Boston Travel Guide
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There's history and culture around every bend in Boston—skyscrapers nestle next to historic hotels while modern marketplaces line the antique cobblestone streets. But to Bostonians, living in a city that blends yesterday and today is just another day in their beloved Beantown.
Boston Hotels
At one time, great lodging was scarce in Boston. If you were a persnickety blueblood in town to visit relatives, you checked into the Charles or the old...read more
Boston Restaurants
In a city synonymous with tradition, Boston chefs have spent recent years rewriting culinary history. The stuffy, wood-paneled formality is gone; the endless...read more
Things To Do in Boston
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Boston
- Boston Fares to/from Los Angeles (each way) Virgin America
- Boston: 4-Diamond Hotel in Back Bay, Reg. $235 Lenox Hotel
- 4-Star Boston Cambridge Hotel Hotwire.com
- Boston Fares to/from San Francisco (each way) — $145 Virgin America
Boston Experiences
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If you want a home base that's roomy enough for a family and comes with cooking facilities, consider a furnished rental. Home-exchange directories... Read more
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Bed & Breakfast Agency of Boston (617/720-3540 or 800/248-9262. www.boston-bnbagency.com.)... Read more
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A home-exchange organization will send you its updated listings of available exchanges via either email or printed brochure. It's up to you to... Read more
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Hostelling International (HI), the umbrella group for a number of national youth-hostel associations, offers single-sex, dorm-style beds and... Read more
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Why do Boston bars close so early? Something of the old Puritan ethic of the Massachusetts Bay Colony lingers in the so-called "blue laws" that... Read more
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The world's oldest commissioned warship (dubbed Old Ironsides thanks to her seemingly impenetrable oak hull), was launched in 1797. Even landlubbers... Read more
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Hotels
Hotels and resorts often transform into winter wonderlands to attract guests during the chilly season, Read more
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Trip Ideas & Itineraries
Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—known for its collection of fine and decorative art—debuted Read more
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Travel Tip of the Day
At the Boston Athenaeum, a public library that's also one of the city's cultural institutions, only eigh Read more
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