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137 Boston activities · updated July 24, 2026 at 2:20 p.m.

Back Bay, Boston

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Back Bay, Boston

Back Bay is an officially recognized historic neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, built on reclaimed land in the Charles River basin. Construction began in 1859, as the demand for luxury housing exceeded the availability in the city at the time, and the area was fully built by around 1900.

⌖ Back Bay, Boston · Boston

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Cost: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; 's 1893 guide terms it "dignified and imposing, simple and scholarly," and "a worthy mate... to Trinity Church." At that time, its 600,000 volumes made it the largest free public library in the world.; New England Free Jacks

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Beacon Hill, Boston

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Beacon Hill, Boston

Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is also the location of the Massachusetts State House. The term "Beacon Hill" is used locally as a metonym to refer to the state government or the legislature itself, much like Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill does at the federal level.

⌖ Beacon Hill, Boston · Boston

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Cost: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; Highstyle Federal brick townhouses, two and three stories tall with elliptical porticoes, pilasters and balustrades, the most ambitious of them free standing and Bulfinch-designed, were built along the crest of Beacon Hill and on Cambridge Street. Other imposing brick rowhouses were constructed around the Common. Substantial but less pretentious middle-class housing, three story, brick sidehall Federal rowhouses with side and fanlit entrances, filled in the
Parking: Since then its efforts have been instrumental in preserving Beacon Hill as a historic district, and have expanded to include such initiatives as: working to become the first neighborhood to receive resident parking permits, streamlining trash service, and creating a virtual retirement community serving the neighborhood's elderly.; is "the most prestigious address" in Beacon Hill. Its residents have access to private parking and live in "magnificent Greek Revival townhouses." Nearby is Acorn Stre

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Boston Public Market

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Boston Public Market

The Boston Public Market is an indoor public market that opened in July 2015 in downtown Boston, adjacent to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. The market houses more than 28 year-round vendor stalls, and is open seven days a week.

⌖ Boston Public Market · Boston

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Parking: Directions & Parking

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Charlestown, Boston

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Charlestown, Boston

Charlestown is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and the oldest settlement in modern-day Boston. Also called Mishawum by the Massachusett, it is located on a peninsula north of the Charles River, across from downtown Boston, and also adjoins the Mystic River and Boston Harbor waterways.

⌖ Charlestown, Boston · Boston

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Cost: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; New England Free Jacks

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Chinatown, Boston

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Chinatown, Boston

Chinatown, Boston (Chinese: 波士頓唐人街; Cantonese: 唐人街; Jyutping: Tong4jan4gaai1) is a neighborhood located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is the only surviving historic ethnic Chinese enclave in New England since the demise of the Chinatowns in Providence, Rhode Island, and Portland, Maine, after the 1950s.

⌖ Chinatown, Boston · Boston

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Cost: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; New England Free Jacks

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Downtown Crossing

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Downtown Crossing

Downtown Crossing is a shopping district within Downtown Boston, Massachusetts, located east of Boston Common, west of the Financial District, south of Government Center, and north of Chinatown and the old Combat Zone. It features large department stores as well as restaurants, souvenir sellers, general retail establishments, and street vendors.

⌖ Downtown Crossing · Boston

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Cost: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; New England Free Jacks

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Harvard Square

Harvard Square is a triangular plaza at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The term "Harvard Square" is also used to delineate the business district and Harvard University surrounding that intersection, which is the historic center of Cambridge.

⌖ Harvard Square · Cambridge

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Cost: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Haymarket (Boston)

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Haymarket (Boston)

Haymarket in Boston is an open-air market on Blackstone, Hanover, and North Streets, next to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway between the North End and Government Center.

⌖ Haymarket (Boston) · Boston

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Cost: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parking: , which is served by two subway lines and many bus routes. Inexpensive validated parking for Haymarket shoppers is available at the Parcel 7 Garage.; Conflicts between Haymarket vendors and the City of Boston have arisen at times over issues including trash and truck parking. A 2005

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Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood of 4.4 square miles (11 km2) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Settled by Puritans seeking farmland to the south, it was originally part of Roxbury. The community seceded from Roxbury during the formation of West Roxbury in 1851 and became part of Boston when West Roxbury was annexed in 1874.

