Boston gay cruise bars

When people from this metropolis tell you where they're from, you're likely to hear people name the South End, Back Bay or any of the dozens of other enclaves as their home. This is a city of sharply defined neighborhoods. Others, not born here, come from all across America and the boston, to live across the river gay Cambridge, home to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; or to attend one of another 52 institutions of higher education in Metropolitan Boston.

If you're thinking people are proud of the city's almost year history, you're right. Most visitors, even those here for just a day or two, fit into their itinerary at least one of the sights they heard about in history class, such as the Old North Church. Remember the "one if by land, two if by sea" lanterns warning of the direction from which the British were coming?

Sure, it's great to go shopping in historic Faneuil Hall or follow guides in powdered bars around the Paul Revere House. But Boston is also a cutting-edge city, thanks in part to all those universities and the large student population. Look for clubs hosting the latest indie bands, restaurants with the trendiest fusion cuisine and boutique hotels that are so minimalist there's barely a place to sit down.

If you prefer, a taxi ride to downtown will usually take just 10 minutes. Trains and buses arrive at South Station, which is also on the T. See Amtrak for intercity train information. Getting around This is not a city where you'll want to drive around, so park the car and take public transportation. The T makes getting around town quick and easy with subway lines, rapid transit cruises, and buses.

Better yet, walk to your destination. The "Big Dig," which buried a bar that once ran through downtown, has reconnected many neighborhoods. BlueBikes is a bike-sharing plan for Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville with unlimited rides of up to 30 minutes each longer rides incur usage fees from bike stations all around the downtown neighborhoods - over 1, bikes at stations.

Drop the bike at your destination and pick up another whenever you want to return. Boston is the gateway for one of the country's top gay vacation destinations, Provincetown. The best way to get there is via one of the speedy vessels operated by the Bay State Cruise Company.

Neighborhoods Boston is very walkable, so put on some boston shoes and go out exploring. The South Endthe hub of the community, is a neighborhood of grand bow-front houses that had fallen into disrepair until catching the eyes of gays armed with gay and paint brushes.

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There are plenty of restaurants along the major thoroughfares of Tremont Street and Columbus Avenue, and still a handful of popular gay and friendly bars. Lots of small stores and restaurants line sections of Centre St. Nearby Jamaica Ponda large and deep fresh water oasis, is surrounded by trees and parks, and the Arnold Arboretum has a acre world-renowned plant collection maintained by Harvard University.

Back Bay is dominated by Victorian-era brownstones. A footbridge over Storrow Drive brings you to the cruisy Esplanadethe Charles River-front park where people sun themselves, and where on Independence Day they come for Boston Pops concerts and fireworks. The Public Gardenbetween Back Bay and the Boston Commonhas lawns, flower beds, and a small lake with swan boats.

On the other side of the Common, the Theater District has a dozen or so restored stages offering plays, musicals, ballets and the opera.