Lonely Planet Boston (Paperback)

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Product Description
Featuring five original walking tours of the city neighbourhoods and details on Boston's hot spectator sports scene, this guide to the city includes details of excursions along the New England coast and shopping trips to Maine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 2 edition (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1740591062
• ISBN-13: 978-1740591065
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #307,325 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for Boston, but could be better for outside areas, August 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Lonely Planet Boston (Paperback)

As are almost all lonely planet books, this is a great, GREAT book for covering the metro Boston area. I recommend it as THE book to use, especially if traveling to Boston. It goes into depth on all aspects of Boston culture, down to climate, money scams, and gay and lesbian tourists. Although the book doesn't explain every site on the walking tours, it does give an overall, helpful picture of the tours in general. It also tells about the hot clubs and places to go, with regular updates and good descriptions.

However, if you're looking for excursions outsiode of Boston, or are, like me, a new resident of Boston, you may not want to get this book, becauise it focuses on the Boston area. In that case, get Lonely Planet:New England, or a new resident's book. And for a shorter, cheaper version of this book, get Lonely Planet Boston:Condensed.

Hope it helps.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great place to start, September 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lonely Planet Boston (Paperback)

This is a great place to start if you don't know anything about Boston. It gives lots of interesting places and attractions to visit. Even thought most of the places mentioned by LP is concise and accurate, be warned that some of the "attractions" mentioned are over rated.

1.0 out of 5 stars waste of money, April 4, 2007

By	Tom Crossley - See all my reviews

I am relocating to Boston and have been buying guides to do a bit of research on the city. The Lonely Planet Guide is by far the worse of those I have seen. The coverage of the city is spotty; large, interesting areas are left out, and when they are covered it's in a really haphazard manner.

I get the impression this book was created with the thought that it would be good to fill an empty niche in the Lonely Planet product line, with the underlying thought that a bad book was better than none. Steer clear.