Moon Handbooks Boston

by Perk, Jeff

• ISBN13: 9781566912792
• ISBN10: 1566912792
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub

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