Boston, MA

Nearby areas in Boston, MA

Downtown

A relatively compact area centered around Faneuil Hall and the Quincy Market, a dizzying collection of shops, bars, and restaurants set in a series of historic buildings. Downtown encompasses Boston's colonial core as well as its modern financial center, a theater district, Chinatown, and the historic waterfront along Boston Harbor.

Back Bay

Built on a swampy landfill over a century ago, this chic neighborhood lies at the heart of 19th century Victorian Boston. One of the city's best areas for walking and shopping, the Back Bay is bounded by the Public Garden, Kenmore Square, and the Charles River, and includes popular Newbury Street with its trendy shops and restaurants.

Beacon Hill

With its narrow tree-lined streets, gaslamps and historic brick townhouses, this dignified old neighborhood epitomizes gentrified Boston. Once the home of Boston's cultural elite, from John Hancock and John Quincy Adams to Oliver Wendell Holmes and Louisa May Alcott, residential Beacon Hill is still the city's address of choice and one of the best places in Boston for taking pictures. It's also the site of the Black Freedom Trail, upscale restaurants, galleries and antique shops.

Cambridge

Located just across the Charles River, the Bohemian cafés and eccentric shops of Cambridge are charged with the energy of Harvard University students and lots of tourists that descend upon trendy Harvard Square.

Charlestown

One of Boston's oldest neighborhoods, this residential area includes historic landmarks such as Bunker Hill and the USS Constitution.

Kenmore Square/Fenway

Fenway Park, historic home of baseball's Boston Red Sox, dominates this area while vibrant Kenmore Square attracts throngs of college students from nearby Boston University with its affordable eateries and noisy, fun-filled bars.

North End

A predominately Italian-American community, this is where you'll find some of Boston's best restaurants and cafés. It's also the site of the new Fleet Center where the NBA's Celtics and the NHL's Bruins play.

South End

Not to be confused with South Boston, an Irish-American residential neighborhood, the South End beginning along Tremont Street is a newly-gentrified community of Victorian rowhouses, picturesque parks, and trendy, upscale restaurants. It's one of the best areas in the city to find a good place to eat.

For more information about Boston, MA

Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau Two Copley Place, Suite 105, Boston, MA 02116, phone 617-536-4100 or toll-free 800-888-5515.

Cambridge Office of Tourism

18 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, phone 617-441-2884 or toll-free 800-862-5678.