Insight Guides: Explore Boston

Insight Guides

• Verlag: Insight
• ISBN:
  9781780057286
• Thema: Persönliche Entwicklung
• Thema: Reisen

Many visitors come to historic Boston to walk in the footsteps of the Founding Fathers, but this collegiate city is also dynamic and modern, not to mention one of the greenest cities in America. Explore Boston is part of a brand-new series and is the ideal pocket companion when discovering this lively and historic place: a full-colour guide containing 16 easy-to-follow routes which lead you from the Freedom Trail's famous sights around Boston Common and Charlestown to the Back Bay's fabulous art museums and Harvard's prestigious colleges, as well as out to the colonial settlements at Salem and Plymouth and the seaside charms of Provincetown. Insight's trademark cultural coverage perfectly sets the routes in context, with introductions to Boston's cuisine, love of sport and historical significance. Each route guides you through an interesting area with clear directions, a detailed map and authentic places to eat and drink along the way. The directory section contains a wealth of practical information and a range of carefully selected hotels and restaurants to suit all budgets. All routes are also plotted on the pull-out map. Whether you are new to the city or a repeat visitor, and however long your stay, Explore Boston will help you discover the self-proclaimed "hub of the universe".

How To Use This E-Book

This Explore Guide has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With ­top-­quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.

Best Routes

The routes in this book provide something to suit all budgets, tastes and trip lengths. As well as covering the destination’s many classic attractions, the itineraries track lesser-known sights, and there are also ex­cursions for those who want to extend their visit outside the city. The routes embrace a range of interests, so whether you are an art fan, a gourmet, a history buff or have kids to entertain, you will find an option to suit.

We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Food and Drink’ box at the end of each tour.

Introduction

The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink, shopping and more, while a...