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Discounts	Ethnic Associations	Financial Services	History
International Travel	Language	Local Transporation	Maps & Driving Directions
Media	Miscellaneous	Museums	Neighborhoods
New England	Parks	Places of Worship	Restaurants
Shopping	Sports	Things to Do	Walking Tours

Boston Public Library Quick Reference Sources
Brown University Virtual Reference Collection

= especially good for children | See also: Touring with Children in Boston

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 Boston: 

• Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau
  http://www.bostonusa.com
• Best of Boston (Boston Magazine)
  http://www.bostonmagazine.com/bestofboston2000/
• Boston.com
  http://www.boston.com/
• Boston City Search
  http://boston.citysearch.com/
• Boston Digital City
  http://www.digitalcity.com/boston/
• Boston Online
  http://www.boston-online.com/
• Gay & Lesbian Boston Links
  http://www.boston-online.com/Gay/
• Yahoo: Boston 
  http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/Massachusetts/Metropolitan_Areas/Boston_Metro/

 Boston Travel Guides: 

• Boston.com Travel
  http://travel.boston.com/boston/
• cnn.com City guides: Boston
  http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/CITY.GUIDES/WTR/north.america.profiles/nap.boston.html
• Discount Travel Guide: Boston
  http://boston.discounttravelguide.com/index.html
• Hoover's Online: Destination Guides: Boston
  http://www.hoovers.com/travel/dir/0,2116,14591,00.html
• Lonely Planet Guide to Boston
  http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/nam/bos.htm
• Metropolitan Web: All for the Boston Bound
  http://members.aol.com/FAYTHin/Faythin.html

 Children & Family Links: See also: Touring with Children in Boston

• Boston Digital City: Kids & Family
  http://www.digitalcity.com/boston/family/
• Boston Globe Kids Corner
  http://www.boston.com/globe/calendar/kids_corner.htm
• Boston National Historical Park: Junior Ranger Program
  http://www.nps.gov/bost/pphtml/kids.html <
• Time Out Boston: Kids
  http://www.timeout.com/boston/kids/

 Consulates, Embassies, Ethnic Associations: 

• All of the Embassies in Washington, D.C.
  http://www.embassy.org/embassies/index.html
• Amsterdam Boston Connection
  http://geocities.com/Augusta/6289/
• Boston Ancestry and Nationality
  http://130.166.124.2/bos_2.html
• Boston en Espanol
  http://www.bostonenespanol.com/
• Boston Irish Information Center
  http://globalaction.pair.com/boston/irish.html
• The French Library and Cultural Center
  http://www.frenchlib.org/
• Foreign Consular Offices in the U.S.
  http://www.state.gov/www/travel/consular_offices/fco_index.html
• League of United Latin American Citizens
  http://amlweb.com/lulac
• International Institute of Boston
  http://www.dreamsoffreedom.org/IIBTempHome.htm

 Discounts: 

• CityPass Boston - Admission to 6 famous attractions for one low price
  http://www.citypass.net
• Half-Price Day-of-Show Tickets and More
  http://www.boston.com/artsboston/Bostix.htm

 Financial Services: 

• Universal Currency Converter
  http://www.xe.net/ucc/
• Oanda.com: The Currency Site
  http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic

 History: 

• Boston African American National Historic Site
  http://www.nps.gov/boaf/
• Boston Historical Society and Museum
  http://www.bostonhistory.org/
• Historic Buildings
  http://www.iboston.org/buildings/building_index.html
• iBoston: Historic Legacy of Boston
  http://www.iboston.org/
• John F. Kennedy Library
  http://www.cs.umb.edu/jfklibrary
• John F. Kennedy National Historic Site (birthplace)
  www.nps.gov/jofi
• Massachusetts 54th Colored Regiment (Mural
  http://www.iboston.org/buildings/building%20resources/shaw2.htm
• National Historic Landmarks in Boston
  http://www.bostonpreservation.org/nhl.html
• Paul Revere House
  http://www.paulreverehouse.org/
• Old North Church
  http://www.oldnorth.com/

 International Travel: 

• U.S. Customs Service
  http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/
• Logan Airport
  http://www.massport.com/logan/default.asp
• Airline Contact Information
  http://www.massport.com/logan/airli.html

