Guidebook for Boston

Rebecca
Guidebook for Boston

Sightseeing

The closest beach to the apartment (about a five minute walk), you can relax on a hot summer day and watch the planes take off and land at Logan Airport just across the water.
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Constitution Beach
799 Bennington St
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The closest beach to the apartment (about a five minute walk), you can relax on a hot summer day and watch the planes take off and land at Logan Airport just across the water.
One of the most recognizable landmarks of East Boston is the 35-foot (11 m)-high statue of the Madonna. It gives a great view of the city and is a good local spot to catch the July 4 fireworks.
Don Orione Home
111 Orient Ave
One of the most recognizable landmarks of East Boston is the 35-foot (11 m)-high statue of the Madonna. It gives a great view of the city and is a good local spot to catch the July 4 fireworks.
America's first library. Free to public; beautiful building. Trinity Church is right across the street and the Boston Marathon finish line is here, too.
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Bostoni Közkönyvtár
700 Boylston St
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America's first library. Free to public; beautiful building. Trinity Church is right across the street and the Boston Marathon finish line is here, too.
Stop by the Public Gardens, a beautiful landscape garden with the historic statue of George Washington on horseback. Swan Pond has a 15 minute relaxing ride on pedal boats for only $3 (April-Sept)!
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Boston Common
139 Boylston St
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Stop by the Public Gardens, a beautiful landscape garden with the historic statue of George Washington on horseback. Swan Pond has a 15 minute relaxing ride on pedal boats for only $3 (April-Sept)!

Food Scene

Get your caffeine fix at the Dunkin' Donuts (did you know the company was started in Boston in the 1950s?).
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Dunkin'
245 Pleasant St
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Get your caffeine fix at the Dunkin' Donuts (did you know the company was started in Boston in the 1950s?).
Open daily until 2 pm (Sundays 1 pm), it's a great spot for breakfast. Donna and her son are there everyday, too. Check out the cool hand painted murals on the restaurant walls - Disney and dinosaurs!
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Donna's Restaurant
980 Saratoga St
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Open daily until 2 pm (Sundays 1 pm), it's a great spot for breakfast. Donna and her son are there everyday, too. Check out the cool hand painted murals on the restaurant walls - Disney and dinosaurs!
Boasts Boston's #1 lobster roll, this place has great seafood and serves alcohol in their newly renovated space. About a 10 min walk.
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Belle Isle Seafood
1 Main St
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Boasts Boston's #1 lobster roll, this place has great seafood and serves alcohol in their newly renovated space. About a 10 min walk.
Awesome Aussie traditional savory meat and vegetarian pies, barbequed grilled seafood, and a variety of healthy, seasonal salads. Lunch, dinner, take out. Located at the shipyard, a cool artist spot.
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KO Catering and Pies
256 Marginal St
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Awesome Aussie traditional savory meat and vegetarian pies, barbequed grilled seafood, and a variety of healthy, seasonal salads. Lunch, dinner, take out. Located at the shipyard, a cool artist spot.
Harvard Square institution & student favorite for burgers, fries, frappes & kitschy decor. Hit up the Comedy Studio after dinner; follow up with JP Licks ice cream for dessert.
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Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage
1246 Massachusetts Ave
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Harvard Square institution & student favorite for burgers, fries, frappes & kitschy decor. Hit up the Comedy Studio after dinner; follow up with JP Licks ice cream for dessert.
Delicious Asian food (try the back page build-your-own combos) and great Mai Tai drinks. Eat in or take out.
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Little Asia Restaurant
991 Bennington St
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Delicious Asian food (try the back page build-your-own combos) and great Mai Tai drinks. Eat in or take out.
Lively waterfront seafood joint with open-air picnic-table dining & views of the Boston Harbor. Use the plastic bibs! Get peel and eat shrimp, lobster... yum!
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The Barking Crab
88 Sleeper St
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Lively waterfront seafood joint with open-air picnic-table dining & views of the Boston Harbor. Use the plastic bibs! Get peel and eat shrimp, lobster... yum!

Everything Else

If you need basic health and beauty items, this is about a five minute walk from the house.
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Rite Aid
971 Bennington St
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If you need basic health and beauty items, this is about a five minute walk from the house.
J.P. Licks is an ice cream store chain in the Boston area (10 stores). Try the Oreo flavor, my favorite! For a nice night: do dinner at Mr. Bartley's burgers, Comedy Studio show, then dessert here!
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J.P. Licks
659 Centre St
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J.P. Licks is an ice cream store chain in the Boston area (10 stores). Try the Oreo flavor, my favorite! For a nice night: do dinner at Mr. Bartley's burgers, Comedy Studio show, then dessert here!
Catch a ballgame or take the tour of the famous stadium. Pick up your Red Sox gear at shops nearby and eat some grub at the sports bars.
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Fenway Park
4 Jersey St
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Catch a ballgame or take the tour of the famous stadium. Pick up your Red Sox gear at shops nearby and eat some grub at the sports bars.
Come hungry! 100+ Italian restaurants, 2 famous bakeries (Modern Bakery & Mike's Bakery). Paul Revere's house & Old North Church (where the lanterns alerted the British are coming) are right nearby.
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North End
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Come hungry! 100+ Italian restaurants, 2 famous bakeries (Modern Bakery & Mike's Bakery). Paul Revere's house & Old North Church (where the lanterns alerted the British are coming) are right nearby.

Arts & Culture

Best place in Boston to see comedy six nights a week (about $10). Four blocks from Harvard Square, shows at 8 pm. Hit up Mr. Bartley's for dinner first, follow up after with J.P. Licks ice cream.
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The Comedy Studio
70 Union Square
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Best place in Boston to see comedy six nights a week (about $10). Four blocks from Harvard Square, shows at 8 pm. Hit up Mr. Bartley's for dinner first, follow up after with J.P. Licks ice cream.

Drinks & Nightlife

On the Charles River and is the old county jail. The restaurants and bars all have fun names like Clink & Alibi. Go to the 16th floor for a great, free view of city in daytime (guests only at night)!
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Recycle Studio South End
18 Union Park St
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On the Charles River and is the old county jail. The restaurants and bars all have fun names like Clink & Alibi. Go to the 16th floor for a great, free view of city in daytime (guests only at night)!

Shopping

Catch a free street performer show or two, plus enjoy shopping, bars, and huge dining hall (Quincy Market). This is a quintessential tourist spot!
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Faneuil Hall piac
1 S Market St
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Catch a free street performer show or two, plus enjoy shopping, bars, and huge dining hall (Quincy Market). This is a quintessential tourist spot!
Lots of shopping, various price points. Eateries, cafes and a nice tree lined walk. (Right by the Public Garden.)
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Newbury Street
Newbury Street
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Lots of shopping, various price points. Eateries, cafes and a nice tree lined walk. (Right by the Public Garden.)