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Right Meaty Atlantic
quahog clams are still
harvested with wound-
wire rakes and baskets

Below Clam chowder,
which is thought to
have developed from a
16th-century French fish
stew, la chaudrée

A Day in Boston Essentials
Boston often seems more European than American, perhaps because GETTING THERE
it is a compact, walkable city where the streets meander pleasingly Domestic and international airlines fly into
and buildings are mostly at human scale. Boston’s Logan International Airport. Boston is
also served by Amtrak train from New York. The
MORNING Begin a spin through Boston history at Faneuil Hall, the
city has a combined public transport system of
18th-century meeting house where brewer and political agitator
subway, trolleys, and buses known as the “T.”
Samuel Adams demanded independence from Great Britain. Adjacent
WHERE TO STAY
are the long granite buildings of Quincy Market, built in the 1820s and
Constitution Inn (inexpensive) offers
now a lively center of shops and restaurants. Head to the waterfront to bargain accommodations near “Old Ironsides”
visit the fish, penguins, and seals of the New England Aquarium. at Charlestown. www.constitutioninn.org
AFTERNOON Book a harbor cruise at Long Wharf to admire Harborside Inn (moderate) occupies a former
Boston from its seaward side. Disembark in Charlestown to visit spice warehouse, just steps from Faneuil Hall
marketplace. www.harborsideinnboston.com
the world’s oldest commissioned warship, the 1797 wooden frigate
Boston Harbor Hotel (expensive) is a showpiece
USS Constitution, known affectionately as “Old Ironsides.”
of the revived waterfront. www.bhh.com
EVENING Check listings for a drama or comedy in the restored
TOURIST INFORMATION
early-20th-century playhouses of the lively Theater District.
148 Tremont Street; www.bostonusa.com