 Language: 

• Your Dictionary
  http://www.yourdictionary.com/
• The Wicked Good Guide to Boston English
  http://www.boston-online.com/glossary.html

 Local Transportation: 

• Getting to and from Logan Airport
  http://www.massport.com/logan/getti.html
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
  http://www.mbta.com/

• Boston Map
  http://www.jbhynes.com/Directions/images/map2.gif
• Boston Subway Map
  http://www.mbta.com/schedmaps/subway/index.cfm
• Directions to the Hynes Convention Center
  http://www.jbhynes.com/mcca_prop/hynes/directions/index.htm
• Floor Plans of the Hynes Convention Center
  http://www.jbhynes.com/mcca_prop/hynes/about/floor_plans/index.htm
• Map of Hynes Convention Center Area
  http://www.jbhynes.com/Directions/images/map.gif
• Maps and Driving Directions from Yahoo
  http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py
• MBTA Schedules and Maps
  http://www.mbta.com/schedmaps/index.cfm
• National Park Service Maps
  http://www.nps.gov/boaf/pphtml/maps.html
• Traffic Advisories
  http://www.bigdig.com/thtml/traf_latest.htm

• Boston Globe
  http://www.boston.com/globe
• Boston Herald
  http://www.bostonherald.com/
• Boston Magazine
  http://www.bostonmagazine.com/
• Boston News
  http://www.enn2.com/bosnews.htm
• Boston Phoenix
  http://www.bostonphoenix.com/
• Foreign Newspapers at the Boston Public Library  
  http//www.bpl.org/research/newspapers/fornews.htm
  also available in PDF format
• MP3 Boston Music
  http://mp3.boston.com
• Other Boston Media Links (Boston Public Library)
  http://www.bpl.org/WWW/telref/telref_links.asp#news

• The Best Public Toilets in Boston
  http://www.besttoilets.com/boston/
• The "Big Dig" (Central Artery/Tunnel Project)
  http://www.bigdig.com/
• Bizarro Boston
  http://www.boston-online.com/bizarro.html
• Boston and Massachusetts Educational Institutions
  http://globalaction.pair.com/boston/boston_education.html
• Boston Restrooms
  http://www.boston-online.com/restrooms.html
• Postage Rates and Fees
  http://www.usps.gov/
• Quick Reference Sources (Boston Public Library)
  http://www.bpl.org/WWW/telref/telref_links.asp

• American Textile History Museum (Lowell, MA)
  http://www.athm.org/sites/boston/bostonftp/athm35/home.html
• Children's Museum
  http://www.bostonkids.org/
• Computer Museum(now part of the Museum of Science)
  http://www.mos.org/tcm/tcm.html
• Dreams of Freedom (Immigration Museum)
  http://www.dreamsoffreedom.org/
• Harvard University Art Museums
  http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/
• Institute of Contemporary Art
  www.icaboston.org
• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  http://www.boston.com/gardner/
• Museum of Afro-American History
  http://www.afroammuseum.org/
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  http://zoonewengland.com/
• Museum of Science
  http://www.mos.org/home.html
• Museum of Transportation (Brookline, MA)
  http://www.mot.org/index_flash.html
• Museums and Points of Interest
  http://www.bgladco.com/museums/museum.htm

• Beacon Hill Online
  http://beaconhillonline.com/
• Boston Chinatown
  http://www.tuanphan.net/chinatown/
• Harvard Square
  http://www.harvardsquare.com/
• North End
  http://www.northendweb.com/
• South Shore
  http://southshoreserver.com/

• Bay State Cruises
  http://www.provincetownfastferry.com/
• New England Online Visitor's Site
  http://www.abbington.com/vistiors.html
• Committee for a New England Bibliography
  (Citations to books and articles on New England regional, state, and local history)
  http://nebib.uvm.edu
• Salem, Massachusetts: City Guide 
  http://www.salemweb.com/default.htm

• Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
  http://www.nps.gov/boha/
• National Park Service
  http://www.nps.gov/

 Places of Worship: 

