Secret Boston

By (author): Laura Purdom

There is a side of Boston hidden behind the Newbury Street and Harvard Square, the Public Gardens and Chinatown. It is here where you’ll find authentic Venetian gondolas and the best Irish music west of Limerick, perfect croissants and luxurious tearooms. You’ll also encounter out-of-the-way restaurants, small art galleries, secluded historical sites, and gorgeous parks and orchards. In Secret™ Boston — the latest in the renowned secret city guidebooks published by ECW Press — you’ll see the New England capital afresh. 

The book reveals Boston’s most fascinating sites, those left untouched by tourists and known to only a few intrepid locals. Discover the art treasures of the Boston Public Library and explore Nabokov’s butterflies. Or take a course in the rich history of Boston folk music at the club that started it all; at MIT you can even learn to juggle in five minutes, guaranteed.

ECW’s Secret™ Boston illuminates the great city for the weekend traveler or seasoned local. Both first-time visitors and long-time residents will be delighted and surprised by this new generation of guidebooks.

AUTHOR

Laura Purdom

Laura Purdom is the author of “New England Traveler’s Companion” and “Traveler’s Companion Southern England.” She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.


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There is a side of Boston hidden behind the Newbury Street and Harvard Square, the Public Gardens and Chinatown. It is here where you’ll find authentic Venetian gondolas and the best Irish music west of Limerick, perfect croissants and luxurious tearooms. You’ll also encounter out-of-the-way restaurants, small art galleries, secluded historical sites, and gorgeous parks and orchards. In Secret™ Boston — the latest in the renowned secret city guidebooks published by ECW Press — you’ll see the New England capital afresh. 

The book reveals Boston’s most fascinating sites, those left untouched by tourists and known to only a few intrepid locals. Discover the art treasures of the Boston Public Library and explore Nabokov’s butterflies. Or take a course in the rich history of Boston folk music at the club that started it all; at MIT you can even learn to juggle in five minutes, guaranteed.

ECW’s Secret™ Boston illuminates the great city for the weekend traveler or seasoned local. Both first-time visitors and long-time residents will be delighted and surprised by this new generation of guidebooks.

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Dimensions:

300 Pages
7in * 5in *
0.78lb

Published:

April 01, 2002

City of Publication:

Toronto

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

ECW Press

ISBN:

9781550224887

Book Subjects:

TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / New England

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Language:

eng

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