Start at Charles St. which is the main shopping area . Walk up Mt. Vernon St Take a rt onton Willow St Walk down past a couple of homes and turn Rt. to Acorn Walk back to Mt. Vernon and cross the St to see Louisburg Sq More

Beacon Hill, Boston is a beautiful neighborhood with old brick home and cobble stone streets. The historical society closely monitors what cna and can not be done to the homes and yards to keep with the history of the time when it was all built. It is well worth it to take a guided tour thru this part of Boston... More

This area contains some well-known historical sites but it's also just nice to explore with no specific goal or agenda. The old and the modern, the tourist locations with workaday Boston. Yes, there are tacky tourist traps but they can be passed by. Come back to the area more than once if you have a few days in Boston. More

Walk through the area and imagine and see the history. More

I only had a few hours in Boston and chose to spend them in Beacon Hill. Was lucky too as the weather was truly great (sunny, just under 20 deg C and a gentle breeze). I started my brief tour of Beacon Hill in Boston Common, walked all the way to the Museum of Science, then made it back Downtown.... More

We did the walk as recommended in the Frommer’s guide which takes you around the best street of Beacon Hill and allows you to see the Columbus statue and the house of a Presidential candidate. It is really nice to walk through one of Boston more historic neighbourhood. More

Really nice place to visit. In the center of everything. Lots to see. More

We loved staying in Beacon Hill for our first visit to Boston. Found a sweet little Apt through VRBO, its was a little studio in a 130 yr old brick building, 5 minute walk to the Charles MGH "T" stop, Charles St., Whole Foods, and 10 mins to Boston Commons. 4 flights of steep old stairs to our place but... More

Neighborhood was beautiful. We drove through it but parking was mostly reserved for residents so we found a lot and wandered back through. More