• Islamic Society of Boston
  http://www.isboston.org/v1/index.htm
• Nearby Places of Worship (Northeastern University)
  http://www.neu.edu/spiritual_life/local_worship.html
• Off-campus Places of Worship (Boston University)
  http://web.bu.edu/CHAPEL/ChapelWebpages/worship.html
• Places of Worship (by denomination)
  http://www.digitalcity.com/boston/family/article.dci?aid=1166

• Boston Baked Beans
  http://www.curriculumunits.com/crucible/projects/boston_b.html
• Bostonchefs.com
  http://bostonchefs.com/
• Boston.com Restaurants & Reviews
  http://ae.boston.com/dining/
• Boston Cream Pie
  http://www.cuisinemagazine.com/recipes/boston_creampie.html
• CuisineNet Restaurant Central - Boston
  http://www.cuisinenet.com/restaurant/boston/index.shtml
• Foodline Boston
  http://foodline.com/articles/
• Guide to Vegetarian Restaurants(revision in process)
  http://old.veg.org/veg/Guide/USA/Massachusetts/Boston.html
• Laura's Guide to Buying Chocolate in Boston
  http://www.princeton.edu/~lfl/choc.html
• Samuel Adams Boston Lager
  http://www.samadams.com/beer/styles/boston_lager.html
• Zagat Guide
  http://www.zagat.com

• Boston Shopping
  http://www.visitboston.org/shopping.html
• Boston.com Shopping
  http://shopping.boston.com/
• Discount Travel: Boston Shopping
  http://boston.discounttravelguide.com/shopping.html
• Discover Newbury Street
  http://www.newbury-st.com/
• Shops at the Prudential Center
  http://www.prudentialcenter.com/

• Boston Bruins (Hockey)
  http://www.bostonbruins.com/
• Boston Celtics (Basketball)
  http://www.nba.com/celtics/
• Boston Red Sox (Baseball)
  http://www.redsox.com/
• Fenway Park (Historic Home of the Boston Red Sox)
  http://redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/bos/ballpark/bos_ballpark_history.jsp
• New England Patriots (Football)
  http://www.patriots.com/

 Things to Do: 

• Boston Duck Tours
  http://www.ducktours.com/
• Boston Tea Party - Ship (replica) & Museum
  http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/
• Bull & Finch Pub (setting for TV series "Cheers")
  http://www.cheersboston.com
• Franklin Park Zoo
  http://zoonewengland.com/
• John Hancock Observatory
  http://www.jhancock.com/company/observatory/
• Make Way for Ducklings Site
  http://www.iboston.org/buildings/building%20resources/ducklings.htm
• The Mapparium, Christian Science Publishing Society
  http://www.tfccs.com/GV/TMC/TOURS/Mapparium.html
• New England Aquarium
  http://www.neaq.org
• Swan Boats, Boston Public Garden
  http://www.expedia.com/wg/North_America/United_States/P23614.asp
• USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides")
  http://www.USSconstitution.navy.mil/
• Whale Watches
  http://www.neaq.org/visit/whalewatch.html

 Walking Tours: 

• Boston by Foot (fee charged)
  http://www.bostonbyfoot.com/
• Boston by Sea: The Maritime Trail
  http://www.bostonbysea.org/main.html
• Boston Women Remembered
  http://cox-marylee.tripod.com/introduction.htm
• The Freedom Trail
  http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/
• The Black Heritage Trail
  http://www.afroammuseum.org/trail.htm
• Boston Immigrant Walking Trail
  http://www.bostonfamilyhistory.org/
• Boston National Historical Park (Park Ranger Tours)
  http://www.nps.gov/bost/pphtml/activities.html
• Boston Women's Heritage Trail
  http://bps.boston.k12.ma.us/bwht/home.HTM
• Frommer's Walking Tour Suggestions
  http://www.frommers.com/destinations/boston/0004020033.html
• GeoTrail: A Self-Guided Walking Tour to the Big Dig
  http://www.engineers.org/asce98/geotrail/
• Irish Heritage Trail
  http://www.irishheritagetrail.com/
• The Literary Trail of Greater Boston (fee charged)
  http://www.literarytrail.org/html/overview.html
• North End Walking Tours
  http://www.northendboston.com/tours.html

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