Boston - Rich History, Lively Cultural Scene

There is history around every corner in Boston. This vibrant city is rich with art, music, and dance institutions, theatre and cultural attractions, distinguished dining and nightlife venues, world-class shopping and championship sports teams that attract millions of visitors each year.

The city’s downtown neighborhoods, each with its own personality, offer endless unique experiences, and Boston’s proximity to other must-see sites all around New England make it one of the country’s most diverse and exciting locales.Each of the city’s neighborhoods has a remarkably different style and tone. From the Back Bay’s cosmopolitan streets and ornate Victorian townhouses to the aromas spilling into the narrow and jumbled 17th-century streets of Boston’s North End to the spirited and funky neighborhood squares of Cambridge – all within easy distance from one another.Boston is “America’s Walking City.” Even though it is one of the largest cities in the country, its accessibility is unparalleled. And while sightseeing on foot is easy, Boston also has an excellent public transportation system to help you get around.

Boston is also known as the mecca of medicine. Boston is home to some of the most prestigious hospitals and medical schools, physicians, and medical scientists in the world. Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD, and the AATS Centennial Committee have organized an engaging social program for the AATS Centennial.

Tour 1: ITALIAN GASTRONOMY NORTH END MARKET TOUR
Sunday, April 30, 2017
10:30 a.m.– 1:15 p.m.
Cost: $95 per person

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You will be transported to the North End to spend the afternoon with one of Boston’s greatest epicurean resources, Michele Topor. She will whisk your group away to both clandestine and conspicuous culinary landmarks, transforming guests into connoisseurs of the finest Italian fare. Heads will be spinning and bellies full, for this tour is a culinary dynamo! Ms. Topor is a certified chef, instructor, and a renowed gastronomic sage. You will visit a total of six renowned stores, including a pastry shop, coffee/spice store, green grocer, salumeria (deli), and liquor store.

 

Tour 2: A VISIT TO THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
Monday, May 1, 2017
12:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Cost: $85 per person

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You will travel by private motor coach to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. It has been reported that at the Museum’s opening on New Year’s Day 1903, Isabella Gardner served her guests champagne and doughnuts. Today, each guest will be given a small bag of freshly baked donuts along with a mini can of champagne to mirror the very first evening the museum was open.

Enjoy the Gardners’ compilation of tapestries, exquisite antique furniture, and famous collections while hearing wonderful anecdotes about Mrs. Gardner’s sophisticated and eclectic life and the famous heist. A docent will be available to guidevisitors.
 

Tour 3: BEACON HILL CIRCLE “BEHIND THE BRAHMIN DOORS”
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
9:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Cost: $110 per person

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You will travel by motor coach to Beacon Hill, where you will be met by a guide for the morning tour. Enjoy exclusive access into three private homes on Beacon Hill in a 19th-century residential neighborhood north of the Boston Common and Public Gardens. Get a glimpse of the elegant living spaces behind the unassuming doors.


*Preregistration for social events and tours are required. Tours require a minimum number of participants. All tours will depart from the Hynes Convention Center.

For additional visit information and things to do in Boston, go to https://www.bostonusa.com/things-to-do.

There is history around every corner in Boston. This vibrant city is rich with art, music, and dance institutions, theatre and cultural attractions, distinguished dining and nightlife venues, world-class shopping and championship sports teams that attract millions of visitors each year.

The city’s downtown neighborhoods, each with its own personality, offer endless unique experiences, and Boston’s proximity to other must-see sites all around New England make it one of the country’s most diverse and exciting locales.Each of the city’s neighborhoods has a remarkably different style and tone. From the Back Bay’s cosmopolitan streets and ornate Victorian townhouses to the aromas spilling into the narrow and jumbled 17th-century streets of Boston’s North End to the spirited and funky neighborhood squares of Cambridge – all within easy distance from one another.Boston is “America’s Walking City.” Even though it is one of the largest cities in the country, its accessibility is unparalleled. And while sightseeing on foot is easy, Boston also has an excellent public transportation system to help you get around.

Boston is also known as the mecca of medicine. Boston is home to some of the most prestigious hospitals and medical schools, physicians, and medical scientists in the world. Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD, and the AATS Centennial Committee have organized an engaging social program for the AATS Centennial.

Tour 1: ITALIAN GASTRONOMY NORTH END MARKET TOUR
Sunday, April 30, 2017
10:30 a.m.– 1:15 p.m.
Cost: $95 per person

Marcio Silva/Thinkstock

You will be transported to the North End to spend the afternoon with one of Boston’s greatest epicurean resources, Michele Topor. She will whisk your group away to both clandestine and conspicuous culinary landmarks, transforming guests into connoisseurs of the finest Italian fare. Heads will be spinning and bellies full, for this tour is a culinary dynamo! Ms. Topor is a certified chef, instructor, and a renowed gastronomic sage. You will visit a total of six renowned stores, including a pastry shop, coffee/spice store, green grocer, salumeria (deli), and liquor store.

