Written by locals, Fodor’s Boston is the perfect guidebook for those looking for insider tips to make the most out their visit. Complete with detailed maps and concise descriptions, this Boston travel guide will help you plan your trip with ease.

There's history and culture around every bend in Boston―skyscrapers nestle next to historic hotels while modern marketplaces line the antique cobblestone streets. The city that blends yesterday and today has much to offer, and with this updated Fodor's Gold Guide first-time visitors, as well as returning visitors, will discover all of Beantown's old and new charms.

Fodor’s Boston includes:

•UPDATED COVERAGE: Fodor's writers have scoured the city to find the best new hotels, restaurants, bars, shops, and sights.

•ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE: A visually stunning color photo guide covers the essential sights and unmissable attractions throughout Boston.

•FREE PULLOUT MAP AND DETAILED MAPS: A handy PULLOUT map will help you navigate on the go. Full-color and full-size street maps throughout will help you plan efficiently and get around confidently.

•ILLUSTRATED FEATURES: Gorgeous full-color features on Boston's Freedom Trail and New England's whales and whaling history. Illustrated cultural spotlights on Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts bring these wonderful institutions to life.

•ITINERARIES AND TOP RECOMMENDATIONS: Sample itineraries will help you plan and customize your own itinerary so you can make the most of your time. Includes tips on where to eat, stay, and shop as well as information about nightlife, sports and the outdoors. “Fodor’s Choice” designates our best picks in every category.

•INDISPENSABLE TRIP PLANNING TOOLS: Top Attractions, Great Itineraries, and Family Favorites features make it easy to plan a vacation. Lists of Freedom Trail sights in each neighborhood; easy-to-read color regional maps; and tips for traveling with kids and frugal fun provide useful at-a-glance travel resources.

•COVERS: Faneuil Hall, Fenway Park, Isabella Stewart Museum, Sam Adams Brewery, the Freedom Trail, the Back Bay, Boston Public Library, and much more.

ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years.

Planning on visiting other destinations on the East Coast? Check out Fodor’s Washington, D.C. and Fodor’s New York City.

REVISED NOV 2017

Streetwise Boston Map is a laminated city center map of Boston, Massachusetts. The accordion-fold pocket size travel map has integrated trolley lines & MBTA subway map.

Coverage includes:
Main Boston Map 1:23,000
Downtown Boston Map 1:17,000
Boston Regional Map 1:507,000
Boston Rapid Transit Map (MBTA Subway & Trolley Stations).

Dimensions: 4" x 8.5" folded, 8.5" x 27" unfolded

Navigate your way to the highlights of this historic yet lively city. Take in a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, retrace the past on the Freedom Trail, visit an art museum, or enjoy dinner at one of North End's traditional Italian restaurants.

The STREETWISE® Boston city map is the ultimate aid for getting around New England s largest city, featuring a manageable yet intricately detailed layout of the entire city from the North End to Fenway, Brookline and Allston, across the river to Cambridge, and back through East Boston. The STREETWISE® Boston map also provides a complete map of the city of Boston's public transportation options. The MBTA subway and trolley MINI METRO map covers all stops on the Green, Red, Orange, Blue, and Silver T lines.

Our pocket size map of Boston is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. Explore more of Boston by checking out the Michelin Green Guide to New England. For driving or planning your trip to and from Boston, use the Michelin New England/Hudson Valley Map No. 581.

New England is a classic American destination: the rocky Maine coast, Vermont's Green Mountains, Connecticut's antiques, Rhode Island's mansions, Boston's vibrant history, and New Hampshire's Lake District are all made for exploring. This full-color guide will help travelers plan the perfect trip, from leaf peeping and skiing to antiquing and fine dining.

•UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE: Full updated, including fresh reviews on restaurants and hotels in New England’s top cities―Boston, New Haven, Providence, Burlington, and Portland.

•ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE: A spectacular color photo guide captures the ultimate unmissable experiences and attractions throughout New England to inspire you.

•DETAILED MAPS: Full-color and full-size street maps throughout will help you plan efficiently and get around confidently.

•GORGEOUS PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATED FEATURES: Includes gorgeous full-color features on skiing, Boston's Freedom Trail, Newport's grand mansions, Maine's impressive lighthouses, hiking the Appalachian Trail, and where to find the best crafts and antiques.

