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Pro
Youthful population; abundance of historic and cultural attractions; charming neighborhoods; diverse activities year-round; the Bruins
Con
Expensive accommodation and creaky subway system
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City life with a hometown atmosphere.
91 Reviews Faneuil Hall is a fun marketplace to visit, full of life and busyness. People come here to shop, have lunch, catch up with friends or just watch the people. There are food vendors and restaurants as well as other shops. On nice days you can eat outside. Originally Faneuil Hall’s second floor...
134 Reviews If you had just one day in Boston and asked me what you should do, I would say definitely take the Freedom Trail. This 2.5 mile trail leads you through 16 of the top historical highlights of Boston on an easy to follow red path. It’s pretty neat – you can start anywhere on the trail and take part...
5 Reviews and 1271 Opinions The Lenox Hotel is a family owned hotel in an older building located in the Back Bay. I loved the...
3 Reviews and 841 Opinions This looks like the old Kenmore Hotel of the 1970's Grahm Jr College used this as a dorm and...
25 Reviews My wife and I were shopping in the Farmer's Market and the Faneuil Market when we decide to grab a bite to eat. I didn't feel like eating at one of the food hall stands so we decided to try this place out. I liked that the restaurant was upstairs and not on the main level where the crowds tend to...
41 Reviews Legal Sea Foods is a local chain, and I was able to stop by the Braintree Mall stop to try this place out as I arrived in town late on a Saturday night. Being the sad party of one, there was no wait, and I quickly was seated at a lone table. Both the hostess and the waitress were friendly. Having...
Lansdowne Street & Kenmore Square
10 Reviews You know you want to spend a crazy night out on the town in Boston, but you just don't know what you want to do? Hit up Lansdowne Street and you won't be sorry. The entire block is jam packed with a variety of dance clubs, lounges, bars and nightclubs all right next to each other. Off the top of...
127 Reviews We found the T really easy to use - get a charlie card and your journeys are all $1.70 instead ot $2. It's easy to use the machines to put more cash on your card. They work much the same as oyster cards. The T is different to the London Underground in that the people appear much more polite....
11 Reviews When I went to college one of of my many options for visiting home was taking the train. I ruled out taking the train, Amtrak, because it was expensive. After researching the Amtrak New York City to Boston routes recently, I realized that its still expensive and also takes just as much time as...
Prudential Center & Copley Place
19 Reviews The Prudential Center and Copley place are unique in that you get so many different shops under one roof as everything interconnects through these long glass walk ways overlooking the streets. There is every shop imaginable for those wishing to make a purchase in a conventional mall setting. And if...
13 Reviews Downtown Crossing is loaded with plenty of places to shop. From Macys to TJ Max, H&M to little booths selling Boston memorabilia, purses, belts and other items. It is centrally located in the heart of downtown, just minutes from Faniuel Hall and other areas of interest. You will also find a large...
18 Reviews Visitors from outside of New England are often confounded by local pronunciations, especially of Massachusetts cities and towns. Here’s a guide that’ll help you sound like a local: City: Pronunciation: Worcester WUH – stuh; also acceptable: WIS – tuh Just remember not to pronounce any r’s in...
Interacting with the Bostonian
19 Reviews If you look like a tourist,wearing shorts downtown with a camera strung around your neck, you'll be treated as a nuisance, in the way of people going about their own business, unless you happen upon an unusually unhurried and benevolent soul. Bostonians and their buildings are not animals in a...
33 Reviews People on foot in Boston are some of the friendliest around. When you find yourself down some weird side street, ask directions. But when they get behind the wheel they are A**holes honking! We took this personally at first, but later when we walked around the city, we noticed honking was just a...
17 Reviews So, after adding tips about pickpockets to my Paris and Madrid pages, I'm now adding one about my home city! While browsing the racks at Marshalls in the Downtown Crossing area recently, I felt a hand along my hip. I turned to find a hand right inside my bag! I yelled "HEY!" really loudly and the...
30 Reviews Yes, this is a local tourist trap. No, you will not be fooled. When you enter the Bull and Finch (Cheers) you know it is a tourist trap. But....YOU DO NOT CARE! This is where you came to see a little of the past, regarding the TV hit show,"CHEERS". To make your vist to the "Cheers" location, all the...
23 Reviews Faneuil Hall is an incredibly difficult tourist trap to avoid, and to spell, in equal measures. But, it ain't so bad in the grand scheme of things. A. It's architecturally historic B. Winter visits make the market a welcome respite It's also got a vibrant street life and some good little shops so...
20 Reviews Our last visit to Boston was during the MLK Jr. Holiday weekend in January 2010. We took a small rollaboard for our stay. We anticipated the weather to be chilly especially by the water so I wore a heavy jacket and my wife wore her mink coat. The weather was cold but not bad since we dressed warmly....
14 Reviews This is my neighborhood and I love it dearly. Here are some reasons I've stayed in a 1 mile radius since I moved to the area: Inman Square, Cambridge: Easily accessible from Harvard Square or Central Square by public transportation or a pleasant 1 mile walk (north up Prospect St. from Central or...
12 Reviews Salem is a great side trip when visiting the Boston area. The Boston-Salem Ferry is a nice way to get to Salem via the water and is quite ejoyable in the warmer months. The Ferry is located right by the Boston Aquarium and drops you off about 3 blocks down from the House of the Seven Gables in...
37 Reviews Fenway is a must see if you're a baseball fan or not. You can tour the park 7 days a week 9 am to 4 pm. Tours last an hour and you can take pics. Like most things in Boston, the park is living history and you can't help but get caught up in it. The only drawback for me was the gouging in the...
18 Reviews For Americans probably the most patriotic thing to do while in Boston is to tour the Freedom Trail. These are a collection of sites on a 2.5 mile trail that leads through historic Boston. Although many of the attractions on this trail have played a prominent role in the American Revolution some,...
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BOSTON KALEIDOSCOPE AND ITS CAST OF COLORS…
Looking back at Boston today, I wonder why I hadn't made it back as often as I did during my childhood. I spent many of my summers in Cape Cod with the occasional day trip into Boston and they were......
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Boston Features the Old and New
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IF HOME IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS-THEN I LIVE HERE
In November of 1990, I began visiting the many colleges that accepted me as an early applicant. I wasn't very thrilled with any until I visited Boston University. I fell in love with this wonderful...
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