Time Out Boston

By Time Out Guides

Book Overview

It may be best known for the sites that gave birth to the American Revolution, but Boston - along with neighbouring Ivy League university town C ambridge - is also a youthful city with innovative museums and galleries, raucous rock clubs, a thriving culinary scene and great shopping concentrated in a conveniently compact area. Time Out Boston covers the must-see historic landmarks in depth, but also takes you off the Freedom Trail to the places Bostonians go for a culture fix, including the cutting-edge Institute of C ontemporary Art in the developing Seaport District, the revamped Harvard Art Museums complex, due to open in 2015, and the Museum of Fine Arts, which recently debuted a dramatic new wing by Foster & Partners. Our team of local writers has selected and reviewed the best new restaurants, bars and shops - in hip, off-the-beaten-path neighbourhoods as well as prime tourist districts - while reserving space for the essential classics. The Boston city guide highlights: Full colour and illustrated throughout with exclusive photography, using original imagery to give a real sense of the place Handy pull-out Boston map Extensive area guides not only cover the sightseeing in Boston, but also restaurants, bars and shops - all plotted on maps handily located within the chapter Top 20 list of the must-see highlights Itineraries to help you plan your visit Critic's choices pick out the best Boston sights, experiences and cultural highlights - at a glance All Boston restaurants and bars have been visited and reviewed anonymously by critics who pay their own way Boston hotels independently reviewed The revamped Time Out Guides retain the independence and local expertise that the series is known for, while adding more features to help the visitor navigate the city. Whether you have an action-packed 24 hours or a leisurely week in which to take it all in, these guides are more essential than ever.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846703352
• ISBN13: 9781846703355
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Time Out
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Perhaps the best general guide to the Hub

This is a well researched and hip guide to Boston. Though there are some suprising (sometimes large) errors. Like repeatedly refering to South Boston's 'Seaport' district as the 'Waterfront'. Wrong. Boston's Waterfront District is well known to be located between the North End and Financial District. And although the book cites many seldom recognized gems, it overlooks venerable and cool spots like the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge's Central Square.

If only every city had a guidebook this good

Compact, informative, and useful, with a good balance between tourist info and the kind of thing you'd want to know if you were moving to Boston. The Times reviewer who called it "hip and culturally savvy" may have been revealing his own squareness -- I wouldn't say there's much truly countercultural about this book -- but it does cover everything from used record stores to gay bars, so it's not entirely stodgy, either. The maps are great and the book is small enough to keep at hand while exploring. A good choice.