Absolutely!

MIT also hosted rock/psychedelic shows in the past...not sure if its happening anymore.

MIT museum is fun if you are interested in science and engineering stuff

If your username is anything to go by, I'd recommend Darryl's Corner Bar & Kitchen. I really like this spot. But have not been there since the pandemic started.

From Kendall it's almost like a straight 30 or 40 minute walk down Mass Ave. Or you can simply catch the No. 1 bus. (https://www.mbta.com/schedules/1/line). Or just Uber it. With the subway you would have to change lines (Red to Orange). I think the Mass Ave stop on the Orange Line is the closest stop.

Good food, drink, music and people:

https://www.yelp.com/biz/darryls-corner-bar-and-kitchen-boston

If you are into craft beer, go to Trillium. It is expensive, but it’s some of the finest New England style IPA in the country. Other styles are good there too, but you have to at least try their IPAs (there are countless minor variations that are all very similar, you can’t go wrong).

If you get access to a car (make a friend!) take a drive to Treehouse for beer too. For a long time there was just one location and it was the only place to buy it. Now there are a handful of locations but all are outside of Boston.

Thanks!

ISG FTW!

There's lots of great suggestions here, but I'll add some thoughts about low-key options that don't involve drinking:

• School of Honk (Sundays, Somerville): Music-focused meetup with loaner instruments and friendly instructors - beginner-friendly!
• Park Run (Saturday/Sunday, Boston/Cambridge): Casual, timed 5k Walk/Run which often ends with a group going out for brunch and is attended by locals and visitors alike.
• Knight Moves Board Game Cafe (Daily, Brookline): Drop in and play games with friends or strangers. I haven't tried this one myself but hear good things.

I have some other ideas but DM me so I can get an idea of what your interests are. Good luck!

Beauty Nails Spa on Mass Ave near Porter is the GOAT salon in Camberville. Not sure about their sterilization practices, but the service is great and the salon is very clean.

Was there last night. Still the same guys/same vibes!

Haven’t been in a few yrs but they’re super cool, prob the coolest and funniest I’ve been around

also laser floyd at the museum of science, close by to you

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in the North End, check out Cantina Italiana, I believe it's one of the oldest if not the oldest Italian restaurants over that way, and it's truly a solid restaurant, food and service and all

If you're doing sandwiches in the North End I say go to Salumeria Italiana on Richmond Street

The Druid in Inman Sq, and the Burren in Davis, are good for Irish pub stuff. Druid has truly excellent shepherd's pie.

The ICA can be good, although it's a bit pretentious.

Look for discounts to get into the MFA, there are a bunch of different weird offers (like, free for people with Visa credit cards one Thursday a month, that kind of thing.)

I think the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum is free if you're named Isabella. It's a pretty different sort of museum than most places and the atrium is truly beautiful especially when the weather is terrible. Worth a visit even if you don't have a discount IMHO.

Get a BlueBikes pass and enjoy the growing network of bike paths. At the moment I’m enjoying lunch and a beer at the Notch Biergarten, directly accessible from the paths along the Charles river. I’ll be heading home to North Cambridge via the trail from the Arsenal (open-air mall with some interesting spots) to Fresh Pond, then on to Alewife.

From Kendall you can do the same along either side of the river in either direction. There are great paths through North Point (Lamplighter taproom is a nice spot) then over the roller coaster bridge to Paul Revere park, through the locks to the North End and a nice separated bike lane all the way to the harbor.

Yume wo katare is a spectacular and unforgettable place to dine alone. You are encouraged to eat in silence and ponder your dreams. It is actually stadium seating so everyone faces forward to discourage too much talk. When you finish your meal they will offer you a chance to share your dream with the whole restaurant.

Echoing above comment, what are you into?

From Kendall/MIT, walking along the Charles is nice, and there are great walking paths. If you stay on the Cambridge side, you have great views of the Boston skyline. If you go to the Boston side, there’s more things to do in the parks along the path (a beer garden, some docks, etc). You can walk down to lechmere/museum of science and then walk back towards Kendall via Cambridge street (Curio Coffee has great coffee and amazing Liege waffles) to Cardinal Medeiros. State park is great bar near Kendall, Vincent’s nearby has great food.

If you like arcades, A4cade over on Mass Ave (speakeasy/non obvious entrance inside Roxy’s grilled cheese) is a nice barcade.

Just slightly further walk is Backbar in Union square - terrific cocktails, and small/intimate joint where sitting solo at the bar is nice people watching or engaging with bartenders.

Museum of Fine Art Harvard Art Museum Read up on the heist and then check out the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

I’ve always found the staff at MOS super friendly, it was my local for years before I moved north.

It’s also a great place to just sit down with a book.

The tenders at the Druid tend to be chatty if you head in mid day. Same with Trina’s.

Barismo on Broadway is our favorite!

The toad in porter square, check out their insta page for music lineup. Live music almost nightly.

If you're into ramen or udon, yume ga arukara and yume wo katare are two spots in porter to check out as well.

All of the above very Accessible from the porter redline stop.

Also, definitely take walk across the Longfellow bridge into Boston, stroll through the North End and down towards the Fenway neighborhood.

The Art of the Brick Lego exhibition on Newbury Street in Boston, any of the Harvard Museums, take a trip to Salem to poke around and visit the Peabody Essex Museum. Learn about the Gardner art heist through podcast, books, movie, and newspaper articles and then go visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum. Arnold Arboretum and Larz Anderson auto museum are pretty close to each other so could do both on the same day. Red Velvet Burlesque or Boston Beautease show. Harbor Cruise. Lots of great hiking in The Fells or Blue Hills. Tons of great walking tours in Boston. Take a ferry to P-Town and explore. Get to Plymouth for a day but don’t be surprised by how small Plymouth Rock is. JFK Presidential museum and Library

What are your interests? That would help in suggesting stuff catered to what you might like.