Many of Boston's best tours feature stops in some of the city's most historic neighborhoods, including the North End, Beacon Hill and Back Bay. Accessible via the South Station, Boylston Street ...

[Read: The Best Hotels in Boston.] “When people envision historic Boston, this is the neighborhood,” says Sara Flight, director of public relations at Mandarin Oriental, Boston. “You’re ...

The banks drew an area within Boston where mortgages would be made to African-Americans in some currently white neighborhoods, but not for all neighborhoods in Boston and not at all for the suburbs.

Beacon Hill, known for its charming cobblestone streets and well-preserved 19th-century architecture, is one of Boston’s most historic—and priciest—neighborhoods. Lined in Federal-era ...