•ITINERARIES AND TOP RECOMMENDATIONS: Sample itineraries will help you plan and customize your own itinerary so you can make the most of your time. Includes tips on where to eat, stay, and shop as well as information about nightlife, sports and the outdoors. “Fodor’s Choice” designates our best picks in every category.

•INDISPENSABLE TRIP PLANNING TOOLS: Convenient overviews show each state and its highlights, and detail-rich chapter planning sections have on-target advice and tips for planning your time and for getting around the region by car, bus, and train. This edition also features more information on how to enjoy New England with kids and round-ups of the most picturesque towns, best architectural sights, museums, and shopping.

•COVERS: Massachusetts, Boston, Cape Cod, Provincetown, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, the Berkshires, Connecticut, New Haven, Mystic, Rhode Island, Providence, Newport, Vermont, Burlington, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, White Mountains, Maine, Acadia National Park, Portland, and more.

ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years.

Planning on visiting more of the East Coast? Check out Fodor’s Boston, Fodor’s Washington D.C., and Fodor’s New York City.

Newly revised, updated, and redesigned for 2016.

True to its name, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Boston covers all the city's major sights and attractions in easy-to-use "top 10" lists that help you plan the vacation that's right for you.

This newly updated pocket travel guide for Boston will lead you straight to the best attractions the city has to offer, from Boston Common to Fenway Park to the historic Harvard University.

Expert travel writers have fully revised this edition of DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Boston.

You'll still find DK's famous full-color photography and museum floor plans, along with just the right amount of coverage of the city's history and culture. A free pull-out city map is marked with sights from the guidebook and includes a street index and a metro map.

The perfect pocket-size travel companion: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Boston.

Series Overview: For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. Expert travel writers and researchers provide independent editorial advice, recommendations, and reviews. With guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe available in print and digital formats, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides show travelers how they can discover more.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: the most maps, photographs, and illustrations of any guide.

Explore the culture, history, wildlife, and architecture of New England with walks and hikes through dramatic landscapes, scenic routes, and guidance on the region's fresh coastal cuisine. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New England provides all the insider tips you need, whether you are sailing in infamous Newport, exploring museums of the American Revolution, or hiking across the spectacular Appalachian Mountains. The guide includes 3-D cutaway illustrations and floor plans of all the must-see sights, street-by-street maps of major cities and towns, and reliable information about getting around this incredible region.

With hundreds of photographs, illustrations, and maps, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New England shows you what others only tell you.

Your in-depth guide to the very best of Boston. Make the most of your trip to this beautiful destination with our DK Eyewitness Travel Guide.

Packed with insider tips to make your trip a success, you'll find a guide to Boston's stunning architecture and its scenic drives that let you experience the best hotels, bars, and shops that the city has to offer. Try local delicacies at fantastic restaurants, bars, and clubs, and enjoy the great views in spots that will take your breath away. We have the best hotels for every budget, plus fun activities for the solitary traveler or for families and children visiting Boston.

Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Boston:

With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Boston truly shows you these places as no one else can.

Recommended: For a pocket guidebook to Boston, check out DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Boston, which is packed with dozens of top 10 lists, ensuring you make the most of your time and experience the best of everything.

Series Overview: For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. Expert travel writers and researchers provide independent editorial advice, recommendations, and reviews. With guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe available in print and digital formats, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides show travelers how they can discover more.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: the most maps, photographs, and illustrations of any guide. Visit TravelDK.com to learn more.

• Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Discover the freedom of open roads with Lonely Planet New England's Best Trips, your passport to uniquely encountering New England by car. Featuring 32 amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the destinations you'll visit along the way, you can enjoy the soaking peaks and lush valleys of the White Mountains or explore maritime history on a tour through Maine, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to New England, rent a car, and hit the road!

Inside Lonely Planet New England's Best Trips:

• Lavish colour and gorgeous photography throughout
• Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored routes for your needs and interests
• Get around easily - easy-to-read, full-colour route maps, detailed directions
• Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads
• Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices
• Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
• Useful features - including Detours, Walking Tours and Link Your Trip
• Covers Massachusetts, Connecticut & Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Coastal New England, Boston, Plymouth, White Mountains, Newport and more

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet New England Best Trips is perfect for exploring New England via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car.

