#12 Quincy Market and Faneuil hall

Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall

N Market St

Boston, Massachusetts

02109

Travel Time: 15 min MBTA Green Line to Government Center.

Cost: Whatever you end up purchasing!

So Quincy market ant Faneuil Hall, are really

interchangeable, because they are at the same location, just depends on what you would want to call them. But nevertheless they share an interesting history, going all the way back to the founding of this country. These locations were not only marketplaces, but once meeting locations were the great minds would gather in order to discuss such matters, like the Boston Tea Party or the Declaration of Independence, just to name a few.

Nowadays, this spot has changed, inside the Faneuil Hall, there are now shops. Additionally, surrounding both Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market are lines of more modern stores, which include the likes of Abercrombie and Fitch, Coach, Ann Taylor, and Build a Bear workshop, just to name a few. Inside Quincy Market there are now food booths, where you are able to get some great bites to eat. Along the

edge of Quincy market there are also more little shops, that carry everything from the quintessential Boston tour gifts, to handmade jewelry or purses completely made of zippers.

There are also a lot of great sit-down restaurants within Quincy Market, they include a version of Cheers, the famous TV bar, where everyone knows your name. And a real riot of a restaurant called Dicks Last Resort, this is not a place for those without a sense of humor.

Besides the great food and shopping this destination in Boston has to offer, there are the street performers that use the numerous quads of empty space to put on a great show. They vary from magicians, street dancers, musicians and even a few comedians.

This is a great place to do a little shopping, get some food, or just even people watch!

Dont Forget to check out their website! http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/