 

Tour 2: A VISIT TO THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
Monday, May 1, 2017
12:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Cost: $85 per person

Victorgrigas/ Wikimedia Commons

You will travel by private motor coach to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. It has been reported that at the Museum’s opening on New Year’s Day 1903, Isabella Gardner served her guests champagne and doughnuts. Today, each guest will be given a small bag of freshly baked donuts along with a mini can of champagne to mirror the very first evening the museum was open.

Enjoy the Gardners’ compilation of tapestries, exquisite antique furniture, and famous collections while hearing wonderful anecdotes about Mrs. Gardner’s sophisticated and eclectic life and the famous heist. A docent will be available to guidevisitors.
 

Tour 3: BEACON HILL CIRCLE “BEHIND THE BRAHMIN DOORS”
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
9:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Cost: $110 per person

LUNAMARINA/Thinkstock

You will travel by motor coach to Beacon Hill, where you will be met by a guide for the morning tour. Enjoy exclusive access into three private homes on Beacon Hill in a 19th-century residential neighborhood north of the Boston Common and Public Gardens. Get a glimpse of the elegant living spaces behind the unassuming doors.


*Preregistration for social events and tours are required. Tours require a minimum number of participants. All tours will depart from the Hynes Convention Center.

For additional visit information and things to do in Boston, go to https://www.bostonusa.com/things-to-do.

There is history around every corner in Boston. This vibrant city is rich with art, music, and dance institutions, theatre and cultural attractions, distinguished dining and nightlife venues, world-class shopping and championship sports teams that attract millions of visitors each year.

The city’s downtown neighborhoods, each with its own personality, offer endless unique experiences, and Boston’s proximity to other must-see sites all around New England make it one of the country’s most diverse and exciting locales.Each of the city’s neighborhoods has a remarkably different style and tone. From the Back Bay’s cosmopolitan streets and ornate Victorian townhouses to the aromas spilling into the narrow and jumbled 17th-century streets of Boston’s North End to the spirited and funky neighborhood squares of Cambridge – all within easy distance from one another.Boston is “America’s Walking City.” Even though it is one of the largest cities in the country, its accessibility is unparalleled. And while sightseeing on foot is easy, Boston also has an excellent public transportation system to help you get around.

Boston is also known as the mecca of medicine. Boston is home to some of the most prestigious hospitals and medical schools, physicians, and medical scientists in the world. Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD, and the AATS Centennial Committee have organized an engaging social program for the AATS Centennial.

Tour 1: ITALIAN GASTRONOMY NORTH END MARKET TOUR
Sunday, April 30, 2017
10:30 a.m.– 1:15 p.m.
Cost: $95 per person

Marcio Silva/Thinkstock

You will be transported to the North End to spend the afternoon with one of Boston’s greatest epicurean resources, Michele Topor. She will whisk your group away to both clandestine and conspicuous culinary landmarks, transforming guests into connoisseurs of the finest Italian fare. Heads will be spinning and bellies full, for this tour is a culinary dynamo! Ms. Topor is a certified chef, instructor, and a renowed gastronomic sage. You will visit a total of six renowned stores, including a pastry shop, coffee/spice store, green grocer, salumeria (deli), and liquor store.

 

Tour 2: A VISIT TO THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
Monday, May 1, 2017
12:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Cost: $85 per person

Victorgrigas/ Wikimedia Commons

You will travel by private motor coach to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. It has been reported that at the Museum’s opening on New Year’s Day 1903, Isabella Gardner served her guests champagne and doughnuts. Today, each guest will be given a small bag of freshly baked donuts along with a mini can of champagne to mirror the very first evening the museum was open.

Enjoy the Gardners’ compilation of tapestries, exquisite antique furniture, and famous collections while hearing wonderful anecdotes about Mrs. Gardner’s sophisticated and eclectic life and the famous heist. A docent will be available to guidevisitors.
 

Tour 3: BEACON HILL CIRCLE “BEHIND THE BRAHMIN DOORS”
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
9:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Cost: $110 per person

LUNAMARINA/Thinkstock

You will travel by motor coach to Beacon Hill, where you will be met by a guide for the morning tour. Enjoy exclusive access into three private homes on Beacon Hill in a 19th-century residential neighborhood north of the Boston Common and Public Gardens. Get a glimpse of the elegant living spaces behind the unassuming doors.


*Preregistration for social events and tours are required. Tours require a minimum number of participants. All tours will depart from the Hynes Convention Center.

For additional visit information and things to do in Boston, go to https://www.bostonusa.com/things-to-do.