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Boston
late September to mid-October for foliage and comfortable temperatures, or mid-May to early June before summer humidity and crowds set inBest time
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Compact, brick-and-cobblestone, and proud of its 1776 credentials, Boston pairs Ivy League seriousness with Irish and Italian neighbourhood warmth. The Freedom Trail, harbour breeze and college-town buzz all sit within a few T stops of one another.
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Compact, brick-and-cobblestone, and proud of its 1776 credentials, Boston pairs Ivy League seriousness with Irish and Italian neighbourhood warmth. The Freedom Trail, harbour breeze and college-town buzz all sit within a few T stops of one another.
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Compact, brick-and-cobblestone, and proud of its 1776 credentials, Boston pairs Ivy League seriousness with Irish and Italian neighbourhood warmth. The Freedom Trail, harbour breeze and college-town buzz all sit within a few T stops of one another.
Best forhistory, walkability, a manageable-sized American city break
When to golate September to mid-October for foliage and comfortable temperatures, or mid-May to early June before summer humidity and crowds set in
Getting aroundthe MBTA ('the T') runs five colour-coded subway lines plus buses, and Beacon Hill, Back Bay and the North End are all walkable to each other; a CharlieCard beats digging for cash at every turnstile
Where to stayBack Bay for a central, walkable base near Newbury Street and Copley Square; Beacon Hill for gaslit, cobbled quiet and Federal-era townhouses; North End for Italian delis, cannoli and easy Freedom Trail access
Maybe skip ifwarm-weather beach seekers, or drivers β parking is genuinely brutal
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