BOSTON

TOP SIGHTS • LOCAL LIFE • MADE EASY

Mara Vorhees

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 In This Book

QuickStart
1

16 Need to Know 17 18 Neighborhoods 19

Before You Go Arriving in Boston Getting Around

Need to Your Daily Budget Most visitors will arrive at Logan International Boston is a wonderful walking or cycling Boston Beacon Hill &
Boston Common
Charlestown (p22)
A historic neighborhood

Know Budget less than $80

Airport or, by train, at South Station. Both are
easily accessible by metro trains, better known
city. Otherwise, most of the main attractions
are accessible by metro (subway). Bus and Neighborhoods (p44)
Antique shops and
filled with colonial
architecture and war
XDorm bed $30–$50 as ‘the T,’ operated by the MBTA (see right). metro fares are slightly cheaper if you use iconic architecture memorials.
a plastic ‘Charlie Card’, which is available at Back Bay (p90) characterize this E Top Sights
For more information, X Cheap eats in Chinatown and self- From Logan any station. Boston’s most quintessential Boston

Guide
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see Survival Guide (p155) catering prestigious address, Charlestown Navy Yard
Destination Best Transport neighborhood.
X Take advantage of free museum nights
Back Bay Blue line to green line T
Y Metro (the T) 1 1 boasting grand Victorian E Top Sights
Currency and walking tours The MBTA (%800-392-6100, 617-222- 1
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architecture and high-
US dollar ($) end fashion boutiques. Boston Common

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Beacon Hill Silver line bus to red line T 3200; www.mbta.com; per ride $2-2.50;
Midrange $150–$300
Cambridge Silver line bus to red line T h5:30am-12:30am Sun-Thu, to 2am Fri
E Top Sights :
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Language Harvard
English
X Double room in a midrange hotel
$125–$250 Chinatown Silver line bus & Sat) operates the USA’s oldest subway, Cambridge
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1 Yard #E Boston Public Library Charlestown
Navy Yard West End & North
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known locally as ‘the T,’ which will take you
E : :
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Downtown & Silver line bus A separate city and Trinity Church #
Two-course dinner $20–$30 1 1 1 1 1 End (p30)
Visas
X
Waterfront
almost anywhere you want to go in Boston. home of1 Harvard
1 1 1 1 1
Among the oldest parts
Citizens of many countries are eligible for X Buy joint museum tickets, tour add-ons and University. 1 1
Art, 1
history 1 1

of the city, now home to

the US Visa Waiver Program, which requires discounted theater tickets Kenmore Sq Blue line to green line T J Bus 1 1
and eating1 options
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& Fenway a lively Italian immigrant

prior approval via the Electronic System for The MBTA operates many bus routes within rival its 1counterpart
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Top End more than $300 population.

Travel Authorization (ESTA). West End Blue line to green or orange the city. The silver line is a ‘rapid’ bus that is across the river.
X Double room in a top-end hotel from $250 line T useful for Logan Airport (SL1) and the South E Top Sights
Money End (SL5)
X Two-course dinner with wine from $50 Harvard Yard
From South Station
ATMs widely available. Credit cards
X Enjoy a range of concerts, events and H Bicycle (Hubway) E
#
New England
Aquarium
accepted at most hotels, restaurants and

