Walking Boston - 2nd Edition by Robert Todd Felton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p><b>Featuring 34 self-guided walking tours, <i>Walking Boston</i> leads readers through some of the city's most interesting, scenic, and historic places.</b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Get to Know Beantown's Historic Neighborhoods</b> <p>Boston is a walker's town. It's as clear as the brick red path marking the Freedom Trail, the bright blue signs of the Harborwalk, and the green of the Emerald Necklace series of parks. Boston's nearly 400-year history has led to the development of hidden neighborhoods, historic sites, and iconic parks that tempt both Bostonians and visitors out onto the sidewalks, paths, and trails lacing this close-knit city. In addition, the Big Dig project, which helped revive downtown and the waterfront by moving Interstate 93 underground, has created an energy and excitement that has driven projects like the Harborwalk and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. Robert Todd Felton's <i>Walking Boston</i> offers the best of Boston's new and old rambles. This portable guide features detailed maps, original photos, and public transportation information for every trip. Route summaries make each walk easy to follow, and a Points of Interest section summarizes each walk's highlights.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>San Francisco has Nob Hill, Manhattan has Park Avenue, and London has Belgravia--neighborhoods where heritage, architecture, and money are inextricably linked. For Boston, it's Beacon Hill, a maze of cobblestone streets and well-kept row houses arranged along Beacon Hill between Storrow Drive and the State House. The neighborhood is a National Historic District, an elite enclave of privilege, and a vibrant community--all in one. It's the type of place where you can live just down the street from both the Museum of African American History and John Kerry. <p/>Beacon Hill comes alive in early spring when window boxes and flowering pear trees explode into color. And if a passing thundershower forces you to duck into one of the many good cafes or shops along Charles St., so much the better. If you take this walk at dusk, you'll appreciate the gas lamps throughout Beacon Hill that still burn 24 hours a day. The lamps are just one of the many details, like brass door knockers and ornate ironwork, which give Beacon Hill its considerable charm.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Each walk is designed to incorporate the new and old, the natural and man-made. View Boston as you never have before -- on foot.<br>--Jessica Chmara, <i>Boston Forward</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Robert Todd Felton</b> has been writing about literary and adventure travel for nearly ten years. His previous works include <i>A Journey into the Transcendentalists' New England, A Journey into the Irish Literary Revival, </i> and articles for <i>National Geographic Traveler, Skiing, Backpacker, Draft, </i> and <i>Automotive Traveler.</i> Todd lives in Amherst, MA, with his wife and two son
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