http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/ en-us 2007-11-22T19:46:00-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/summer_italia_unita_festival.html An annual celebration of all things Italian. Held the third week in July, the festival transforms Central Square in East Boston into an Italian fair - featuring everything from homemade Italian food to nightly live performances. Now featuring the annual... Special events adamg 2007-11-22T19:46:00-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/rockport_boutiquing_by_the_sea.html Rockport has always been a small North Shore fishing village. Now it's a small North Shore fishing village with lots of quaint little shoppes and galleries. Rockport's main tourist attraction is Bearskin Neck, a small peninsula jutting into the harbor... Day trips adamg 2006-11-19T11:56:04-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/summer_fourth_of_july.html In Boston, the Fourth of July is celebrated for an entire week.... Special events adamg 2006-10-08T10:40:43-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/high_culture.html Symphony Hall (an easy walk from Back Bay hotels or take an outbound E trolley on the Green Line to Symphony) has some of the best acoustics in the world. It's home to the world-famous Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston... Nightlife and entertainment adamg 2006-10-07T21:10:38-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/winter_first_night.html First Night is Boston's annual celebration of the New Year. All day long on Dec. 31, you'll find events across the Back Bay and downtown. Many, including the ice scupltures in Copley Square and Boston Common, the Grand Procession parade... Special events adamg 2006-10-05T19:55:22-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/fall_head_of_the_charles_regatta.html What the Boston Marathon is to running, the Head of the Charles Regatta is to rowing. For two days in the second-to-last weekend in October, thousands of rowers compete in a variety of races along a three-mile course on the... Special events adamg 2006-10-05T08:00:45-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/boston_red_sox.html The Boston Red Sox had one of the most famous losing streaks in major-league sports; which they finally broke in 2004 (hooray!). They play in Fenway Park, home of the Green Monster in left field and one of the best... Pro sports adamg 2006-10-04T23:31:34-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/new_england_patriots.html The New England Patriots have won Super Bowls in 2002, 2004 and 2005. A fan could get used to that. They play in Gillette Stadium, 30-40 minutes south of Boston on Rte. 1, accessable via both car and special commuter-rail... Pro sports adamg 2006-10-04T23:22:24-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/boston_celtics_and_bruins.html The glory years of the Boston Celtics may be behind them, but they can still offer an exciting game at the Boston Garden. The share the FleetCenter with: The Boston Bruins, one of the oldest franchises in the NHL. You... Pro sports adamg 2006-10-04T22:54:58-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/boston_marathon.html One of the most popular professional sporting events in Boston is the annual Boston Marathon, held on Patriots' Day - the Monday closest to April 19. Hundreds of thousands of people line the race route from Hopkinton to Copley Square,... Pro sports adamg 2006-10-04T22:47:01-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/suffolk_downs.html Suffolk Downs is the Boston area's only horse track. Just a mile from Logan Airport, it's accessable via the Blue Line subway (Suffolk Downs stop).... Pro sports adamg 2006-10-04T22:45:10-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/new_england_revolution.html The New England Revolution of Major League Soccer play in Gillette Stadium, south of Boston.... Pro sports adamg 2006-10-04T22:43:57-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/outlet_shopping.html Want to do some serious shopping? Rte. 1 in Maine, from Kittery to Freeport, is Highway to the Outlets.... Day trips adamg 2005-11-19T13:03:25-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/plane_trains_and_cars.html Getting here is easy - Boston is linked to the rest of the world by numerous airlines, bus companies, Amtrak and interstate highways.... Getting here adamg 2004-09-16T00:35:10-05:00 http://www.boston-online.com/visitors/lots_to_do.html Boston is a great place for kids, in so many different ways! Here are some kid-specific suggestions for things to do.... Kids adamg 2004-09-16T00:15:27-05:00