Boston City with Water Reflection at Sunset

A traveler's guide to Boston, Massachusetts

Explore the best of Eastern Massachusetts with our guide to trusted destinations, historic downtowns, and local main streets. From cultural attractions to family-friendly activities, this page offers reliable tips to help you plan a safe and enjoyable visit.

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Why visit?

Boston blends Revolutionary history with modern culture, making it a walkable city full of neighborhoods, sports, and food.

Downtown & main streets

Famed Newbury street in Boston with may shops and places to eat
Newbury Street

Explore upscale shops, cafés, and art galleries set in historic brownstone buildings.

The North End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is the city's oldest residential community
North End

Experience Boston’s “Little Italy” with its Italian restaurants and rich local history.

Cityscape
Downtown crossing

Shop in this busy area located just steps from Boston Common.

Top things to do

The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) path through Boston, Massachusetts, that passes by 16 locations significant to the history of the United States.
Walk the Freedom Trail (historic landmarks)
View of the surroundings of the Fort Point Channel with The Boston Tea Party Museum. The Boston Tea Party was an American commercial and political protest of the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773.
Visit the Museum of Fine Arts or Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Catch a game or tour Fenway Park
The Seaport District is a stretch of the South Boston waterfront lined with restaurants, bars and hotels
Stroll the Seaport District for dining and waterfront views

        

Travel tips

Use a CharlieCard for the "T" (subway).
Reserve North End restaurants early.
Pack good walking shoes - Boston is best explored on foot.