Guidebook for Boston
Food Scene
With locations in the North End and South End, Giacomo’s serves up large portions of amazing pasta at a surprisingly reasonable price. Must Try: Butternut squash ravioli in prosciutto cream sauce.
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Giacomo's
355 Hanover StWith locations in the North End and South End, Giacomo’s serves up large portions of amazing pasta at a surprisingly reasonable price. Must Try: Butternut squash ravioli in prosciutto cream sauce.
Best seafood in the city. This restaurant is operated by oyster farmers and they know their stuff. Reservations are a must and the food is not cheap, but certainly worth it. Must Try: Duxbury Oysters
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Island Creek Oyster Bar
500 Commonwealth AvenueBest seafood in the city. This restaurant is operated by oyster farmers and they know their stuff. Reservations are a must and the food is not cheap, but certainly worth it. Must Try: Duxbury Oysters
This charming café prides themselves on their housemade baked goods, as well as serving Stumptown coffee (which has been voted Best in the World). Must Try: Hazelnut latte and French macarons
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Thinking Cup
165 Tremont StThis charming café prides themselves on their housemade baked goods, as well as serving Stumptown coffee (which has been voted Best in the World). Must Try: Hazelnut latte and French macarons
This trendy Asian fusion hot spot offers up a huge variety of unconventional yet surprisingly delicious small plates served family style. Must Try: Fried Chicken and Ginger Waffles
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Myers+Chang
1145 Washington StThis trendy Asian fusion hot spot offers up a huge variety of unconventional yet surprisingly delicious small plates served family style. Must Try: Fried Chicken and Ginger Waffles
Laid-back atmosphere, friendly service, and unique menu anchored by one of the best burgers in town. There is an extensive microbrew selection and a creative cocktail menu. Must Try: Fried Pickles
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jm Curley
21 Temple PlLaid-back atmosphere, friendly service, and unique menu anchored by one of the best burgers in town. There is an extensive microbrew selection and a creative cocktail menu. Must Try: Fried Pickles
This Italian dessert mecca in the North End serves up the finest homemade old-school Italian sweets like pizzelle, torrone, biscotti, and some of the very best cannolis on the Eastern seaboard.
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Mike's Pastry
300 Hanover StThis Italian dessert mecca in the North End serves up the finest homemade old-school Italian sweets like pizzelle, torrone, biscotti, and some of the very best cannolis on the Eastern seaboard.
Sightseeing
Starting at the Boston Common, but easily picked up at any point along the way, the Trail offers historical insight into the city and its surroundings. Look for the red trail painted on the sidewalks.
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Freedom Trail
139 Tremont StStarting at the Boston Common, but easily picked up at any point along the way, the Trail offers historical insight into the city and its surroundings. Look for the red trail painted on the sidewalks.
Located along the Freedom Trail, this festive marketplace is home to more than 50 shops, 14 restaurants, and 40 food stalls. Here you can do it all while taking in the variety of street performers.
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Faneuil Hall Marketplace
1 S Market StLocated along the Freedom Trail, this festive marketplace is home to more than 50 shops, 14 restaurants, and 40 food stalls. Here you can do it all while taking in the variety of street performers.
Take a leisurely stroll through the oldest botanical garden in the US and get a feel for Boston’s charm and grace. The beauty of the Public Garden shines year round and makes for excellent photo ops.
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Boston Public Garden
Take a leisurely stroll through the oldest botanical garden in the US and get a feel for Boston’s charm and grace. The beauty of the Public Garden shines year round and makes for excellent photo ops.
These 7 acres are the oldest surviving victory garden in the United States. There are 500 individual plots, each tended to by a Boston resident, which display an impressive variety of gardening styles
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The Fenway Garden Society
1200 Boylston StThese 7 acres are the oldest surviving victory garden in the United States. There are 500 individual plots, each tended to by a Boston resident, which display an impressive variety of gardening styles
Arts & Culture
This museum looks like a Venetian palace and is filled with artifacts from the 19th century, as well as unique paintings by Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, and Rembrandt.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans WayThis museum looks like a Venetian palace and is filled with artifacts from the 19th century, as well as unique paintings by Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, and Rembrandt.
Entertainment & Activities
One of America’s most beloved baseball stadiums since it opened in 1912. Even if the Red Sox aren’t playing, you’ll still want to visit the Green Monster for one of the 50-minute tours offered daily.
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Fenway Park
4 Jersey StOne of America’s most beloved baseball stadiums since it opened in 1912. Even if the Red Sox aren’t playing, you’ll still want to visit the Green Monster for one of the 50-minute tours offered daily.
The New England Aquarium features a four-story Giant Ocean Tank that houses a coral reef environment with thousands of creatures, including green sea turtles, moray eels, and sharks.
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New England Aquarium
1 Central WharfThe New England Aquarium features a four-story Giant Ocean Tank that houses a coral reef environment with thousands of creatures, including green sea turtles, moray eels, and sharks.