Frommer's® Boston 2002

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Edition: Map
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-08-01
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

You2ll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer2s. It2s like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go-they2ve done the legwork for you, and they2re not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer2s Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You2d be lost without us! Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), mmer2s Boston 2002tures gorgeous color photos of the sights and experiences that await you. Our author, a longtime resident of Boston2s North End, hits all the highlights, from Fenway to the Freedom Trail. She2s checked out all the city2s best hotels and restaurants in person, and offers authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget. You2ll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife; in-depth coverage of Cambridge; detailed walking tours; accurate neighborhood maps; advice on planning a successful family vacation; and side trips to Lexington, Concord, Plymouth, and the North Shore. mmer2s Bostono includes a free color fold-out map and an online directory that makes trip-planning a snap!

Table of Contents

List of Maps
viii
What's New in Boston 1(3)
The Best of Boston
4(9)
Frommer's Favorite Boston Experiences
4(5)
People Are Talking About
8(1)
Site Seeing: The Best of Boston on the Web
9(1)
Best Hotel Bets
9(2)
Best Dining Bets
11(2)
Planning Your Trip to Boston
13(19)
Visitor Information
13(1)
Money
13(2)
When to Go
15(5)
Boston Calendar of Events
15(5)
Health & Insurance
20(1)
Tips for Travelers with Special Needs
21(4)
Getting There
25(7)
Let's Make A Deal
27(5)
For Foreign Visitors
32(13)
Preparing for Your Trip
32(4)
Getting to the United States
36(2)
Getting Around the United States
38(7)
Fast Facts: For the Foreign Traveler
39(6)
Getting to Know Boston
45(17)
Orientation
45(7)
It's a Big, Big, Big, Big Dig
49(1)
The Neighborhoods in Brief
49(3)
Getting Around
52(10)
Fast Facts: Boston
58(4)
Accommodations
62(30)
Downtown
65(6)
Beacon Hill
71(1)
Charlestown
72(1)
South Boston Waterfront (Seaport District)
72(1)
Chinatown/Theater District
73(1)
The South End
74(1)
The Back Bay
74(7)
Family-Friendly Hotels
79(2)
Outskirts & Brookline
81(4)
Cambridge
85(5)
Dorchester
90(1)
At the Airport
91(1)
Dining
92(35)
Restaurants by Cuisine
92(3)
The Waterfront
95(3)
The North End
98(4)
Sunday Brunch
102(1)
Faneuil Hall Marketplace & the Financial District
102(3)
Downtown Crossing
105(1)
Beacon Hill
106(1)
Charlestown
107(1)
South Boston Waterfront (Seaport District)
107(1)
Chinatown/Theater District
108(3)
Yum, Yum, Dim Sum
110(1)
The South End
111(2)
The Back Bay
113(6)
Family-Friendly Restaurants
115(3)
Picnic, Anyone?
118(1)
Kenmore Square to Brookline
119(1)
The Great Outdoors: Alfresco Dining
120(1)
Cambridge
120(7)
What to See & Do in Boston
127(53)
Suggested Itineraries
127(4)
The Top Attractions
131(7)
Let's Make a Deal
132(4)
On Top of the World
136(2)
The Freedom Trail
138(11)
Trail Mix
144(1)
Welcome to the North End
145(3)
Trailing Off
148(1)
More Museums & Attractions
149(2)
Historic Houses
151(1)
African-American History
152(2)
Focus on Women's History
153(1)
Parks & Gardens
154(1)
Cambridge
154(5)
Celebrity Cemetery
156(3)
Boston Neighborhoods to Explore
159(4)
Photo Synthesis
162(1)
Especially for Kids
163(3)
Organized Tours
166(5)
Outdoor Pursuits
171(5)
A Vacation in the Islands
173(3)
Spectator Sports
176(4)
Boston Strolls
180(13)
Walking Tour 1: The Back Bay
180(4)
Walking Tour 2: Harvard Square
184(9)
The Dirt on the Big Dig
186(7)
Shopping
193(16)
The Shopping Scene
193(1)
Shopping A to Z
194(15)
Going, Going: A Famous Auction House
197(8)
Flying Lobsters
205(4)
Boston After Dark
209(22)
The Performing Arts
209(9)
A Major Music Festival in the Bucolic Berkshires
213(5)
The Club & Music Scene
218(5)
The Bar Scene
223(4)
More Entertainment
227(2)
Late-Night Bites
229(2)
Side Trips from Boston
231(41)
Lexington & Concord
231(10)
The North Shore & Cape Ann
241(24)
North of Boston: Road Tips
242(10)
A Whale of an Adventure
252(8)
North Shore Beaches
260(5)
Plymouth
265(7)
Appendix: Boston in Depth 272(9)
1 Boston Today
272(1)
2 History 101
273(5)
Dateline
273(5)
3 Boston Cuisine: A Gift from the Sea (& Land)
278(1)
4 Recommended Books, Films & TV
279(2)
Index 281
General Index
281
Accommodations Index
290
Restaurant Index
291

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