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Visitor Information

Contact the city and state tourism offices for general information, details about seasonal events, discount passes, trip planning, and attraction information. The National Park Service office screens an entertaining and informative eight-minute slide show on Boston's historic sites and supplies you with maps and directions. The Welcome Center, Boston Common Visitor Information Center, and the Cambridge Tourism Office cheerfully offer general information.

Contacts

Boston Common Visitor Information Center. 139 Tremont St., On the Common, Downtown, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108. 617/536–4100; www.bostonusa.com/visit/planyourtrip/resources/vic/.

Cambridge Tourism Office. 4 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138. 800/862–5678; 617/441–2884; www.cambridge-usa.org.

Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau. 2 Copley Pl., Suite 105, Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116. 888/733–2678; 617/536–4100; www.bostonusa.com.

Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism. State Transportation Bldg., 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4510, Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116. 800/227–6277; 617/973–8500; www.massvacation.com.

National Parks Service Visitor Center. Faneuil Hall, Downtown, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109. 617/242–5642; www.nps.gov/bost.

Online Resources

Boston.com, home of the Boston Globe online, has news and feature articles, ample travel information, and links to towns throughout Massachusetts. The Improper Bostonian has nightlife, movie, restaurant, and arts listings. The Bostonian Society answers frequently asked questions about Beantown history on its website. The iBoston page posts wonderful photographs of buildings of architectural and historical importance. WickedLocal provides a more relaxed (and somewhat irreverent) take on Boston and suburban news and information.

All About Boston

Boston.com. www.boston.com.

Bostonian Society. bostonhistory.org.

iBoston. www.iboston.org.

The Improper Bostonian. www.improper.com.

Wicked Local. www.wickedlocal.com.

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