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Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world. Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Los Angeles, 4th Edition gives you the lowdown on: How to survive a smog alert Where to stay in Catalina and pretend you're a 1920s millionaire Why Tail O' the Pup is the city's most significant architectural statement Beaming up to the Star Trek bridge at LAX Where to catch the Groundlings-the improv group that launched the careers of Jon Lovitz, Lisa Kudrow, and Will Ferrell And much more!

Marie Morris grew up in New York and graduated from Harvard, where she studied history. She has worked for 02138 magazine, the Boston Herald, Boston magazine, and the New York Times. She’s the author of Frommer’s Boston and Boston For Dummies, and she covers Boston for Frommer’s New England. She lives in Boston, not far from Paul Revere.

Introduction	p. 1
Maps
Boston Neighborhoods	p. 4
You Probably Didn't Know	p. 6
Why Boston is "the Hub"	p. 6
How to pronounce-well, lots of things	p. 6
How the T lines got their names	p. 7
Which Green Line is which	p. 7
Why your compass is going all kerflooey	p. 7
Traffic Rules	p. 8
What's opera got to do with it	p. 9
Where on earth you can park	p. 9
Who serves the best ice cream	p. 10
Where your tax money went	p. 10
The meaning of a Smoot	p. 11
Where the hills of John Winthrop's city went	p. 11
Accommodations	p. 12
Basic Stuff	p. 14
Winning the Reservations Game	p. 14
Is There a Right Address?	p. 15
The Lap of Luxury	p. 16
The Lowdown	p. 16
Are you sure this is Boston?	p. 16
Are you positive this is Boston?	p. 17
Oh, yeah, this is Boston (19th-century division)	p. 17
Oh, yeah, this is Boston (20th-century division)	p. 18
Oh, yeah, this is Boston (21st-century division)	p. 19
For travelers with old money	p. 19
For travelers with new money	p. 19
For travelers with money, period	p. 20
For travelers with no money (or not much)	p. 20
Seriously, no money	p. 21
Anonymous giants	p. 21
Not too big, not too small	p. 22
Convenient for conventioneers	p. 22
Where to drop after you shop	p. 23
Landmark restorations	p. 23
Luscious love nests	p. 24
Down by the sea	p. 24
On the river	p. 25
Park your car(cass) in Harvard Yard	p. 25
Sweet suites	p. 26
For traveling families	p. 26
For students and their families	p. 27
For travelers who want to avoid families	p. 27
Front-row seats for theater lovers	p. 28
For sightseers	p. 28
At the airport	p. 28
Where to see a celebrity	p. 29
Maps
Boston Accommodations	p. 30
The Index	p. 32
Dining	p. 40
Basic Stuff	p. 42
Only in Boston	p. 42
How to Dress	p. 42
Where (Not) to Smoke	p. 43
When to Eat	p. 43
Practicalities	p. 43
Where the Chefs Are	p. 43
The Lowdown	p. 44
Where to trap a lobster	p. 44
Something fishy in town	p. 44
Something fishy in a shack	p. 45
Something fishy and raw	p. 45
Further Resources	p. 45
Something fishy on the cheap	p. 46
For oyster lovers	p. 46
Landmarks	p. 46
For special occasions	p. 47
Isn't it romantic	p. 48
Tea Up	p. 48
For same-sex romance	p. 49
Kid pleasers	p. 49
See-and-be-seen scenes	p. 49
Crankiest waitstaff	p. 50
Barbecue joints	p. 50
Beer here	p. 50
Restaurant row (Boston)	p. 51
Restaurant row (Cambridge)	p. 51
Cheap eats	p. 51
The great outdoors	p. 52
For committed carnivores	p. 52
Vegging out	p. 53
Global harmony	p. 54
Solo practitioners	p. 54
Spaghetti-and-meatball Italian	p. 54
Arugula-and-radicchio Italian	p. 55
Pie in the sky	p. 55
The tastiest Tex-Mex	p. 56
Mex without the Tex	p. 56
A French toast	p. 56
Dim sum and then some	p. 57
When in Chinatown	p. 57
Attention, sweet teeth	p. 58
Brunch bonanza	p. 58
Power lunches	p. 59
After hours	p. 59
Maps
Boston Dining	p. 60
Downtown & North End Dining	p. 62
Harvard Square Dining	p. 63
The Index	p. 64
Diversions	p. 76
Basic Stuff	p. 78
Getting Your Bearings	p. 78
The Freedom Trail	p. 79
Tour Time	p. 81
The Lowdown	p. 82
The fast-track Freedom Trail	p. 82
Don't believe the brochures	p. 82
Where to feel like a student	p. 83
Where to act like a Brahmin	p. 84
Rumor Mill	p. 84
Common ground	p. 85
Matters of state	p. 85
Good touristy in the North End	p. 86
Bad touristy in the North End	p. 86
Small wonders on the Freedom Trail	p. 87
