Boston has advantages: train
and bus terminals are in the city
center, and Logan
Airport is less than a
15-minute taxi or subway ride
from
the
center.
Boston
Common (map)
The heart of Boston—Boston's
central park. Park Street Station,
at the Common's southeastern corner,
is the heart of Boston's
subway
system. More...
Public Garden (map)
Just west
of Boston Common, the formal Public Garden
has the famous Swan
Boats and, facing it, the bar named Cheers.
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Beacon Hill
North side of Boston Common , Beacon Hill is
crowned by the Massachusetts
State House (capitol)
and narrow colonial streets lined with charming 18th-
and 19th-century houses.
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Charles River Esplanade
West of Beacon Hill, the Esplanade
is a swath of green along the Charles River,
with a boathouse and the Hatch Memorial
Shell for open-air concerts. More...
Downtown
Crossing
A block southeast
of Boston Common on Washington Street
is the city's
downtown shopping district, a pedestrian
zone. More...
Chinatown
A few blocks
south of Downtown Crossing are a dozen
Chinese restaurants,
groceries, businesses and a ceremonial Chinese-style
archway. More...
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Boston's historic Faneuil
Hall and Quincy Market complex has shops,
takeout food stalls, cafes, taverns and
boutiques. Don't miss it. More...
Financial
District
East of Downtown Crossing and south of Faneuil Hall
Marketplace is Boston's Financial District of high-rise
office towers. South
Station Transportation Center (train & bus) is
here as well. More...
Government Center
Boston City Hall, state and federal offices
are surounded
by Beacon Hill, the Financial District,
Faneuil Hall Marketplace, and Haymarket
Square. More...
Haymarket
Square
The "square" is long gone, but Boston's
big open-air food market still takes place here next
to Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Government Center and
the North End every Friday and Saturday. More...
Boston Waterfront
East of Faneuil Hall Marketplace and south of the North
End is Boston's Waterfront, home to several hotels
and the
New England Aquarium. More...
North End
Home to successive waves of immigrants
(most recently Italians), this is where
you'll find
Old
North Church,
Paul Revere's
house, and numerous god Italian restaurants,
cafes and pastry shops. More...
Commonwealth Avenue
The wide,
tree-lined monumental boulevard starting
at the Public Garden is the main thoroughfare
of the Back Bay. It goes west to Kenmore
Square.
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Back Bay
Developed
on filled land during the 19th century
and now one of the city's most important
residential, business, entertainment
and shopping districts, it includes the
Prudential
Center, Hynes
Convention Center, and Newbury
Street,
good for shopping. More...
Huntington
Avenue
Southwest of the Pru,
Huntington Avenue passes the Christian
Science
Church Center, Symphony
Hall, Northeastern University, and the
Museum of
Fine Arts. More...
Back Bay Fens
An
uninviting name, but a beautiful park that's
an essential link in
Frederick
Law Olmsted's "Emerald
Necklace,"seven miles of parks
and green spaces. More...
Kenmore
Square
Boston University is a few blocks
west, smaller colleges are closer, so Kenmore
has hotels, cafes, bookstores, cinemas,
and clubs. More...
Charlestown
North of the tip
of Boston peninsula are
Bunker
Hill and the USS Constitution ("Old
Ironsides")
in the old Boston Navy
Yard. More...
East Boston
Home to Logan
Airport, this district northeast
of Charlestown, is reached by three tunnels:
Callahan Tunnel
north, Sumner Tunnel
south, and Ted Williams Tunnel (both directions).
More...
South Boston
"Southie," southeast
of the Financial
District, is across Fort
Point Channel. In the Seaport
District you'll find the Boston
Convention & Exhibition Center and Seaport
World Trade Center. South and east
are the heavily Irish-American neighborhoods
and miles of good beaches. More...
South End
Not to be confused with South
Boston, the
South End is a pretty 19th-century residential
neighborhood with lots of good restaurants,
cafes and bars. More...
Brookline
A
large, mostly residential city,
former hometown
of
the Kennedy family, Brookline is a separate
city surrounded by Boston. More...
Somerville
North of Cambridge, Somerville
is largely residential, and home to parts
of Tufts University. More...
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