Great American Vacations: Fodor's 3rd Edition

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Boston
Massachusetts
Updated by Jeanne Cooper
pendence??? Boston??? Massachusetts??? dates ~ The best thnes to visit Boston
~e late spring and the months of geptenther
from 1630---far older than the republic it and October. Like other American cities of
helped to create in the days of its vigorous the Nm~heash Boston can he nm:oinfortahiy
youth. Its most famous buildings are not hot and hmnid [75~-80~J ill high smnmer
merely civic landmarks but national icons; mad freezing cold (25~-30o1 in the winter.
its great citizens are not the political and Yet the city is not without its pleasures in
financial leaders of today but the Advises??? these seasons. In sunrlner there are Boston
Reveres??? and Hancocks who llved at the Pops concerts on the Esplmlade??? harbor
crossroads of history and myth. In modern
times??? only the Kennedy clan has eOiil8 close cruises??? and a score of sidewalk cafes. Ill
winter there is Christmas shopping on New-
to rivaling their lore. bury Street??? the symphony??? the theater??? and
At the same time??? Boston is a conteinporeay college drama and music seasons.
centerofhighffnmlceandhighertechnology??? Each September??? Boston and Cambridge
a place of grmfite-anthglass towers rising welcome thousands of returning students???
along what were once rutted village lmles??? along with the perennially wide-eyed fresh-
dwarfing the connnercia] structu~s that men beginning their four year (or longer)
steed as the city s largest just a generation stays in tile Hub??? as residents call tile twin
ago. In this other Boston??? Samuel Ad~ls is cities. University litb is a big part of the local
the name of a premium beer and the price of atnlosphere
condomththms is as hot a topic as t~ation
without representation ever was??? The area s Autunm is a line time to visit the suburbs.
enormous population of students??? aitists??? ace- The conthination of bright foliage and white
denfics??? and young professionals has made it church steeples lnay have been photo
a haven for foreign movies??? cafgs??? book*stores??? graphed countless gales??? but it will never
mequetba]l??? trendy nighta]ubs??? mid ~con- become cliched. The shore routes m e less
ventimml politics. Happily??? these elements crowded in spring mid fall nearly all the
peacefully coexist alongside the morn sub- lodgingplaces mldrestaurants are open. mid
dued b~tions of Yankee sensibilBies??? the Atimltic is as dramatic as ever.
Best of a]l??? Boston is memlt for walking. ~ Although most Boston nmseunls
Most of the city s historical and m chitectura] charge admission??? several offer a period when
attractions are located within compact areas??? athnission is free or reduced: tile Musemn of
md Boston s varied mid distinctive neigh- Fine Arts (tel. 617/267-9300)??? Wednesday 4
berheeds only begin to reveal their character 9:45; the Museum of Science (tel. 617/723-
md design to visitors who take the time to 2500)??? Noventher-April??? Wednesday 1-5;
stmll through them. the Gardner Museum ~tel. 617/586-1401}???