Your keys to under-

activities Destination Best Transport Boston’s bike-share program is the Hub-
shops.
Back Bay Red line to green line T way (www.thehubway.com; 30min free,
Boston #
Common
E
Cell Phones Useful Websites Beacon Hill Red lineT 60/90/120min $2/6/14; h24hr). There are E
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hundreds of bikes that are available for short-
EE
Most US cell-phone systems are Cambridge Red line T Trinity Institute of
incompatible with the GSM 900/1800 Lonely Planet (www.lonelyplanet.com/bos- term loan at Hubway stations all around # # Church Contemporary Art
Kenmore Square &
ton) Destination information, hotel bookings, Chinatown Walk
E
town. Purchase a temporary membership at Boston
standard used throughout Europe and Asia. Fenway (p108) Fenway #
traveler forum and more. Public
Downtown & Walk any bicycle kiosk, then pay by the half hour to Home to institutions Park
Library
Time Boston.com (www.boston.com) Event listings, Waterfront use the bikes. Return the bike to any station including the Museum of
Eastern Standard Time (GMT/UTC minus restaurant reviews, local news and more. Kenmore Sq Red line to green line T in the vicinity of your destination. Fine Arts, the Boston Isabella
1
5 hours) Symphony Orchestra Stewart
EE
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standing the city –
My Secret Boston (www.mysecretboston. & Fenway 1 1
Gardner # #
1 and Fenway Park. Downtown &
com) The best secrets even locals don’t know. West End Red line to green or orange Museum Museum of
Plugs & Adaptors Waterfront (p56)
Plugs have two straight pins and a third
line T E Top Sights Fine Arts
The hub of tourist

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(optional) round pin. Voltage is 120V. Museum of Fine Arts activity, with historic
Travelers from Europe and the UK will require
Advance Planning At the Airport Isabella Stewart
South End &
sites, waterside walks
Chinatown (p76)
an adaptor and a transformer for some One month before Reserve a place to stay, Logan International Airport Has all the Gardner Museum Overlapping districts
and sightseeing boats.
Worth a Trip (p72) E Top Sights
444
appliances. especially for budget travel and in late facilities you would expect. Its five terminals Fenway Park offering authentic Asian
spring or fall. are connected by the frequent shuttle bus 11. E Top Sights food, sparkling theater New England Aquarium
Tipping Two weeks before Buy tickets for the Bos- Downtown Boston, just a few miles away, is Boston Harbor Islands marquees, cutting-edge
Tip at least 15% (more for good service) in all accessible by metro (the T), bus, water shuttle Institute of

444
1 1
ton Symphony Orchestra or the Red Sox. art galleries and

we help you decide

bars and restaurants. and taxi.
1 Contemporary Art
One week before Make dinner reserva-
1 1 top-notch dining.
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tions.

what to do and how Need to Know Neighborhoods

to do it Tips for a What’s where
smooth trip

46 Beacon Hill & Boston Common 47 12 Local Life 13

Boston Common

Explore
Top Sights
Don’t Miss
y Top Tips
f The Boston Com-
Boston
Boston Common Blaxton Plaque
The Reverend William Blaxton was the first
mon is often called
‘the Common’ in local
Local Life
parlance, but never ‘the
European settler of Boston. In 1634 he sold this

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The 50-acre Boston Common is the country’s Commons.’ Use the
1 Map p50, E4 land to the Massachusetts Bay Colony for £30. singular or risk ridicule Insider tips to help you Ànd the real city
oldest public park. The Common has served You can refer to the plaque emblazoned with the
btwn Tremont, Charles, by locals!
many purposes over the years, including as words of the treaty between Governor Winthrop
a campground for British troops during the Beacon & Park Sts f The on-site informa-
and Reverend Blaxton, located at the corner of
Revolutionary War and as green grass for cattle h6am-midnight Tremont and Park Sts. tion kiosk (GBCVB Visitors It’s no secret that Boston is rich in historic sites and cultural institutions; but it’s also
grazing until the 1830s. Although there is still Center; www.bostonusa.com; a city of dynamic neighborhoods and local people. Here’s your introduction to the

