Fodor's Expert Review Theater District

Bounded by Washington and West streets, Marginal Road, and Charles Street South, the Theater District is fertile ground for Boston's performing arts scene—traditional, avant-garde, and otherwise. Each theater—the Wang, the Shubert, the Majestic, the Colonial, the Wilbur, the Paramount, the Modern, the Charles Playhouse, and the Opera House—has a history all its own and most have been restored within the last two decades. Emerson College and its campus occupy a large part of the neighborhood, and student interest brings in some acts from around the world. Night owls can enjoy stand-up shows at a few comedy clubs or feel the beat at a variety of dance and nightclubs.