DK Eyewitness Travel - Top 10 Boston 2011

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL AS W H SN OW 10 10 PLA 10 10 CH IS ET RE ST Y U ET RE S ST ET RE ST C RE ST N SO TRE MA MO NT ET Macy’s ST EN E ET S ET RE E ER AV STR OT AC ST Downtown Crossing PL AS E ET Ladder District 10 N AR ET ST RE PL T M RE EE Filene’s ET M ST RE SU ST ST I WE M TR KL Boston Common TE ER AN NT FR Trail WI H H P L A M IL A C TO E N Park Street dom Frog Pond IN TOP 10 BOSTON M M 10 10 10 10 10 10 Must-see museums & galleries Best seafood restaurants Most fun places for children Best venues for music & theater Great walks & itineraries Liveliest bars & clubs Best hotels for every budget Great day trips Best shops, malls & markets Insider tips for every visitor YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING TOP 10 BOSTON PATRICIA HARRIS DAVID LYON JONATHAN SCHULTZ EYEWITNESS TRAVEL Contents Left Boston Harbor Center Massachusetts State House Right Ryles Contents Boston’s Top 10 The Freedom Trail Produced by Departure Lounge, London Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound by South China Printing Co Ltd, China First American Edition, 2003 11 12 13 14 10 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 Copyright 2003, 2011 © Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved Without limiting the rights Faneuil Hall Marketplace 12 Boston Common & Public Garden 14 Harvard University 16 Around Newbury Street 20 Museum of Fine Arts 22 under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited Trinity Church 26 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 28 Charlestown Navy Yard 30 A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISSN 1479-344X ISBN 978-0-75666-962-1 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of quality or popularity is implied All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit New England Aquarium 32 Moments in Boston History 36 Figures in Boston History 38 Restaurants 40 Spots for Seafood 42 Cafés 44 The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, Great Britain WC2R 0RL, or email: travelguides@dk.com Cover – Alamy Images: culliganphoto main; DK Images: Rough Guides/John Coletti bl Spine – DK Images: Demetrio Carrasco b Back – DK Images: Rough Guides/John Coletti tr; Linda Whitwam tc, tl Bars 46 Dance & Live Music Venues 48 Gay & Lesbian Hang-Outs 50 Around Town Beacon Hill 74 Back Bay 80 North End & the Waterfront 90 96 Performing Arts Venues 52 Festivals & Events 54 Downtown & the Financial District Experiences 56 Chinatown, the Theater District & South End 104 Boston Pastimes 58 Kenmore & the Fenway 112 Activities for Children 60 Cambridge & Somerville 118 Waterfront Areas 62 Boston South Boston Harbor Islands 66 Streetsmart Essential Shopping Day Trips: Historic New Contents Left Barking Crab Center Store, Newbury Street Right Singers, Berklee Performance Center 126 Practical Information 134 England 68 Places to Stay 146 Day Trips: The Seaside 70 Index 152 Left Claude Monet’s La Japonaise, Museum of Fine Arts Right Memorial Hall Key to abbreviations Adm admission charge payable Free no admission charge DA disabled access BOSTON’S TOP 10 The Freedom Trail 8–11 Faneuil Hall Marketplace 12–13 Boston Common & Public Garden 14–15 Harvard University 16–19 Around Newbury Street 20–21 Museum of Fine Arts 22–25 Trinity Church 26–27 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 28–29 Charlestown Navy Yard 30–31 New England Aquarium 32–33 Top Ten of Everything 36–71 BOSTON’S TOP 10 Boston Highlights 6–7 Hall @ Faneuil Marketplace Freedom Trail ! The Boston’s best walking What was once a dilapidated, post-revolutionary mercantile area now sets the standard for urban-renewal projects worldwide It boasts an indoor food court in Quincy Market (left), shops, and street performers (see pp12–13) tour is free, self-guided, chock-full of history, and open year round Just follow the painted red stripe threading its way past historic buildings such as the Massachusetts State House (Hall of Flags above; see pp8–11)
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