Boston, the capital of the Massachusetts, is one of the ten most popular tourist destinations within America, seeing more than 16 million tourists each year.
The city of Boston is steeped in history – it was the site of the Boston Tea Party which shaped the American War of Independence – and even today bears the hallmarks of a free-spirited, gutsy city which has its cultural roots quite intact.
The modernization that has taken place here is abundant too, making Boston a destination for people of all tastes leaving you with an abundance of things to do in Boston.
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Another Reason Why You Want Hurricane Earl to Slow Down: Cheap Room Rates
Hurricane Earl is striking fear into the hearts of Labor Day vacationers in the Northeast but one hotel is trying to make it fun by offering room rates the price of Earl’s wind speed.
The Back Bay Hotel on Stuart Street in Boston is giving out the room rates to the first people who book from 3pm today to …
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Hotel Guests Evacuated After Electrical Fire at The InterContinental Boston
We seriously hope this isn’t a recurring thing every weekend. Last week it was the W and Willard InterContinental hotels in DC that were evacuated due to an electrical fire and this week it’s the InterContinental Boston. But unlike the DC incident, this fire occurred in the early hours of the morning, forcing guests to evacuate at 2am. They were …
We had our third live online discussion on food last week, with this chat focusing on popular late-summer topics. Included were talks about clam shacks, ice cream stands, and farm stands around the Boston area as well as elsewhere in New England. The panel included a mix of media folks, food writers and bloggers, and chefs. And this time, our viewers could participate during each topic, instead of coming in to ask (and answer) question toward the end of the chat.
A replay of the latest discussion can be found at …
You know the old phrase, “the best laid plans Of mice and men”? Well, that certainly applied to me this past weekend, as we had definite plans to hit the Food Truck Festival in the SoWa district of Boston’s South End on Sunday, only to be thwarted by incredibly long lines and huge crowds. Well, it just so happens that the upscale Italian restaurant Rocca is located right next to the spot where the festival was held, so we went next door to check out how busy the restaurant was, …
As we’ve mentioned on the Boston’s Hidden Restaurants site more than a few times, some dining spots are simply more “hidden” than others. Perhaps they are buried in the back of a convenience store, or located in what looks like a house, or perhaps at the end of a road that doesn’t really go anywhere. We have featured a few such spots on the site, including five mentioned below:
1) Scup’s in the Harbour, East Boston
All right, how many restaurants do you know of that require you to go through a …
