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9781566912792

Moon Handbooks Boston

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    9781566912792

  • ISBN10:

    1566912792

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-06-01
  • Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub
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Summary

Get the lowdown on Beantown from an insider's perspective, along with suggested day trips to Plymouth, Salem, Lowell, Lexington and Concord. Photos & illustrations.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(1)
Climate
2(1)
History
3(12)
SPECIAL TOPICS
``A Good Shoemaker and a Poor Fish Peddler''
12(3)
SIGHTS 15(50)
Boston Sights
15(37)
Beacon Hill and the West End
Downtown and the Waterfront
The North End
Charlestown
Back Bay
The South End
Fenway and Vicinity
Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, and Dorchester
Brookline
Cambridge Sights
52(13)
Harvard Square
Central Cambridge
Around MIT
SPECIAL TOPICS
Bulfinch---The Builder of Boston
16(2)
``I Had a Teacher:'' Being Black in Boston
18(4)
The Freedom Trail
22(3)
Cemeteries and Burying Grounds
25(8)
These Old Houses
33(9)
Allan Rohan Crite
42(3)
Discount Days and Other Deals
45(6)
Puppet Play
51(2)
Subway Buskers and Sidewalk Vaudeville
53(1)
What's with Those Addresses?
53(1)
A Book Lover's Mecca
54(3)
Ivy League Etymology
57(6)
Rags by the Pound
63(2)
FUN IN THE HUB 65(24)
The Urban Outdoors
Spectator Sports
Tours
Performing Arts
Nightclubs and Acoustic Coffeehouses
More Treats for Eyes and Ears
SPECIAL TOPICS
Harbor Island Ferries
66(7)
Boston Whalers
73(4)
Annual Musical Events
77(2)
Organ Music
79(3)
Dancing for Grown-Ups
82(2)
Irish Pubs
84(5)
ACCOMMODATIONS 89(15)
Under $50
$50-100
$100-150
$150-250
$250 and Up
SPECIAL TOPICS
Discount Hotel Brokers
90(4)
Time vs. Money: Cheap Sleeps for Commuters
94(2)
Bed-and-Breakfasts
96(8)
FOOD 104(31)
Beacon Hill and the West End
Downtown and the Waterfront
The North End
Back Bay and the South End
Fenway and Kenmore Square
Chow Down 'n the Hood: Allston and JP
Brookline
Cambridge
Citywide Specials
SPECIAL TOPICS
One Fish, Two Fish: Dining on Seafood
106(5)
This Is Boston, Not Manhattan
111(2)
Breakfasts of Champions
113(19)
Screamin' for Ice Cream
132(3)
DAY TRIPS BEYOND BOSTON 135(35)
Salem
136(5)
Sights
Practicalities
Lowell
141(8)
Lowell National Historical Park
Other Lowell Attractions
Practicalities
Cradle of Revolution
149(8)
Lexington
Concord
Back to Nature
Practicalities
The Charles River Valley
157(5)
Wellesley
Route 109---Roaming Western Norfolk County
Quincy
162(3)
Getting to the Shore on Time
Plymouth
165(5)
Practicalities
SPECIAL TOPICS
Samuel McIntire's Legacy
138(4)
Jack Kerouac
142(4)
The Lowell, Folk Festival
146(14)
Day Hikes: The Bay Circuit
160(10)
BOSTON BASICS 170(19)
Transportation
170(11)
Getting There and Away
Getting Around Town
Information and Services
181(8)
Health and Safety
Money and Banking
Communications and Measurements
SPECIAL TOPICS
Airline Toll-Free Phone Numbers
172(2)
Boston's Other Airports
174(3)
The Big Dig
177(1)
MBTA Lost-and-Found Phone Numbers
178(1)
Hell on Wheels: Driving in Boston
179(5)
Foreign Exchange Brokers
184(5)
APPENDIX 189(18)
Quick Reference Guide: Restaurants by Cuisine
189(10)
Accommodations by Price (High Season)
199(2)
Accommodations by Location
201(2)
Greater Boston Festivals and Events
203(4)
Booklist 207(9)
Accommodations Index 216(1)
Restaurant Index 217(3)
General Index 220

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