Boston
a grazing ordinance on the books, the Common c Brewer Fountain h8:30am-5pm) is a great city’s ethnic enclaves, student hangouts, local boutiques and art markets.
today serves picnickers, sunbathers and people- This bronze beauty dates to 1868, when it was source of information,
YPark St
watchers. gifted to the city of Boston by the wealthy maps, etc. Gelato in a North End bakery (p32) Other great places
merchant Gardner Brewer. The fountain features to experience the
f The kiosk is also the Italian Culture with local artists and O՗beat Harvard Café Pamplona (p125), Harvard Square city like a local:
four aquatic deities from antiquity: the Roman starting place for guided
god of water, Neptune; the Greek sea goddess, in the North End art dealers, admire the Square (p124)
tours by the Freedom Drinking in the North
Amphitrite; and the spirit Acis and the sea Trail Foundation (p204).
(p32) country’s largest concen- X Bookstores & buskers
tration of Victorian row X Co՗ee shops
End (p42)
nymph Galatea, both from Metamorphoses, by X Irresistible food & drink houses and sample some Cantabrigians rightly
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the Roman poet Ovid. X Old-world ambiance Hidden Beacon Hill

5 Take a Break of Boston’s most innova- complain that Harvard
Wander the North End’s tive and exciting options (p53)
Robert Gould Shaw Memorial Square has lost its edge,
Various food trucks park warren of narrow streets for dining out.
The magnificent bas-relief memorial (corner as shops once inde- Downtown Lunch
near the entrance to the to witness old-timers
Beacon and Park Sts) sculpted by Augustus pendently owned are Break (p67)
Park St T station. Our carrying on passionate
Saint-Gaudens honors the 54th Massachusetts gobbled up by national
favorite is Clover Food discussions in Italian Back Bay Fashion
Regiment of the Union Army, the nation’s first chains. But the square is Chinatown Market Tour
Lab (www.cloverfood-

The best things to

all-black Civil War regiment (depicted in the 1989 and playing bocce in the Walk (p96) still a vibrant place with (p82)
lab.com). Alternatively, park, with stops to nosh
film Glory). Shaw (the son of a wealthy Boston an offbeat, artistic under-
check out the new Earl X Trendy boutiques
family) and half his men were killed in a battle at at the ristoranti and belly – you just have to Charles River
of Sandwich (www. X Local design
Fort Wagner, South Carolina. enoteche (wine bars) know where to look. Esplanade (p104)
earlofsandwichusa.com; 1B that line the main A few local designers
Soldiers & Sailors Monument Charles St, Boston Com- streets. are part of Boston’s bur- Food Trucks (p130)
mon; $7-10; h9am-7pm), geoning fashion scene,
Dedicated in 1877, this massive monument atop
located in the hand- and they contribute to
Flagstaff Hill pays tribute to the namesake
some ‘Pink Palace’ (for- South End Art Walk a uniquely wearable
soldiers and sailors who died in the Civil War.
merly a men’s toilet, (p78) and wonderful sense

see and do,

The four bronze statues represent Peace (facing

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but never mind). of style. Take this stroll
south), the Sailor (facing the ocean), History X Local artists in their element
(looking to heaven), and the Soldier (standing along Newbury St to see
X Victorian architecture
at ease). Many historical figures are cast in the fashions created by Bos-
elaborate bronze reliefs. Take a walk through the tonians, for Bostonians.
South End to hobnob

neighborhood by Top Sights Local Life

neighborhood
Make the most The insider's city
of your visit

136 Freedom Trail 137 148 Best For Kids Best For Kids 149

1 Boston Common landmark since 1809. pew, once occupied by outside Old City Hall. A
The church earned the George Washington. plaque commemorates

The Best
The Freedom Trail
Best Walks starts at the Boston moniker ‘Brimstone
Corner’ for its usage as 6 Site of the First
this spot as the site
of the country’s first
Best
Common (p203),
Freedom Trail America’s oldest public a gunpowder storage Public School public school. Enter the For Kids
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park. The 50-acre green place (during the War Turn east on School courtyard to discover
of 1812) and for its fiery St, and take note of some of the school’s dis-
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is criss-crossed with Boston is one giant history museum, the setting