Small wonders on Beacon Hill	p. 87
Church and state on the Freedom Trail	p. 88
Back Bay churches even atheists might enjoy	p. 89
Grave concerns on the Freedom Trail	p. 91
Other grave concerns	p. 91
End of the Trail	p. 92
Art museums (the biggies)	p. 93
Learn the Lingo	p. 93
Most underrated museums	p. 95
On the waterfront	p. 96
How to feel like you're in a foreign country	p. 97
Black Boston	p. 97
The shape of things to come	p. 98
The view from above	p. 98
The view from a bridge	p. 99
Look, up in the sky, it's-you	p. 99
Boston by boat	p. 99
A whale of a time	p. 100
Excursions to Plymouth and P-Town	p. 100
Must-sees for second timers	p. 101
Best places for gallery hopping	p. 102
Weirdest bunch of public statuary	p. 102
Bigger isn't always better	p. 103
Best patriotic festivals	p. 103
Beer here	p. 104
Pure fun for little kids	p. 105
Secretly educational stuff for older kids	p. 105
Author, author	p. 106
Kennedy country	p. 107
Free spirit	p. 107
Maps
Boston Diversions	p. 108
The Index	p. 110
Getting Outside	p. 120
The Lowdown	p. 122
Parks to get lost in	p. 122
The islands you've never heard of	p. 123
On Walden Pond	p. 123
Run for your life	p. 124
The Marathon	p. 125
Pedal pushers	p. 126
Swimming holes in the concrete jungle	p. 127
The club scene	p. 127
Whatever floats your boat	p. 127
Ice, ice, baby	p. 128
Hitting the beach	p. 128
Tee time	p. 129
Shopping	p. 130
Basic Stuff	p. 132
What to Buy	p. 132
Target Zones	p. 133
Bargain Hunting	p. 134
Hours of Business	p. 135
Sales Tax	p. 135
The Lowdown	p. 135
Shopping bags to show off	p. 135
Clothes to make you feel young again	p. 136
Clothes to make you feel grown up	p. 136
Clothes for non-grown-ups	p. 136
Everything under one roof	p. 137
World-beat chic	p. 137
Well-heeled wares	p. 137
Obscure objects of desire	p. 137
For bookworms	p. 138
For thirsty bookworms	p. 138
For thrifty bookworms	p. 138
For baby bookworms	p. 138
For special-interest bookworms	p. 139
Those lips! Those eyes!	p. 139
Music meccas	p. 139
Home beautiful	p. 139
Art for art's sake	p. 140
Art for your sake	p. 140
Precious old stuff	p. 140
Funky old stuff	p. 140
Kid stuff	p. 141
Incredible edibles	p. 141
The sporting life	p. 141
Maps
Boston Shopping	p. 142
The Index	p. 144
Nightlife	p. 154
Basic Stuff	p. 156
Liquor Laws & More Vice Regulation	p. 156
Sources	p. 157
The Lowdown	p. 157
Loud and live	p. 157
Lounge lizards	p. 157
If you see shamrocks, it's not a real Irish bar	p. 158
Further Resources	p. 158
The peanutbutter cups of nightlife	p. 159
Spin cities	p. 159
Sin cities	p. 160
Peeling out	p. 160
Eurotrashiest	p. 160
College cheer	p. 161
Lansdowne Street: The Debate	p. 161
One-stop hopping	p. 162
Where the jocks flex their muscles	p. 162
Where the jocks play	p. 162
As seen on TV	p. 163
All that jazz	p. 163
All that blues	p. 163
Where the girls are	p. 164
Where the boys are	p. 164
Worth the trip	p. 164
In the neighborhood	p. 165
Clubbing al fresco	p. 165
Maps
Boston Nightlife	p. 166
The Index	p. 168
Entertainment	p. 174
Basic Stuff	p. 176
Sources	p. 177
Getting Tickets	p. 177
On the Cheap	p. 177
The Lowdown	p. 178
I hear a symphony	p. 178
How Out-of-Date IS the "MTA" Song?	p. 178
Go for baroque	p. 179
What's opera, doc?	p. 179
In (rock) concert	p. 180
Just plain folk	p. 180
Broadway babies	p. 180
High drama	p. 181
The next stage	p. 181
Dinner and a show	p. 181
Men in tights	p. 181
Comedy tonight	p. 182
Making it up as you go along	p. 182
The silver screen	p. 182
The big game	p. 182
Maps
Boston Entertainment	p. 184
The Index	p. 186
Hotlines & Other Basics	p. 193
Airports	p. 193
Buses	p. 194
Car rentals	p. 194
Convention centers	p. 194
Doctors and dentists	p. 194
Emergencies	p. 195
Boston Online Toolbox	p. 195
Events hotlines	p. 196
Ferries	p. 196
Festivals and Special Events	p. 196
Gay and lesbian hotlines	p. 197
Newspapers	p. 197
Parking	p. 198
Pharmacies	p. 198
Radio stations	p. 199
Restrooms	p. 199
Subways	p. 199
Taxes	p. 200
Taxis and limos	p. 200
Telephones	p. 200
Tickets	p. 201
Travelers with disabilities	p. 201
TV stations	p. 201
Visitor information	p. 201
Weather	p. 201
General Index	p. 202
Accommodation Index	p. 207
Restaurant Index	p. 208
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