See Boston like a native

Sure you can take in the tourist traps, but check out these insider spots as well (or instead!)

By Jane Black
The Washington Post
Newsday

July 5, 2009

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They call it America's Walking City. And indeed, it's easy to pass your days in Boston meandering from one famous site (the Paul Revere House) to another (the Union Oyster House). But follow the locals and you'll discover what makes Bostonians so loyal to their hometown: a mix of parks, elegant shopping, under-sung galleries and cozy pubs (and we don't mean Cheers). Here are eight tourist traps paired with their lesser-known equivalents that locals treasure.
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They call it America's Walking City. And indeed, it's easy to pass your days in Boston meandering from one famous site (the Paul Revere House) to another (the Union Oyster House). But follow the locals and you'll discover what makes Bostonians so loyal to their hometown: a mix of parks, elegant shopping, under-sung galleries and cozy pubs (and we don't mean Cheers). Here are eight tourist traps paired with their lesser-known equivalents that locals treasure. (Photo by Maria Boyadjieva)

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