Lonely Planet Boston

What Will Your Boston Encounter Be?
Getting up close and personal with the Green Monster at Fenway Park Haggling over antiques in Beacon Hill Feasting at salumerias, pasticerias and enotecas in the very Italian North End Making a house-call to the oldest home in Boston: Paul Revere's abode Gallery-hopping with fellow art enthusiasts in Back Bay Day tripping through history with visits to Lexington, Concord, Salem and Plymouth

Discover Twice the City in Half the Time

Full-color pull-out map for easy navigation Our local author recommends the best pubs, shops, historical sites, museums and more Hand-picked highlights, itineraries and excursions help you make the most of a short trip Bostonians share the love: meet a filmmaker, a festival co-founder, a comedian and a Professor Emeritus & University Historian at Boston College