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USA : BOSTON - October 2008

Go Shop

BRATTLE BOOK SHOP
( 9 West St. Tel. 617-542-0210 )
www.brattlebookshop.com Founded in 1825, Brattle Book Shop is where locals go for used, rare or antique tomes. If it’s ever been in print, proprietor Ken Gloss (of “Antiques Roadshow” on PBS) can probably help you find it.
ENVI
( 164 Newbury St. Tel. 617-267-3684 )
www.shopenvi.com Feeling eco-fashionable? Stuff your canvas shopping bag with organic cotton and wool duds from this ultra-cool boutique, which complements its green stock with bamboo flooring and paper-mâché hangers.
POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL
( 255 Elm St, Somerville. Tel. 617-684-0157 )
www.shoppoorlittlerichgirl.com It’s worth a T-ride to Somerville to pick over the cool consignments at Poor Little Rich Girl. Think pillbox hats, beaded dresses and contemporary designer pieces, impeccably maintained and available for a song.

Go See

BOSTON PEDICAB TOURS
( Tours throughout the city. Tel. 617-266-2005 )
www.bostonpedicab.com Boston’s pedal-powered tours take visitors anywhere they want to go, and in an ecofriendly manner to boot. Standard tours include the Fenway area, Back Bay and the waterfront. Chilly? Don’t worry: The pedicabs are equipped with fleece blankets.
GHOSTS & GRAVESTONES TOUR
( Old Town Trolley ticket booth, Atlantic Ave and Long Wharf. Tel. 800-213-2474 )
www.ghostsandgravestones.com October is the perfect time to take this creepalicious trolley tour. Costumed guides duck into cemeteries while telling ghoulish tales about Boston’s dark side.
“BIG BUGS”
( At Garden in the Woods, 180 Hemenway Rd, Framingham. Tel. 508-877-7630 )
www.newfs.org Creepy, crawly and totally awesome, David Rogers’ 13 gigantic insect sculptures tower over this popular nature spot. Kids can check out the build-a-bug park while parents explore the rest of New England Wildflower Society’s botanical garden.

Go Eat

BOUCHÉE
( 159 Newbury St. Tel. 617-450-4343 )
www.boucheebrasserie.com Diners dress their Euro-cool best and channel their inner Francophiles at this chic brasserie. Order a big pot of mussels steamed with a bottle of crisp white wine, and repeat after us: “Ooh la la!” $$
CASA ROMERO
( 30 Gloucester St. Tel. 617-536-4341 )
www.casaromero.com Hands-down the most romantic Mexican restaurant in town, this hideaway spoils foodies with dishes like simmered beef tips in chile guajillo sauce, all made from owner Leo Romero’s family recipes. $$$
TRATTORIA TOSCANA
( 130 Jersey St. Tel. 617-246-9508 )
Skip the pre-game Italian sub in favor of a real taste of Tuscany at Trattoria Toscana, not far from Fenway Park. You’ll be so entranced by your prosciutto di parma, you may just forget about the game. $$

Go Party

CASK ’N FLAGON
( 62 Brookline Ave. Tel. 617-536-4840 )
www.casknflagon.com Ranked the No. 2 baseball bar in the US by ESPN, the Cask delivers the goods: tasty eats, wall-to-wall TVs and rabid fans, all in the shadow of the Green Monster.
SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB
( At the Doubletree Guest Suites Boston, 400 Soldiers Field Rd. Tel. 617-562-4111 )
www.scullersjazz.com Arguably the city’s best venue for live jazz, Scullers plays host to legends like Wynton Marsalis and Arturo Sandoval, along with the next generation of rising stars. See ’em here first.

Go Day-Tripping

SALEM HAUNTED HAPPENINGS
( 16 miles northeast of Boston Salem, MA. Tel. 877-725-3662 )
www.hauntedhappenings.org Nobody celebrates Halloween like Salem, also known as “Witch City.” Events throughout the month include a psychic fair, shipboard ghost story marathon and “Retro Zombie Ball.”

Fun Fact!

Boston ranked third on Popular Science’s recent list of greenest cities in America. Neighboring Cambridge was No. 6.

Compiled by DIANE BAIR & PAMELA WRIGHT

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