Paperback. Let Secret Boston guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Boston guide book. Let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures and hidden places of this amazing city. Featuring over 100 unusual and unfamiliar places, this Secret Boston guide is ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike.Cower before a VikingConjure the ghosts of a lost conventSit on an unsittable benchArtistically arrange abandoned rocking horsesWorship a codRoam ruins of a zooTour a dozen enormous eggs perched on an islandHonor the forebears of Excel spreadsheetsLose yourself in a trippy Russian artistic dreamscape hidden in a Masonic HallHonor a huge pearRent a dragonFind Harvard's secret pigTake a mini gondola ride through teeny VeniceFall in love with a DonkeyKiss President Jackson's lipsRead 20,000 cookbooks Far from the crowds and the usual cliches, Boston offers countless off-beat experiences and is home to any number of well-hidden treasures that are revealed only to residents and travellers who find their way off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Boston well or would like to discover the other face of the city. Let Secret Boston guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Boston guide book. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Secret Boston Guide (Paperback)
Publisher: Jonglez, Paris
Publication Date: 2024
Language: English
ISBN 10: 2361957175
ISBN 13: 9782361957179
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Cower before a Viking, conjure the ghosts of a lost convent, sit on an unsittable bench, artistically arrange abandoned rocking horses, worship a cod, roam ruins of a zoo, tour a dozen enormous eggs perched on an island, honor the forebears of Excel spreadsheets, lose yourself in a trippy Russian artistic dreamscape hidden in a Masonic Hall, honor a huge pear, rent a dragon, find Harvard's secret pig, take a mini-gondola ride through teeny Venice, fall in love with a donkey, kiss President Jackson's lips, read 20,000 cookbooks, appreciate bad art, dress up as a marshmallow, hold a cremated elephant in a peanut butter jar.

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Kiernan Schmitt is a writer and travel podcaster based in Somerville, MA. His podcast “Out of Office: A Travel Podcast” explores destinations around the world, but Boston always draws him home with its many hidden historical and artistic wonders.

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