Boston hosts numerous special holiday events, including: A performance of "A Christmas Carol" in the ... at one of the area's ...

In 1740, when Boston was a colonial outpost of 16,500 people, an extravagantly wealthy merchant named Peter Faneuil offered his city a gift. To replace the informal scrum of vendors gathered at ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Every Friday and Saturday, Haymarket (one America's oldest open-air markets) pops up adjacent to Faneuil Hall ... Martha's Vineyard Daytrip from Boston with Round-Trip ...