2 The Walk walking paths and dot- preaching. the bronze statue of tinguished alumni and
for many educational and lively Àeld trips. Cob-
Benjamin Franklin some quirky artwork.
The best introduction to revolutionary Boston is ted with monuments. blestone streets and costume-clad tour guides
the Freedom Trail, a red-brick path that winds its Don’t miss the powerful 4 Granary Burying
Ground can bring to life the events your kids have read
way past 16 sites that earned Boston its status as monument to the Monument about in history books. Hands-on experimenta-
Hig
the ‘cradle of American liberty.’ The 2.4-mile trail victims of the Boston Heading north on Trem- h Square tion and interactive exhibits fuse education and
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follows the course of the conflict, from the Boston Massacre, erected in ont St, you will pass the #
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Common to Bunker Hill. But even though it’s called Egyptian Revival gates
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1888.

of Boston
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the Freedom Trail, it covers much more than just of the Granary Burying W Ad
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Common from the of the Sons of Liberty, we Con
younger guests. Most museums and activities are f For more ideas, with room after room of The view from above.
Finish Bunker Hill Monument; YCommunity College northeast corner, the as well as the victims River Boston check out Kidding stuffed animals. (p67)
Massachusetts State
Paul
Revere Charles Inner free for children aged two years and under, with Best Parks & (p25)
of the Boston Massacre Park Harbor reduced rates for kids under 13 years. The Museum Around Boston by Playgrounds
Length 2.4mi; 3 to 4 hours House (p34) occupies Mapparium The view
and other historical Zakim
Charlestown
of Fine Arts (p134) is free for kids after 3pm on Helen Byers. Best Adventures
a proud spot atop the Bridge
Bridge Boston Common from inside the earth.
figures. NORTH weekdays and all day on weekends. The Institute Boston Harbor Islands
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Contains a huge play- (p45)
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Quincy Market (p68) food court has myriad op- hill – land that was 5 King’s Chapel & w 1 1
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House (p68), the oldest restaurant in the US. Other Sons of Liberty Clar
of natural environments: Public Garden Swan Quincy Market This big
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cornerstones on July It is perhaps an odd Bowdoin
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choice for inclusion Fitzg Christopher Duck Boats Kids of all
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on the Freedom Trail, N most restaurants, and changing stations in public ages can drive the boat
Government
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since it was founded as Center 10 facilities. on the Charles River.

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to help you plan See the city on foot The best experiences

156 Arriving in Boston 157 158 Survival Guide Essential Information 159
Friend Street Hostel
Arriving in From South Harbor Islands and to the T with a Charlie Card Taxi ¨ Tipping Many

Survival
Survival (www.friendstreethostel. Station Charlestown. the bus fare is free. y Best for… rainy days members of the service Dos &
com) A friendly hostel on Boston ¨ Red-line T station in ¨ The MBTA runs the ¨ The silver line, a and late nights. industry depend on tips
Don’ts
Guide Friend St. to earn a living. Be sure to
central Boston. F4 ferry (Map p178 so-called ‘rapid’ bus, ¨ Cabs are plentiful but tip baggage handlers ($2 ¨ Do stay to the
y Top Tip For the best www.mbta.com; $1.70; services the airport (SL1). expensive. Rates are
Best Midrange per bag), servers and bar- right on busy
way to get to your accom- h6:30am-8:30pm Mon-Fri, The fare is $2 ($1.70 with determined by the meter, tenders (20% for good sidewalks, bike
modation, see p17. 10am-6:30pm Sat-Sun; a Charlie Card). which calculates miles.
Oasis Guest House service), housekeeping paths and subway
(www.oasisgh.com) A YAquarium) between Pier
¨ Expect to pay about ($5 for a weekend) and escalators.
homey guesthouse in the From Logan Getting 3 in Charlestown and Metro (The T) $12 to $18 between most taxi drivers (10% to 15%).
¨ Don’t compare
Before You Go Book Your Stay midst of the city. International
Airport Around
Long Wharf.
¨ Boston Harbor
y Best for… almost
anywhere that is too far
tourist points within the Boston to New York:
city limits, without much Public Holidays it’s irrelevant.
Harborside Inn (www. to walk.
Useful Websites Cruises (www.boston tra՘c.
harborsideinnboston. ¨ Silver line ‘rapid’ bus to
¨ New Year’s Day ¨ Do chat with lo-

