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Boston - Understand Boston & Survival Guide (Chapter)

This chapter contains the Boston Today, Arts & Architecture, Colleges & Universities, Freedom Trail, Transport, Directory A-Z and Language chapters from Lonely Planet's Boston guidebook.

All the info you need on everything from history, architecture, colleges and universities to public transport, money, the internet…you name it. Get tips for women travelers and travelers with disabilities, as well as a handy language guide and glossary.

  • the city's vital history, from 17-century Puritanism to modern political pioneering
  • the Freedom Trail - a red-brick path through revolutionary Boston
  • essential background on Boston's iconic universities, colleges and student life
  • a guide to contemporary and historical architecture, and the thriving Bostonian arts scene

Coverage includes: Understand Boston, Boston Today, Arts & Architecture, Colleges & Universities, Freedom Trail, Survival Guide, Transport, Directory A-Z and Language.

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