Secret Boston The Unique Guidebook to Boston's Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes

by Purdom, Laura

• ISBN13: 9781550224887
• ISBN10: 1550224883
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: ECW Press

Summary

Beyond the well-trod paths to Harvard Square and the Public Gardens, Boston is rich with hidden sights that few travelers ever know about. This guide lifts the lid off secluded historic sites, small art galleries, out-of-the-way eateries, and obscure museums. From the best lime rickeys and the gravestone that inspired Hawthorne'sThe Scarlet Letterto Boston's legendary folk music scene and authentic Venetian gondolas, seasoned locals and weekend visitors alike will find something new and delightful in Beantown.

Author Biography

Laura Purdom is the author of New England Traveler's Companion and Traveler's Companion Southern England. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Introduction	9	(1)
How to Use Secret Boston	10	(1)
Other Resources	11	(4)
SECRET . . .
Accent	15	(1)
African-American	15	(4)
Anatomy	19	(2)
Animal Rescue	21	(1)
Antique Malls	22	(1)
Architecture	23	(7)
Armenian	30	(2)
Art	32	(4)
Bad Art	36	(1)
Bakeries	37	(3)
Barbecue	40	(1)
Beaches	41	(3)
Big Dig	44	(2)
Birds	46	(2)
Bocce	48	(1)
Bookstores	49	(5)
Boston Harbor	54	(4)
Brahmins	58	(3)
Breakfast	61	(2)
Brewery Tour	63	(1)
Cafes	64	(4)
Candlepins	68	(2)
Candy Factory	70	(1)
Cemeteries	71	(5)
Charles River	76	(3)
Chinatown	79	(4)
Chocolate	83	(2)
Christian Science	85	(2)
Circus	87	(2)
City Views	89	(3)
Classical	92	(3)
Cod	95	(1)
Coffee	96	(3)
Comedy	99	(2)
Crustaceans	101	(1)
Cy Young	102	(1)
Cycling	103	(2)
Diners	105	(2)
``Doctor Death''	107	(1)
Documentaries	108	(1)
Dog Days	109	(1)
Dragonboats	110	(2)
Emerald Necklace	112	(5)
Experienced Apparel	117	(2)
Fenway Park	119	(2)
Festas	121	(1)
Folk	122	(3)
Football	125	(1)
French	125	(2)
Fruits and Veggies	127	(5)
Gargoyles	132	(1)
Geniuses	132	(2)
Glbt	134	(2)
Gondolas	136	(1)
Green Spaces	137	(4)
Harvard	141	(2)
Ho Chi Minh	143	(1)
Horticulture	144	(3)
Ice Cream	147	(2)
Ice Skating	149	(1)
Indian	150	(3)
Industrial History	153	(2)
Inline Skating	155	(1)
Inner Peace	156	(2)
Irish	158	(2)
Japanese	160	(1)
Jazz and Blues	161	(2)
Kids' Museums	163	(2)
Korean	165	(1)
Latin Dance	166	(2)
Lodging	168	(3)
Lost Garden	171	(2)
Marathoners	173	(1)
Mediterranean	174	(2)
Midnight Ride	176	(2)
Mit Flea	178	(1)
Money	179	(2)
Mountaineering	181	(1)
Movies	182	(3)
North End	185	(6)
Novelties	191	(1)
Outlets	192	(1)
Parking and Driving	193	(1)
Patriots	194	(4)
Patron Saint	198	(2)
Penny Candy	200	(1)
Picnics	200	(3)
Pictures	203	(2)
Pizza	205	(1)
Poetry	206	(1)
R&B	207	(1)
Recycling	208	(1)
Reproductions	209	(1)
Rock	210	(2)
Roots	212	(2)
Rozzie Village	214	(3)
Salvage	217	(1)
Sandwiches	218	(1)
Scents	219	(1)
Sexuality Shops	220	(1)
Shoes	221	(2)
Soccer	223	(1)
South of the Border	224	(2)
Stargazing	226	(1)
Stumps	227	(1)
Surgical Theater	227	(1)
Swimming Holes	228	(3)
``T''	231	(1)
Tea	232	(2)
Technology	234	(3)
Theater	237	(3)
Things That Go	240	(1)
Tiaras	241	(1)
Tory	242	(1)
Toys	243	(1)
20Th-Century Artifacts	244	(3)
Ultimate Frisbee	247	(2)
Uppity Women	249	(2)
Used Music	251	(2)
Useful Things	253	(3)
Vegetarian	256	(1)
Weather	257	(2)
Yoga	259	(2)
The Secret Future	261	(1)
Photo Sites	262	(1)
Subject Index	263	(12)
Alphabetical Index	275