• Planning a New England trip sans a car? Lonely Planet New England guide, our most comprehensive guide to New England, is perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems, or check out Discover USA, a photo-rich guide to the country's most popular attractions.
  
• Looking for a guide focused on a specific New England city? Check out Lonely Planet Boston guide for a comprehensive look at all the city has to offer, or Pocket Boston, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip.

About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits!

Lonely Planet guides have won the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' -- Fairfax Media

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

Compact and affordable, Fodor's 25 Best Boston is a great travel guide for those who want an easy-to-pack guidebook and map to one of the most historic cities in the United States.

Fodor's 25 Best Guides offer highlights of major city destinations in a compact package that includes a sturdy, detailed street map you can bring along with you to help you navigate when cell service is not available. By focusing only on top sights―all divided by neighborhood―we make planning your days easy.

Save time and space by having Boston's top 25 sights and experiences in one convenient guidebook:

•FULLY UPDATED: Fully updated coverage on the information you need to know.

•DISCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS: Best bets from local writers for sightseeing, eating, drinking, sleeping, and shopping, for every budget.

•GORGEOUS PHOTOS AND MAPS: Full-color photos and full-size street maps cover the best Boston has to offer, all in one easy-to-use package. A handy, weather-resistant pullout city map will help you quickly orient yourself and plan your day.

•INDISPENSABLE TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS: The “City Tours” section shows off the best of the city with self-guided tour ideas. Plan excursions outside the city with the “More to See” section.

•PRACTICAL TIPS: Travel like a local with our “Need to Know” section, filled with useful travel tips and essential information such as how best to get around.

•COVERS: Beacon Hill, Louisburg Square, Harrison Gray Otis House, Museum of Science, Paul Revere House, USS Constitution, Boston Tea Party Ships, New England Aquarium, Newbury Street, Trinity Church, Copley Square, Harvard Square, JFK Museum, best local shopping, markets, restaurants and much more!

ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor's guidebooks have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years.

Planning to visit other destinations in the area? Check out Fodor’s 25 Best New York City and Fodor's New England.

MAP NEIGHBORHOOD COVERAGE:

The North End, The South End, South Boston with the convention center, Cambridge including Harvard Square, The Boston Commons, Beacon Hill and the Back Bay.

ON THE MAP:

Museum Highlights & Historical Landmarks

Restaurants, Cafés & Entertainment

Independent, Local, and Luxury Shopping

Centrally Located Hotels

Theatre, Sports, and Performance Spaces

Metro Stops are shown right on the map!

Parks, Gardens & Open Spaces

Accordianfold map: Open: 24 x 9 in / 61 x 23 cm / Closed: 4 x 9 in / 10 x 23 cm

BOSTON HIGHLIGHTS:

Attractions to see on the Red Map Boston include museums such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the ICA, plus the university museums of Harvard and MIT. For a walk in the park there is the Boston Commons, which is near to the designer shops on Newbury Street, Boylston Street and Copley Plaza. Talk of revolution? Then be sure to see Paul Revere's House, the Old North Church and walk the Black Heritage and Boston Freedom Trails.

Boston Day by Day is the perfect answer for travelers who want to know the best places to visit and the best way to see the city. This attractively priced, four-color guide offers dozens of itineraries that show you how to see the best of Boston in a short time--with bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Featuring a full range of thematic and neighborhood tours, plus dining, lodging, shopping, nightlife, and practical visitor info, Boston Day by Day is the only guide that helps travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip. Inside this book you'll find:

• Full color throughout with hundreds of photos and dozens of maps

• Sample one- to three-day itineraries that include Boston with Kids, The Freedom Trail, Hidden Cambridge, and more

• Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants and attractions clue readers in on great finds and values

• Tear-resistant foldout map in a handy, reclosable plastic wallet

*Accurate, up-to-date info on transportation, useful websites, costs, telephone numbers, and more

About Frommer’s: There’s a reason that Frommer’s has been the most trusted name in travel for more than sixty years. Arthur Frommer created the best-selling guide series in 1957 to help American servicemen fulfill their dreams of travel in Europe, and since then, we have published thousands of titles became a household name helping millions upon millions of people realize their own dreams of seeing our planet. Travel is easy with Frommers.