Downtown Boston: a ChezGrey Guide
Walkable from Aquarium Station
Four train stations, Aquarium Station (blue line) and Government Center (green line), State Street (orange line) and Park Street (red line), surround a walking neighborhood that you can spend the day in.
You can easily get by foot from one station to another and do everything on this page on foot, if you are a big walker.
This is the easiest hopping off point on the Blue line, and just a 10 min ride from Orient Heighta Station in East Boston.
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Aquarium station
State StreetThis is the easiest hopping off point on the Blue line, and just a 10 min ride from Orient Heighta Station in East Boston.
Your day/week paper passes “T” get you a free ferry to Charlestown and the USS Constitution.
This is also where you catch a day ferry to Provincetown, the Harbor Islands, or Hull–even a whale watch.
You can also grab a water taxi to nearly anywhere in the harbor. It’s the easiest way to get to the Seaport area.
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Muelle Largo
66 Long WharfYour day/week paper passes “T” get you a free ferry to Charlestown and the USS Constitution.
This is also where you catch a day ferry to Provincetown, the Harbor Islands, or Hull–even a whale watch.
You can also grab a water taxi to nearly anywhere in the harbor. It’s the easiest way to get to the Seaport area.
You don’t need a ticket to walk around the outside of the building and watch the harbor seals through the windows.
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Acuario de Nueva Inglaterra
1 Central WharfYou don’t need a ticket to walk around the outside of the building and watch the harbor seals through the windows.
One of our favorite places to stop for dinner when commuting home on the train.
State Street Provisions
255 State StOne of our favorite places to stop for dinner when commuting home on the train.
Classic, local seafood. They are a local chain you’ll find dotted around the city. Each restaurant has slightly different menu and vibe.
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Legal Sea Foods
100 Copley PlClassic, local seafood. They are a local chain you’ll find dotted around the city. Each restaurant has slightly different menu and vibe.
Chart House
60 Long WharfThis is a great grown up celebration spot.
Along with Quincy Market, it’s a MASSIVE food court and shopping space. Pronounced “Fan-yul.”
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Faneuil Hall Marketplace
1 S Market StAlong with Quincy Market, it’s a MASSIVE food court and shopping space. Pronounced “Fan-yul.”
Indoor market that sells only local food and gift goods. A great place for “real souvenir shopping.” Reds seafood has the best scallops fresh from the bay.
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Mercado Público de Boston
100 Hanover StIndoor market that sells only local food and gift goods. A great place for “real souvenir shopping.” Reds seafood has the best scallops fresh from the bay.
One of the original 1600s neighborhood. Summer weekends transform it into an amazing market.
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Haymarket
100 Hanover StOne of the original 1600s neighborhood. Summer weekends transform it into an amazing market.
Statue of Samuel Adams
Sit with the revolutionaries. It’s our oldest restaurant.
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Union Oyster House
41 Union StSit with the revolutionaries. It’s our oldest restaurant.
The site of the Boston Massacre, and an original building hanging out next to the monoliths. A train station is hidden in the basement.
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Antigua Casa de Gobierno
206 Washington StThe site of the Boston Massacre, and an original building hanging out next to the monoliths. A train station is hidden in the basement.
Sam Adams Boston Taproom
60 State StreetA favorite destination for many of our guests.
The intersection of the Blue line and the Green line. This is where you’d change to get go outbound to Fenway, the Museum of Fine Arts, BU, Northeastern, or Harvard Med.
inbound will will hop you to the Science Museum.
Government Center station
1 Cambridge StThe intersection of the Blue line and the Green line. This is where you’d change to get go outbound to Fenway, the Museum of Fine Arts, BU, Northeastern, or Harvard Med.
inbound will will hop you to the Science Museum.
Hiding in the basement, this is your connection to Orange Trains—a stone’s throw from both Aquarium Station and Government center.
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State station
200 Washington StHiding in the basement, this is your connection to Orange Trains—a stone’s throw from both Aquarium Station and Government center.
Park Street Station Area- Around the Common
Tucked under The bottom corner of Boston Common. This busy station is the intersection of Red line and Green line. Many people cut across surface streets to get to the Orange or Blue lines.
Red line: Outbound to Cambridge and Harvard Yard. Inbound to South Station.
Green line: Outbound to Fenway, MFA, and Kenmore Square. Inbound to Science Museum and North Station.
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Park Street station
Winter StreetTucked under The bottom corner of Boston Common. This busy station is the intersection of Red line and Green line. Many people cut across surface streets to get to the Orange or Blue lines.
Red line: Outbound to Cambridge and Harvard Yard. Inbound to South Station.
Green line: Outbound to Fenway, MFA, and Kenmore Square. Inbound to Science Museum and North Station.
Originally the common sheep grazing ground, now it’s where Bostonians go to get their green on.
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Boston Common
139 Boylston StOriginally the common sheep grazing ground, now it’s where Bostonians go to get their green on.
A brick trail will walk you through downtown and the north end- all the way to Bunker Hill.
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Freedom Trail Starting Point
Freedom TrailA brick trail will walk you through downtown and the north end- all the way to Bunker Hill.
Nice place for a refreshment break. I go for the chowder.
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Beantown Pub
100 Tremont StNice place for a refreshment break. I go for the chowder.
They won’t really know your name, but it’s fun to say you’ve eaten there.
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Cheers
84 Beacon StThey won’t really know your name, but it’s fun to say you’ve eaten there.
Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon StreetIf you are up for trekking over the hill, you can explore this elite, original neighborhood. Antiques and old money.
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Beacon Hill
If you are up for trekking over the hill, you can explore this elite, original neighborhood. Antiques and old money.
Commonwealth Avenue / Newberry St Shopping District
High-end window shopping—Hermès, Chanel, Valentino and more—and lovely restaurants and cafés. The promenade down Comm ave with a coffee and a dog is quintessential Sunday morning activity.
Swan Boats and posies. Spring ducklings have inspired books. Most people don’t really distinguish it from the Common.
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Boston Public Garden
Swan Boats and posies. Spring ducklings have inspired books. Most people don’t really distinguish it from the Common.
Arlington Street Church
351 Boylston StTiffany windows!
Tiffany & Co.
100 Huntington AveTiffany everything else!
Burberry
2 Newbury StFabulous Mani-Pedis in a modern clean salon. Go for the performance polish!
MiniLuxe Back Bay (31 Newbury)
31 Newbury StFabulous Mani-Pedis in a modern clean salon. Go for the performance polish!
Amazing hot or cold chocolate drinks. Yummy handmade desserts.
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L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates
52 Brattle StAmazing hot or cold chocolate drinks. Yummy handmade desserts.
Parish Cafe
361 Boylston StThe chicken!
Do a web search on "Newbury Street Boston" and pick the URL that has " newburystboston" .com. There is a map of stores that will blow your mind.
Newbury St, Boston, MA, EE. UU.
Do a web search on "Newbury Street Boston" and pick the URL that has " newburystboston" .com. There is a map of stores that will blow your mind.