Guidebook for Boston

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Guidebook for Boston

Food Scene

Friendly service, convenient location to get your breakfast and coffee while waiting for subway.
12 locals recommend
Green T Coffee Shop - Mission Hill
754 Huntington Avenue
12 locals recommend
Friendly service, convenient location to get your breakfast and coffee while waiting for subway.
Delicious spicy Chinese food with good service and variety of drinks. Start your meal with some house special walnut
15 locals recommend
Sichuan's Garden
411 Waverley Oaks Rd
15 locals recommend
Delicious spicy Chinese food with good service and variety of drinks. Start your meal with some house special walnut
Friendly place for some quick home made pizza and pasta.
Mama's Place
764 Huntington Avenue
Friendly place for some quick home made pizza and pasta.
Best oysters in town, and fresh fish.
100 locals recommend
Island Creek Oyster Bar
500 Commonwealth Avenue
100 locals recommend
Best oysters in town, and fresh fish.
Cozy coffee shop with outdoor seating, perfect for grabbing an espresso for a walk along Newbury St. Great donuts!
17 locals recommend
Wired Puppy
250 Newbury St
17 locals recommend
Cozy coffee shop with outdoor seating, perfect for grabbing an espresso for a walk along Newbury St. Great donuts!
American food with some creative fusion twists. Truffle fries!
38 locals recommend
Earls Kitchen + Bar
698 Assembly Row
38 locals recommend
American food with some creative fusion twists. Truffle fries!
Tea-do does an excellent job at making classic teas as well as fun and creative takes on bubble tea. A great place to hangout with friends, or grab a boba for the road. Personal favorites: oolong milk tea with lychee jelly, tempura shrimp onigiri, takoyaki.
Tea-Do
8 Tyler St
Tea-do does an excellent job at making classic teas as well as fun and creative takes on bubble tea. A great place to hangout with friends, or grab a boba for the road. Personal favorites: oolong milk tea with lychee jelly, tempura shrimp onigiri, takoyaki.
Famous for their cannolis and other classic Italian treats.
203 locals recommend
Mike's Pastry
300 Hanover St
203 locals recommend
Famous for their cannolis and other classic Italian treats.
A nice big bowl of ramen to make you feel cozy and warm inside!
13 locals recommend
Santouka Back Bay
66 Hereford St
13 locals recommend
A nice big bowl of ramen to make you feel cozy and warm inside!
Great place for traditional Cantonese dim sum.
17 locals recommend
Hei La Moon Restaurant
83 Beach St
17 locals recommend
Great place for traditional Cantonese dim sum.
One of the best ice cream shops in the Boston area
298 locals recommend
J.P. Licks
659 Centre St
298 locals recommend
One of the best ice cream shops in the Boston area
Creative donut flavors both sweet and savory.
27 locals recommend
Blackbird Doughnuts
492 Tremont St
27 locals recommend
Creative donut flavors both sweet and savory.
11 locals recommend
Bruegger's Bagels
2050 Commonwealth Avenue
11 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Legendary Mission Hill gathering spot
36 locals recommend
The Mission Bar & Grill
724 Huntington Ave
36 locals recommend
Legendary Mission Hill gathering spot

Arts & Culture

Great classical and modern art collections. Outside of the back of the museum is the beautiful Back Bay Fern Park.
1042 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Ave
1042 locals recommend
Great classical and modern art collections. Outside of the back of the museum is the beautiful Back Bay Fern Park.
Really interesting architecture and great exhibits.
299 locals recommend
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
25 Harbor Shore Dr
299 locals recommend
Really interesting architecture and great exhibits.
Indie bookstore that also sells fun toys and trinkets, small restaurant/cafe located inside.
77 locals recommend
Trident Booksellers & Cafe
338 Newbury St
77 locals recommend
Indie bookstore that also sells fun toys and trinkets, small restaurant/cafe located inside.

