If you follow the Harborwalk along South Boston’s ever-developing waterfront you’ll be in for a breathtaking entry to the Diller Scofidio + Renfro–designed Institute of Contemporary Art.
Before immersing yourself in the art—shows are seasonal and ever-changing—we recommend that you start at the top-floor Founders’ Gallery where a thin perch spanning the entire width of the museum provides an awesome view of sailboats drifting in the harbor and jets taxiing at Logan.
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The South End has become a bastion of creativity and artistic expression. Walking down Washington Street you’ll see where the inspiration comes from in the well-preserved architecture.
Home to an eclectic mix of design boutiques, Natalie van Dijk Carpenter’s Lekker, which opened here five years ago, stands out. Lekker the Dutch word for alluring, enticing, great, attractive and tempting is fitting for Carpenter’s European concept store.
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Clarendon Square Bed & Breakfast
This 1860s merchant townhouse, Clarendon Square (from $165) has been fully gut-renovated, nineteenth-century townhouse. During the extensive renovation many elements of the house such as plaster medallions, mouldings, and doors were salvaged and restored. You can’t escape the 21st century however as there are flat-screen HD TVs, DVDs, surround sound, and wi-fi.
Clarendon Square
198 West Brookline St.
Boston MA 02118
617-536-2229
Clarendon Sqaure B&B Parlor
This great find is located on a charming, tree-lined block in the increasingly desirable South End. Encore Bed and Breakfast (from $180) is quite eclectic mixing 21st century sleek Italian furniture into a traditional 19th century brick-walled townhouse.
We recommend, that of the 3 guest quarters (each has a private bathroom with shower, cable TV/DVD, and a queen-sized bed), you opt for the top-floor Albee Room and enjoy skyline views from the private terrace.
Encoure Bed and Breakfast is within easy walking distance of the Hynes Convention Center, Copley Square, Symphony Gall, the Theatre District, Black Bay, as well as the best in dining, galleries, and shopping in the South End.
Encore Bed & Breakfast · 116 West Newton Street · Boston, MA 02118
617-247-3425 · info@encorebandb.com
