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noizemagazine - noiZe Magazine Issue 58 October 2008 - Index

candles, plan an hour for this store
because you’ll want everything.
Newbury Street
www.newbury-st.com
Copley Place
www.shopcopleyplace.com
The Shops at Prudential Center
www.prudentialcenter.com
Start at the west end of Newbury
Street at Massachusetts Avenue
and head east. Cafés, restaurants,
and boutiques abound—both well
known and unique, in every price
range. Take a right on Fairfield and
head up to the Prudential Center, a
Boston landmark and decent place
to shop. The big boys await however,
and after you pass through
the middle-class mall you’ll get
to Copley Place a.k.a. “designer
heaven.” With stores like Neiman
Marcus, Louis Vuitton, Gucci,
Barney’s, Jimmy Choo, Burberry,
and Christian Dior, you’ll know
you’ve arrived.
WHAT TO SEE
Boston Duck Tours
617-267-3825
www.bostonducktours.com
As amusing as they are popular,
everyone should do these amphibious
tours at least once in their life,
if only for the great overview of
the city’s history. Departure points
include the Museum of Science, and
the Prudential Center in Boston's
Back Bay.
Freedom Trail
617-357-8300
www.thefreedomtrail.org
Offering slightly more history than
the Duck Tours, this 2.5-mile path
through Boston takes you by more
than a dozen of the most famous
sites in the city, including the Paul
Revere house and the Old North
Church, where the famous lanterns
were hung. The red brick path
ends at the USS Constitution (“Old
Ironsides”), the oldest ship in the
U.S. Navy. Go online and download
a map and audio tour first.
The North End
www.northendboston.com
Boston’s version of Little Italy, this is
one of the most famous neighborhoods
in the country. Among the
maze of narrow, crooked streets and
19th-century brick tenements, you’ll
find authentic Italian restaurants and
bakeries, trendy boutiques and lots
of colonial history.
Boston Commons and Public
Gardens
One of the nation’s most famous
urban green spaces, Boston
Commons and Boston Public
Gardens offer some of the city’s most
beautiful natural scenery and mark
the northern end of the “Emerald
Necklace,” a string of parks designed
by Frederick Law Olmsted (who also
designed New York’s Central Park).
In summer months, the grass in the
Commons is overtaken by picnicking
students and lovers, while the lake
and Public Gardens maintain a more
formal feel. If you’re feeling adventurous,
and weather permits, go for a
boat ride in one of the famous swan
boats before checking out the various
sculptures.
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