Frommer's? 2000 Boston

This was an excellent guide for deciding which places to visit in and around Boston during our stay. The walking guides he suggested were especially helpful. I found Frommer to be very honest about the places he reviewed, and the most charming places we visted were off the beaten tourist track and we would not have found them without the help of this book. I recommend it to anyone planning a trip to Boston.

I just returned from an extended weekend in Boston because I'm considering moving there in a couple of years but had never spent significant amounts of time there, so I bought this book because I couldn't find the current Fodor's Gold Guide, which is the usual travel guide that I purchase when I visit new places. LET ME TELL YOU HOW GREAT THIS GUIDE WAS! So much more user friendly than the Fodor's!! My favorite part is the chapter on Boston Strolls, where Frommer's has selected four different walking tours that you can do on your own with suggested stops. That was GREAT! On top of that, the chapters on dining and lodging were most helpful in planning the trip and there were also throughout the book little interesting blurbs of information about Boston, like what movies have recently been filmed in Boston and other tips and tricks that you need to know to navigate Boston. I took the book everywhere!! The maps are great and helpful too. If you're planning a trip to Boston, BUY IT!