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by Marie Morris Boston FOR DUMmIES ‰ 4TH EDITION s 01_128176 ffirs.qxp 5/25/07 10:29 AM Page iii 02_128176 ftoc.qxp 5/25/07 10:30 AM Page viii Plan your trip with For Dummies Covering the most popular destinations in North America and Europe, For Dummies travel guides are the ultimate user-friendly trip planners. Available wherever books are sold or go to www.dummies.com And book it with our online partner, Frommers.com � Book airfare,hotels and packages � Find the hottest deals � Get breaking travel news � Enter to win vacations � Share trip photos and stories � And much more Frommers.com,rated the #1 Travel Web Site by PC Magazine 01_128176 ffirs.qxp 5/25/07 10:29 AM Page i Available wherever books are sold. Go to www.dummies.com or call 1-877-762-2974 to order direct. The fun and easy way™ to travel! U.S.A. 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For technical support, please visit www.wiley.com/techsupport. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Control Number: 2007926380 ISBN: 978-0-470-12817-6 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 01_128176 ffirs.qxp 5/25/07 10:29 AM Page iv About the Author Marie Morris grew up in New York City and graduated from Harvard College, where she studied history. She has lived in the Boston area for over two decades. Since 1997, she has written the Frommer’s Boston travel guide and contributed to Frommer’s New England. She is also the author of Frommer’s Boston Day by Day and the latest edition of Frommer’s Irreverent Guide to Boston. She has been, among other things, an assistant sports editor at the Boston Herald and an editor at 02138 and Boston magazines. She enjoys cooking, entertaining, horse racing, and traveling. Marie lives in the North End, not far from the Freedom Trail, where she often encounters readers — bring along your copy of Boston For Dummies, and you might meet her there. 01_128176 ffirs.qxp 5/25/07 10:29 AM Page v Editorial Editors: Christine Ryan, Development Editor; Ian Skinnari, Production Editor Copy Editor: Cara Buitron Cartographer: Andrew Dolan Editorial Assistant: Melinda Quintero Senior Photo Editor: Richard Fox Cartoons: Rich Tennant (www.the5thwave.com) Composition Services Project Coordinator: Patrick Redmond Layout and Graphics: Claudia Bell, Joyce Haughey Special Art: Anniversary Logo Design: Richard Pacifico Proofreaders: Aptara, David Faust, Charles Spencer Indexer: Aptara Publishing and Editorial for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher, Consumer Dummies Joyce Pepple, Acquisitions Director, Consumer Dummies Kristin A. Cocks, Product Development Director, Consumer Dummies Michael Spring, Vice President and Publisher, Travel Kelly Regan, Editorial Director, Travel Publishing for Technology Dummies Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher, Dummies Technology/ General User Composition Services Gerry Fahey, Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our Dummies online registration form located at www.dummies.com/register/. Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: 01_128176 ffirs.qxp 5/25/07 10:29 AM Page vi Contents at a Glance Introduction.......................................................1 Part I: Introducing Boston...................................7 Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Boston ....................................9 Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into Boston ........................................16 Chapter 3: Deciding When to Go ..................................................26 Chapter 4: Managing Your Money ................................................33 Part II: Planning Your Trip to Boston .................43 Chapter 5: Getting to Boston ........................................................45 Chapter 6: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests..........55 Chapter 7: Taking Care of the Remaining Details ........................64 Part III: Settling Into Boston.............................73 Chapter 8: Arriving and Getting Oriented ....................................75 Chapter 9: Checking In at Boston’s Best Hotels ..........................92 Chapter 10: Dining and Snacking in Boston ..............................116 Part IV: Exploring Boston ................................143 Chapter 11: Discovering Boston’s Best Attractions..................145 Chapter 12: Shopping the Local Stores ......................................180 Chapter 13: Following an Itinerary: Seven Great Options........193 Chapter 14: Going Beyond Boston: Four Day Trips ..................207 Part V: Living It Up after Dark: Boston Nightlife.........................................231 Chapter 15: Applauding the Cultural Scene ..............................233 Chapter 16: Hitting the Clubs and Bars ......................................244 Part VI: The Part of Tens.................................253 Chapter 17: The Top Ten Ways Not to Look Like a Tourist......255 Chapter 18: The Top Ten Free (or Almost Free) Activities ......258 Chapter 19: The Top Ten Things to Do in Bad Weather ..........262 Appendix: Quick Concierge..............................265 Index.............................................................273 02_128176 ftoc.qxp 5/25/07 10:30 AM Page vii 02_128176 ftoc.qxp 5/25/07 10:30 AM Page viii
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