Traveler Description
The famous Boston Brahmin neighborhood of red brick sidewalks, cobblestoned streets, elegant townhouses and gas street lamps.

Address: Between Beacon St and Cambridge St
Phone: 617-227-4392


Traveler Reviews

Loved the place! Follow the black signs
Reviewed by A TripAdvisor Member on Oct 1, 2008


Have a great stroll within one of the nicest parts of the city. Peacefull small streets with lovely houses and a great atmosphere. Follow especially the Historic Route directions which will take you through the best streets.

Loved the walk!
Reviewed by A TripAdvisor Member on Jul 7, 2008


I loved the walk, quiet streets and amazing buildings. A wonderful area to explore!

Beautiful Place
Reviewed by A TripAdvisor Member on May 12, 2008


This is an easy walk from the Park Street subway?just cut across Boston Commons. Beautiful place to stroll and gawk. Beacon Street has incredible old townhomes, one "wow" after another. One disappointment, however: Our guide book starred Acorn Street and called it a "gem." We saw it and sort of felt, "huh?" Compared to other Beacon Hill streets, Acorn Street had smaller, blander homes and one side was the backside with fences of homes on the next street. Granted, it had cobblestones, but that was it. Louisburg Square (where Alcott and others lived) was much more beautiful.

Enjoy the walk...
Reviewed by A TripAdvisor Member on Apr 14, 2007


This is one of the most quaint and beautiful neighborhoods I have ever seen. We stumbled upon this by accident when driving around Boston. Luckily, we were able to snag a parking spot right in the area. There is not much public parking available in this neighborhood, so take a train or shuttle here if possible. I felt like I was in a different world. The people here were friendly and helpful. Most people that live in the area walk or bike to work. There are numerous shops and restaurants in the neighborhood if you want to do more than sight-see. Cheers (the bar) is also on the outskirts of the residential area. I would definitely come back here again.

Exotic Beacon Hill
Reviewed by A TripAdvisor Member on Jun 5, 2006


Visitors from the western parts of the U.S. who want to experience a residential neighborhood very different from what they're familiar with at home should make a point of touring Beacon Hill. (The North End and the Back Bay are a couple of other Boston neighborhoods that you ought to see as well.) The look of the area is so different that you'll almost feel as if you've gone to another country. Narrow streets, one----I forget the name----still paved with cobblestones, are the norm here, along with densely built blocks of red-brick apartments and townhouses.The neighborhood is supposedly very affluent, although a few of the streets I walked were lined with apartment buildings that almost had a tenement-like look to them. I can recall seeing a sign written by a building maintenance man that scolded the residents for storing their trash in an alcove, because the building had a rat problem. Unfortunately, there's no way to see the interiors of any of the reidential buildings on Beacon Hill (that I'm aware of). But there is a townhouse museum in the Back Bay that allows visitors to take a tour. (I didn't actually do this and I'm kicking myself now for not checking the place out.)