Travel Guides
Boston Travel Guides
Free, independent Boston travel guides — written for first-timers, families, and return visitors looking for something specific.
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A First-Timer's Guide to Boston
Everything you need for a first trip to Boston — when to come, where to stay, the essential sights, and how to spend three perfect days across the historic core, the waterfront, and Cambridge.
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Walking the Freedom Trail: A Complete Guide
How to walk Boston's Freedom Trail — all 16 sites from Boston Common to Bunker Hill, what to see at each, how long it takes, and how to do it with or without a guide.
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Harvard & Cambridge: A Half-Day Across the River
How to spend a half-day in Cambridge — touring Harvard Yard and the nation's oldest university, browsing Harvard Square, walking the Charles River, and seeing MIT.
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The Best Day Trips from Boston
The best day trips out of Boston — witch-history Salem, Revolutionary Lexington and Concord, the seaside North Shore, Plymouth, and Cape Cod — and how to reach each.
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Eating in Boston: Seafood, the North End & Local Classics
A guide to eating in Boston — clam chowder and lobster rolls, the Italian North End, the Quincy Market food hall, and the local specialties every visitor should try.
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Boston with Kids: A Family Guide
The best of family Boston — the aquarium, the interactive Tea Party Ships, the Swan Boats and ducklings, hands-on history, and how to plan a trip that works for all ages.
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