty to see in the MFA too - statues & other relics from Antiquity.

Yeah, they typically come out right away from emergency inspections. Keep calling and get someone out there. Get the violations in writing.