⌖ Jamaica Plain · Boston

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Cost: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; Municipal parking lots are located off Centre Street at Burroughs Street in Jamaica Plain Center, across from the Mary Curley School on Centre Street at Spring Park Ave., and across from Blessed Sacrament Church in Hyde Square. There are few parking meters in Jamaica Plain; on-street parking is free. Many streets near the MBTA Orange Line stations are posted "resident permit only" during working hours (8 AM to 6 PM). This is intended to discourage commuters
Parking: Cars and parking; Municipal parking lots are located off Centre Street at Burroughs Street in Jamaica Plain Center, across from the Mary Curley School on Centre Street at Spring Park Ave., and across from Blessed Sacrament Church in Hyde Square. There are few parking meters in Jamaica Plain; on-street parking is free. Many streets near the MBTA Orange Line stations are posted "resident permit only" during working hours (8 AM to 6 PM). This is intended to discourage commuters from using residenti

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Newbury Street

Newbury Street is located in the Back Bay area of Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. It runs roughly east–west, from the Boston Public Garden to Brookline Avenue. The road crosses several major arteries along its path, with an entrance to the Massachusetts Turnpike westbound at Massachusetts Avenue.

⌖ Newbury Street · Boston

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Cost: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; New England Free Jacks
Parking: on its unbuilt southern side, while the northern side is reserved mainly for parking and rear service entrances for buildings on

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North End, Boston

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North End, Boston

The North End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is the city's oldest residential community, having been inhabited since it was colonized in the 1630s. It covers 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2), but the neighborhood has nearly one hundred establishments and a variety of tourist attractions.

⌖ North End, Boston · Boston

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Cost: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; A small community of free African Americans lived at the base of Copp's Hill from the 17th to the 19th century. Members of this community were buried in the Copp's Hill Burying Ground, where a few remaining headstones can still be seen today.; Free and unlimited resident parking passes mean that 4,000 permits are available for only 1,500 on-street resident parking spaces.; New England Free Jacks
Parking: accessible because they are narrow or obstructed. Resolving this accessibility issue would require removing some on-street parking spaces.; Free and unlimited resident parking passes mean that 4,000 permits are available for only 1,500 on-street resident parking spaces.; The few visitor parking spaces do not have meters, but do have two-hour limits. Paid public parking is available within the neighborhood at Lewis Wharf, Sargents Wharf, and the Cooper Street lot. Nearby public parking garages in

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Quincy Market

Quincy Market (originally Faneuil Hall Market) is a historic marketplace complex next to Faneuil Hall in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It consists of three buildings constructed in 1826 and designed by Alexander Parris.

⌖ Quincy Market · Boston

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Cost: This free, year-long public art exhibition brings whimsical, interactive bronze sculptures and an inspiring message of kindness and conservation in partnership with Zoo New England!
Parking: Parking and Directions; Tour Bus Parking; Parking & Directions

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Seaport, Boston

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Seaport, Boston

The Seaport (officially the South Boston Waterfront) is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of the larger neighborhood of South Boston, and is also sometimes called the Innovation District. The Seaport is a formerly industrial area that has undergone an extensive redevelopment effort in recent years.

⌖ Seaport, Boston · Boston

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Cost: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; New England Free Jacks
Parking: In September 2010, the Seaport Square project was under planning. It was expected to cost $3 billion and replace parking lots between the federal courthouse and convention center with a; Fan Pier is a nine-acre, 21 city block site which consisted largely of underutilized parking lots when the Fallon Company purchased it for $115 million in 2005.; Due to the increase in nightlife in the neighborhood, on-street parking for residents has become increasingly scarce. In response, city officials launc

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South End, Boston

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South End, Boston

The South End is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States which is bordered by Back Bay, Chinatown, and Roxbury. It is distinguished from other neighborhoods by its Victorian-style houses and the parks in and around the area. The South End is the largest intact Victorian row-house district in the country, covering over 300 acres (120 ha).

⌖ South End, Boston · Boston

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Cost: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; New England Free Jacks

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SoWa

The SoWa Art & Design District (South of Washington) in the South End of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, is a community of artist studios, contemporary art galleries, boutiques, design showrooms, and restaurants. It features the SoWa Open Market, the SoWa Vintage Market, and a residential neighborhood.

⌖ SoWa · Boston

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