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Not for Tourists Guide to Boston 2010 (Not For Tourists Guidebooks)

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I bought this book based on a friend's recommendation before I moved to Boston last year. It helped me get around and find things I needed--anything from a post office and laundromat to restaurants and movie theaters. I don't have the internet on my phone, so I can't search Google for things when I'm out and about. This book is full of maps that are easy to read, and they're divided by neighborhood. It's durable, small and easy to carry. There is a street index, so if you're not sure where you are or where you need to go, you can quickly find out which map to look at. In the back is detailed information about area colleges, parks/outdoor activities, restaurants and nightlife, shopping, concert/theater venues...pretty much everything you could possibly need or want. There is a fold-out map in the back that shows subway lines and major roads. I would prefer it if this map showed more side streets, but that's really the only complaint I have. It definitely helped me become acquainted with a new place in which I knew nobody.

2010 version has hardly been updated since 2009. A restaurant that changed it's name since 2009 is now in the 2010 version as 2 different restaurants @ the same address. In the age of yelp & google maps, NFT has to do alot more to distinguish itself. Strangely, they blog 2x a week about new local restaurants, and they do a great job of finding the small hole-in-the-walls, but none of that content made it into the 2010 edition.