Boston Favorites

 13 Reviews  Hanover Street is the main strip of the North End and Boston's "Little Italy". The street seems to be lined from end to end with Italian restaurants, many quite expensive. I came across to me as... 

 9 Reviews  Seize the day & enjoy shopping, dining & sightseeing in this fine city. Legal Sea Foods, Mamma Maria, Bull & Finch Pub (Cheers), Blue Man Group, Whale Watching, the Freedom Trail & John F. Kennedy... 

 13 Reviews  Boston Common - the famous city park in downtown Boston. Across the street from the park is a plaque. It reads: 'In or about the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred thirty and four the then... 

 11 Reviews  Harvard University is the oldest and possibly the most prestigious college in the United States. The college was founded in 1636 by a collection of well-educated Puritans. This is the original Ivy... 

 7 Reviews  The Back Bay neighborhood, well known for expensive housing and first-class shopping, is dominated by brownstone townhouses. Outdoor cafes and upscale shops line Newbury Street, the perfect place to... 

 10 Reviews  The city of Boston finally has free Wi Fi Internet hotspots. One is in Quincy Market, Another is at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, near Long Wharf. Network Name (SSID) GalaxyFreeWifi Quincy... 

 4 Reviews  I get a lot of emails from people asking for advice about moving to Boston, so here's my general advice. Let me preface this by saying these are my OPINIONS gained from my experience living in several... 

 5 Reviews   If you take the T ( Bostonians call the T for Subway Line)to Park Street you can see this Beacon Hill Street just next to the park. There is a long walk they call Freedom Trial. They painted this... 

 14 Reviews  Boston's City Hall has got to be the ugliest building in town. Makes me wonder what folks were thinking when they approved this design. It looks like a parking structure that would be way too top... 

 13 Reviews  Coming soon! This is a beautiful landscape (except for the weather, cause it made the picture look gray) of the little lake in Boston Public Garden and the buildings on the background, I love the... 

 7 Reviews  Boston's Waterfront district is a shining example of urban renewal. The part of the city was at onetime cut off from the rest of the city by way of a major highway. A casuality of America's love... 

 9 Reviews  Even though there's the freedom trail, there's a ton of other stuff to see in Boston, and most of it's out of the way.. We got lost several times while exploring Boston, so luckily we had several maps... 

 2 Reviews  Revere Beach is a beautiful beach that has undergone a complete renovation over the past few years. The boulevard now features extended walkways, old fashion light poles (50's style), trees, fine... 

 4 Reviews  Touring the USS Cassin Young. It was Friday afternoon and humid... but I'm so glad I took the free guided tour of this World War 2 warship. Our guide had a wonderful personality, and took us... 

 5 Reviews  The Scooper Bowl is an annual fundraising event for the Jimmy Fund. The nation’s largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival takes place for 3 days in June. It's located at Boston's City Hall Plaza,... 

 6 Reviews  Here's the Old City Hall (aka: the old State House). It was built in 1713 and was the headquarters of the British government in Boston. 'It served as merchants’ exchange, general meeting place, site... 

 8 Reviews  Last seat in the right field stands. This is where I sat at my first game outside of Yankee Stadium. I was about enough 16 and enjoyed the seat. Only because we didnt have to move. I even then was... 

 2 Reviews  Check out this fun web page to learn "How to Enjoy Boston on a Shoestring Budget". http://boston.about.com/c/ht/00/07/How_Enjoy_Boston_Shoestring0962933113.htm Great suggestions here, even if you... 

 7 Reviews  Prior to 9/11, this would've been a Must See tip. However, since you can no longer see the view from the tallest building in New England, why bother? It's a shame and kind of silly for the observatory... 

 3 Reviews  A walk and lunch in the Italian North End area of Boston is where I would go back to when visiting Boston again. Paul Revere and some of the things he made can be found inside his home at North End.... 

 9 Reviews  ... there are still a lot of things to do in Boston. The Museum of Science (on a island on Charles River) is very interesting and for the little and big children (yes, me too) interesting. The New... 

 2 Reviews  The waterfront's prime attraction dominates Central Wharf. Desined in 1969 the aquarium's core encloses a vast four-story ocean tank, which contains as innumerable array of marine animals. The fondest... 

 5 Reviews  This famous graveyard is a stop along the Freedom trail. Many of the headstones are thin and worn away, but they're authentic, and usually you can read the engraving. Some even sport the skull and...