Lonely Planet Boston

by Mara Vorhees

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet's Bostonis your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Follow the Freedom Trail through the center of Boston, tracing the events around the War of Independence, catch a baseball game at the iconic Fenway Park, and explore the bookstores and boutiques of Harvard Square - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Boston and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet's Boston:



Full-colour maps and images throughout

Highlightsand itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - sports, history, art, food, literature, music, architecture, animals.

Covers Charlestown, Cambridge, the West End, Beacon Hill, Boston Common, the Waterfront, Chinatown, the South End, Chinatown, Fenway, and more.
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Bostonis our most comprehensive guide to Boston, and is perfect for discovering both popular and off-the-beaten-path experiences.

Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's New Englandguide for an in-depth look at the region.

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

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Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2000

Reviews

[Garrett Frierson]

I wasn’t going to add this book to my Goodreads, but I practically read it cover to cover! Kieran gifted this guide to excite me for my move to Boston. And that, it did! This guide blended tourist hotspots, local insights and much more into a succinct guide. I feel so much more confident about my decision to move here and excited to reference this all year long.

Of course, expect some things to be outdated / irrelevant but has something for everyone.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good overview of Boston and the pocket areas surrounding the city. Some outdated information, i.e. many of the recommended restaurants are now closed. Overall enjoyed the maps, key landmarks to visit, and brief summary of revolutionary American history.

[David Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book I read to research this post was Lonely Planet Boston which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. This is a huge book that has sections covering everything including just about every restaurant, hotel and tourist attraction in Boston and nearby. Boston is the oldest city in the USA and really is a great tourist destination. There is a major international airport and an Amtrak terminus railway station that travels all the way from Philadelphia & Washington DC. It has the USS Constitution the oldest registered navy ship. There is the MIT & Harvard universities based in Cambridge. There is the oldest park in North America and also Boston is famed for its food truck which traditionally used to serve food to the students and scientists at the MIT but now can be found all over the city. These tend to be reasonably priced often cheaper than the restaurants. There is also Plymouth nearby with its replica of the Mayflower and its reconstruction of the Pilgrim Father's settlement Plimouth Sound as it was called. Boston is famed for its seafood but also they serve a lot of pasta. I really enjoyed this book and it is a treasure trove of information. Boston is also famed for its art galleries which many industrialists in the past invested money in the arts which was often bequeathed to the city. It is also a major sports centre with the New England Patriots & Boston Red Sox to name just for a start. The Red Sox didn't win the World Series for 86 years but did so in 2008. There have been many films set in Boston like The Departed & Good Will Hunting. I would definitely recommend this book.

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

i am going in less than a week. have to plan my time bc i want to see some history stuff. but i am going again in March so i feel free to wander

[Mcneeney To]

5th edition published 2012

[Melissainau]

Not read completely but read enough. This was a useful guide for my very short visit to Boston.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great guide, as are most of the guides from Lonely Planet.