Moon Handbooks Boston

by Perk, Jeff

• ISBN13: 9781566911368
• ISBN10: 1566911362
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-12-01
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub

Summary

While providing excellent coverage of the city's world-famous sites, Boston Handbook equips readers with insider facts on what really makes the city unique, information that only a local would know. Author Jeff Perk provides interesting details and anecdotes on everything from the city's sidewalk art to its historic burying grounds and contemporary Celtic-music scene. Interweaving all of this with offbeat, comprehensive coverage of dining, lodging, transportation, and outdoor recreation options, Perk has created the perfect book for the traveler discovering Boston for the first time, or looking to discover it anew.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Climate	p. 2
History	p. 3
Special Topics
"A Good Shoemaker and a Poor Fish Peddler"	p. 12
Sights	p. 15
Boston Sights	p. 15
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	p. 52
Harvard Square
Central Cambridge
Around MIT
Special Topics
Bulfinch--The Builder of Boston	p. 16
"I Had a Teacher:" Being Black in Boston	p. 18
The Freedom Trail	p. 22
Cemeteries and Burying Grounds	p. 25
These Old Houses	p. 33
Allan Rohan Crite	p. 42
Discount Days and Other Deals	p. 45
Puppet Play	p. 51
Subway Buskers and Sidewalk Vaudeville	p. 53
What's with Those Addresses?	p. 53
A Book Lover's Mecca	p. 54
Ivy League Etymology	p. 57
Rags by the Pound	p. 63
Fun in the Hub	p. 65
The Urban Outdoors
Spectator Sports
Tours
Performing Arts
Nightclubs and Acoustic Coffeehouses
More Treats for Eyes and Ears
Special Topics
Harbor Island Ferries	p. 66
Boston Whalers	p. 73
Annual Musical Events	p. 77
Organ Music	p. 79
Dancing for Grown-Ups	p. 82
Irish Pubs	p. 84
Accommodations	p. 89
Under $50
$50-100
$100-150
$150-250
$250 and Up
Special Topics
Discount Hotel Brokers	p. 90
Time vs. Money: Cheap Sleeps for Commuters	p. 94
Bed-and-Breakfasts	p. 96
Food	p. 104
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	p. 106
This Is Boston, Not Manhattan	p. 111
Breakfasts of Champions	p. 113
Screamin' for Ice Cream	p. 132
Day Trips Beyond Boston	p. 135
Salem	p. 136
Sights
Practicalities
Lowell	p. 141
Lowell National Historical Park
Other Lowell Attractions
Practicalities
Cradle of Revolution	p. 149
Lexington
Concord
Back to Nature
Practicalities
The Charles River Valley	p. 157
Wellesley
Route 109--Roaming Western Norfolk County
Quincy	p. 162
Getting to the Shore on Time
Plymouth	p. 165
Practicalities
Special Topics
Samuel McIntire's Legacy	p. 138
Jack Kerouac	p. 142
The Lowell Folk Festival	p. 146
Day Hikes: The Bay Circuit	p. 160
Boston Basics	p. 170
Transportation	p. 170
Getting There and Away
Getting Around Town
Information and Services	p. 181
Health and Safety
Money and Banking
Communications and Measurements
Special Topics
Airline Toll-Free Phone Numbers	p. 172
Boston's Other Airports	p. 174
The Big Dig	p. 177
MBTA Lost-and-Found Phone Numbers	p. 178
Hell on Wheels: Driving in Boston	p. 179
Foreign Exchange Brokers	p. 184
Appendix	p. 189
Quick Reference Guide: Restaurants by Cuisine	p. 189
Accommodations by Price (High Season)	p. 199
Accommodations by Location	p. 201
Greater Boston Festivals and Events	p. 203
Booklist	p. 207
Accommodations Index	p. 216
Restaurant Index	p. 217
General Index	p. 220
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