Guide
harborcruises.com; 1 Long ¨ The MBTA metro
Boston Green Tourism com) A renovated ware- South Station, with a free
Wharf; YAquarium) o՗ers (%800-392-6100, 617-222- January 1 cals about baseball,
When to Go (www.bostongreen house on the waterfront. transfer to the T. Bicycle (Hubway) seasonal ferry service politics or anything!
3200; www.mbta.com; per ride ¨ Martin Luther King
tourism.org) Up-to-date ¨ Blue line T to central y Best for… short trips (adult/child $15/9) from
°C/°F Temp
50/122
Rainfall inches/mm listings of green hotels.
Irving House (www.
irvinghouse.com) A gra-
Boston; take the free around town.
Long Wharf to the Bos-
$2-2.50; h5:30am-12:30am
Sun-Thu, to 2am Fri & Sat) is
Essential 120V/60Hz
Jr’s Birthday Third
Monday in January
¨ Don’t mimic or
mock the local
shuttle from the airport
10/250
40/104
30/86
8/200
Boston Luxury Hotels
(www.bostonluxuryhotels.
cious, welcoming inn on a
residential street behind
to the Airport T station.
¨ New Balance Hubway
(www.thehubway.com; 30min
ton Harbor Islands. known locally as the ‘T.’
There are four lines – red,
Information ¨ Presidents’ Day Third
accent. And don’t
‘pahk yah cah in
6/150 ¨ City Water Taxi (www. Emergency Monday in February
20/68
com) O՗ers individual- Harvard Yard. ¨ Water shuttle to the free, 60/90/120min $2/6/14; citywatertaxi.com; Long blue, green and orange – Hahvahd Yahd’ –
10/50 4/100
ized service for upscale Boston waterfront; take h24hr) is a bike-share radiating from the princi- ¨ Ambulance/police/ ¨ Evacuation Day you’ll get a ticket.
0/32 Wharf; h7am-10pm Mon-Sat,
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travelers. Best Top End the free shuttle to the program that o՗ers bikes to 8pm Sun) makes runs pal downtown stations. Electricity Àre (%911) March 17
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University Hotels (www. ¨ Buy a paper fare card
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Inn @ St Botolph (www. Missing image: ../Im- Telephone
universityhotels.net) Find ¨ Taxi $15–25 ¨ Purchase a temporary airport and other water- ($2 per ride) or a Charlie Money Monday in April
innatstbotolph.com) A ages/boston-city-type-b.

Tips and tricks

membership at any bi- side destinations. Card ($1.70 per ride) at y Top Tip All US phone
accommodations near a eps. ¨ Automatic Teller ¨ Memorial Day Last
delightful brownstone From Manchester cycle kiosk, then pay by numbers consist of a
¨ Spring (Apr–May) ¨ Fall (Sep–Nov) Cool
any station. (Request a Monday in May
particular university. boutique emphasizing Machines ATMs are ubiq- three-digit area code
Mild weather accom- crisp air and colorful Airport the half hour for the use Bus Charlie Card from the
uitous but most of them followed by a seven-digit
Lonely Planet (www. a՗ordable luxury. of the bikes (free under ¨ Independence Day
panied by blooming leaves. Streets are once y Best for… outly- attendant before adding local number. Always dial
¨ Located one hour north charge a fee (at least $2) July 4
lonelyplanet.com) Newbury Guest House 30 minutes). Return the ing areas, including the value at the machine.) %1 + all 10 digits.
magnolias and lilacs. again Àlled with students. of Boston. if your account is with a
Includes reviews and (www.newburyguest bike to any station in the airport. ¨ Labor Day First Mon-
Historic reenactments ¨ Tourist passes with un- di՗erent bank.
¨ Winter (Dec–Mar) booking service. ¨ Shuttle service pro- vicinity of your destina- day in September
and marathon madness house.com) Intercon- limited travel (on subway, Phone Codes
Cold and snow-covered, vided by Flightline, Inc tion. ¨ The MBTA (%617- ¨ Changing Money
on Patriot’s Day. nected town houses in a 222-5215; www.mbta.com) bus or water shuttle) are ¨ Columbus Day Second ¨ Area codes Boston &
the season starts Best Budget (www.Áightline.com). Change foreign currency
prime location. ¨ There are 140 Hubway available for one week Monday in October
¨ Summer (Jun–Aug) festively with Christmas operates bus routes, with for US dollars at Logan Cambridge %617; Subur-

