Leave plenty of time for shopping on your Boston trip. If you're into fashion, you'll love the designer clothes stores and jewellery shops of Newbury Street and the one-off boutiques in Copley Place. Head for Boston's famous Faneuil Hall Marketplace which caters for everyone – a shopping trip there takes in big-name shops as well as stalls full of bargains.
Don't miss Back Bay out on Boston shopping trips, as it combines high-end fashion boutiques with antiques shops and jewellery stores. Take a trip over the Charles River to go shopping in Cambridge's mix of funky fashion shops and well-stocked arts and crafts stores. If it's new or second-hand books you're after, Boston's best choice is in the area around Massachusetts Avenue.
Don't go shopping in Boston without a trip to Faneuil Hall Marketplace, the city's heartbeat, home to everything from brand-name superstores to souvenir stalls. Shop for fresh local produce and unique homewares in the Quincy Market section. Head to the buzzing streets of Chinatown on your Boston shopping trip for a bustling street market filled with Asian arts and crafts and colourful fabrics.
Bring a credit card and an empty suitcase for your Boston shopping trips. You'll be stocking up on big-name American designer fashion from Newbury Street, and bargain books from charming little shops in the student area near Harvard University. You'll find all kinds of high-tech shopping in Boston's malls, so don't end your trip without treating yourself to the latest electronic gadget at bargain prices.
