| About Our Writers Each year the Gold Guides are written and updated by more than 500 resident writers | |
| New This Year Keeps you up to the minute on recent changes | |
| How to Use This Book Describes organization, icons, and other key information | |
| Please Write to Us Tells you how to get in touch with our editors | |
| The Gold Guide: Smart Travel Tips A to Z An easy-to-use section divided alphabetically by topic | |
| Under each listing you'll find tips and information that will help you accomplish what you need to in Boston | |
| You'll also find addresses and telephone numbers of organizations and companies that offer destination-related services and detailed information and publications | |
| Destination: Boston Helps get you in the mood for your trip | |
| New and Noteworthy Cues you in on trends and happenings | |
| What's Where Gets you oriented | |
| Pleasures and Pastimes Describes the activities and sights that really make Boston unique | |
| Great Itineraries These help you make the most of your time | |
| Fodor's Choice Showcases our top picks from special restaurants and one-of-a-kind accommodations to out-of-the-ordinary sights and activities... | |
| Let them inspire you! Festivals and Seasonal Events Alerts you to special Boston events you'll want to seek out | |
| Exploring Boston Recommends a walking or driving tour and lists neighborhood sights alphabetically, including sights that are off the beaten path | |
| Exploring Cambridge Recommends a walking or driving tour and lists neighborhood sights alphabetically, including sights that are off the beaten path | |
| Dining Recommends the best for any budget in Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville, Allston, Brighton, and Jamaica Plain | |
| Lodging A broad range of the best and most convenient hotels, bed & breakfasts, hostels, YMCAs, and YWCAs | |
| Nightlife and the Arts Including cafes and coffeehouses | |
| Outdoor Activities and Sports Spectator sports, participant sports and fitness, and beaches | |
| Shopping The best and most diverse places to get what you want | |
| Side Trips Beautiful excursions to the west of Boston, the North Shore, and south of Boston | |
| Portraits of Boston Suggestions for pretrip research, from recommended reading to movies on tape that use Boston as a backdrop | |
| Index List of Maps | |
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