Parks & Nature

Get up to the top of the hill and get a high up view of downtown skyline and Mission Hill church.
9 locals recommend
Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park
145-157 St Alphonsus St
9 locals recommend
Get up to the top of the hill and get a high up view of downtown skyline and Mission Hill church.
Our favorite jogging trail around the scenic Leverett Pond, trail head starts at Huntington Avenue and Pond Avenue.
7 locals recommend
Olmsted Park
217 Jamaicaway
7 locals recommend
Our favorite jogging trail around the scenic Leverett Pond, trail head starts at Huntington Avenue and Pond Avenue.
Miles-long shaded trails start right down the hill at Huntington Avenue and Riverway. The trail goes past Museum of Fine Arts and goes all the way to the charming Charles River and Back Bay.
14 locals recommend
Emerald Necklace Conservancy
125 Fenway
14 locals recommend
Miles-long shaded trails start right down the hill at Huntington Avenue and Riverway. The trail goes past Museum of Fine Arts and goes all the way to the charming Charles River and Back Bay.
Lovely place to relax and enjoy people playing music. People watch from a bench or go on a swan boat ride.
440 locals recommend
Boston Public Garden
440 locals recommend
Lovely place to relax and enjoy people playing music. People watch from a bench or go on a swan boat ride.

Sightseeing

The nation's oldest public school
Boston Latin School
78 Avenue Louis Pasteur
The nation's oldest public school
The largest library in Boston. Check out the old library building and the courtyard.
288 locals recommend
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston St
288 locals recommend
The largest library in Boston. Check out the old library building and the courtyard.
Best point to have a close-up view of downtown Boston skyline, with a lot of good restaurants along the harbor.
Fan Pier Park
1 Courthouse Way
Best point to have a close-up view of downtown Boston skyline, with a lot of good restaurants along the harbor.
Excellent view of the harbor and great for a peaceful walk along the water
6 locals recommend
Seaport Hotel Boston
1 Seaport Ln
6 locals recommend
Excellent view of the harbor and great for a peaceful walk along the water
Iconic sculpture located in the Boston Public Garden.
11 locals recommend
Make Way for Ducklings
4 Charles St S
11 locals recommend
Iconic sculpture located in the Boston Public Garden.
Small and charming cobblestone street with classic Bostonian taste; great for photos!
35 locals recommend
Acorn Street
Acorn Street
35 locals recommend
Small and charming cobblestone street with classic Bostonian taste; great for photos!
Wonderful place to sit and watch the sunset and enjoy the view of Cambridge and the Charles River. The Dr. Paul Dudley White bike path is great for walking, running or biking.
279 locals recommend
Charles River Esplanade
Charles River Esplanades
279 locals recommend
Wonderful place to sit and watch the sunset and enjoy the view of Cambridge and the Charles River. The Dr. Paul Dudley White bike path is great for walking, running or biking.

Shopping

A great place to winding down you sightseeing in Copley Square.
280 locals recommend
Prudential Center
800 Boylston St
280 locals recommend
A great place to winding down you sightseeing in Copley Square.
Newbury St has both popular clothing stores and little-known boutiques; a great place to spend the afternoon shopping and then to settle down for dinner and drinks.
647 locals recommend
Newbury Street
Newbury Street
647 locals recommend
Newbury St has both popular clothing stores and little-known boutiques; a great place to spend the afternoon shopping and then to settle down for dinner and drinks.
Lots of stores and historical buildings and scenes.
517 locals recommend
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
1 S Market St
517 locals recommend
Lots of stores and historical buildings and scenes.

Entertainment & Activities

Fun outdoor space with artistic swings, and occasionally some events with live music and/or games
49 locals recommend
The Lawn On D
420 D St
49 locals recommend
Fun outdoor space with artistic swings, and occasionally some events with live music and/or games
399 locals recommend
New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf
399 locals recommend
173 locals recommend
AMC Boston Common 19
175 Tremont St
173 locals recommend
Go Red Sox!
815 locals recommend
Fenway Park
4 Jersey St
815 locals recommend
Go Red Sox!