Fodor's Boston

By Fodor's and Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.

Book Overview

Whether you want to explore Boston Common, follow the Freedom Trail, or grab a cannoli in the North End, the local Fodor's travel experts in Boston are here to help you experience our New England favorites! Fodor's Boston guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time.

This new edition travel guide has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.

Fodor's Boston travel guide includes:

AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do.MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time.MORE THAN 20 DETAILED MAPS and a FREE PULL-OUT MAP to help you navigate confidently.COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, and more.PHOTO-FILLED "BEST OF" FEATURES on "Boston's Best Things to Eat and Drink" "Free Things to Do in Boston," "Boston's Best Best Places to Experience History," "Under-the-Radar Things to Do in Boston," and more.TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money.HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, music, geography, and more.SPECIAL FEATURES on "Follow the Redbrick Road: Boston's Freedom Trail," "A Whale of a Tale: Whale Watching 101," and "Fenway Park".LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems.UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Beacon Hill, Boston Common, the North End, the Old West End, Charlestown, Back Bay, the South End, the Fenway, Kenmore Square, Downtown Boston, the Waterfront, Fenway Park, Faneuil Hall, Boston Public Garden, the Frog Pond, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Newbury Street, the Freedom Trail, Museum of Fine Arts, and much more.

Planning on visiting more of New England? Check out Fodor's Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire and Fodor's New England.

*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1640973028
• ISBN13: 9781640973022
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Used this book the entire trip

We spent a week in Boston with our 7 & 9 yr olds. We used this book to help guide us the whole time. My husband and I had never been to Boston before, so I read this book cover to cover before we went. While there I was able to easily pull it out and reference things I had already read about. It made getting around and seeing the sights much faster. We wasted very little time searching for things and asking directions.

Very Useful!

Well organized by area, with local attractions mapped within those areas, accurate times, good descriptions and histories, and times. Also, useful subway map.

Very helpful!

This book is packed with loads of information, yet it is still slim enough to carry with you. Great sections that include the Top 25 Sites To See in Boston, How to Organize Your Time (aroudn things like rush-hour traffic, etc.) ... as well as the other standard tourist book fare: hotels, restaurants, and shopping. All of this and a large map of the whole city (and the surrounding areas). Wonderful resource.

Helps you find everything

A nice compilation of maps that help you find everything and everywhere in Boston! I used it for my first ever trip to Boston and it was comforting to know it was always within easy reach. There are maps to help you find everything from neighborhoods to tourist attractions, from restaurants to colleges, from shopping to entertainment spots. Of course, the maps that I found most helpful of all were those for the Metro system and public transportation!Highly recommended if you'll be doing a lot of traveling around Boston on your own!

Boston Citypack-Excellent Guide

Fodor's Boston Citypack is a compact guide small enough to easily fit into a breast pocket. Despite its small size it is packed with concise and practical information about Boston and environs. It contains sample tour days with clear directions as well as a fold-out map inside the back cover. Recommendations for hotels, historical sites, and restaurants are brief and to the point. I found it an easy read and helpful companion as I walked the Freedom Trail and rode the public transportation. Well worth the price.