for a seamless,
stations around town; schedules posted on its ($15) or one day ($9), at
Hot and humid; locals activities, but lasts too HI Boston (www.boston Liberty Hotel (www. From TF Green International Airport. ¨ Veterans Day Novem- ban Boston %781; North
check the website for website and at some bus select stations.
make for the beach. long. hostel.org) A slick, new, libertyhotel.com) Airport ber 11 Shore %978; South
locations. ¨ Credit Cards Credit
Fireworks and fun on state-of-the-art green Formerly the notorious stops along the routes. ¨ Kids under 12 ride free. Shore %508
cards – especially Visa ¨ Thanksgiving Day
Independence Day. facility with an excellent ¨ Located one hour south
Charles Street Jail, now a ¨ The standard bus fare ¨ The T operates ap- and MasterCard – are Fourth Thursday in ¨ Country code %1 for
line-up of activities. of Boston. Boat is $1.50, or $1.25 with a USA
luxurious Àve-star hotel. proximately from 5:30am 120V/60Hz accepted at most hotels, November
¨ MBTA commuter rail y Best for… scenic plastic ‘Charlie Card’. If to 12:30am Sunday to restaurants, gas stations, ¨ International dialing
rides on the water, includ- ¨ Christmas Day
to Back Bay or South you’re transferring from Thursday, and to 2am Fri- shops and car-rental
ing trips to the Boston December 25 code %011
Station. day and Saturday nights. agencies.

hassle-free city
Getting Around Essential Information
experience
Travel like a local Including where to stay

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 Our selection of the city’s best places to Lonely Planet’s
eat, drink and experience: Boston
Lonely Planet Pocket Guides
1 Sights are designed to get you
5 Eating straight to the heart of the city.
Inside you’ll find all the
6 Drinking must-see sights, plus tips to
make your visit to each one
3 Entertainment really memorable. We’ve split
the city into easy-to-navigate
7 Shopping neighborhoods and provided
clear maps so you’ll find your
way around with ease. Our
These symbols give you the vital expert authors have searched
information for each listing: out the best of the city: walks,
food, nightlife and shopping,
% Telephone Numbers c Family-Friendly to name a few. Because you
h Opening Hours # Pet-Friendly
want to explore, our ‘Local Life’
p Parking g Bus
n Nonsmoking f Ferry
pages will take you to some
i Internet Access Y Metro of the most exciting areas to
W Wi-Fi Access b Subway experience the real Boston.
v Vegetarian Selection j Tram And of course you’ll find all
E English-Language d Train the practical tips you need for
Menu a smooth trip: itineraries for
short visits, how to get around,
and how much to tip the guy
who serves you a drink at the
Find each listing quickly on maps
end of a long day’s exploration.
for each neighbourhood:
It’s your guarantee of a
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Guide 7 Boston 21
Boston Top Sights................. 8
22 Charlestown
Boston Local Life ................ 12
Boston Day Planner............ 14 30 West End & North End
Need to Know ...................... 16
Boston Neighborhoods...... 18 Beacon Hill &
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76 South End & Chinatown

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Freedom Trail .......................................136 Arriving in Boston ............. 157

Green Spaces & Getting Around.................. 157

Shopping Places ................................ 140 Essential Information ....... 158

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Drinking .................................................144
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Boston Day Planner.................................................. 14

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