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Live entertainment – jazz, blues, show tunes – creates a nice backdrop for this swank hotel bar.

For the successful business-man whose daydreams feature a vintage Ferrari and the Sardinian coast, Zegna fits like a glove. Classic Italian suits and ties that are unrivaled for style and quality.

While EVOO’s cuisine defies categorization, it is unequivocally and uniformly delicious. Think along the lines of cornmeal-fried oysters, arugula (rocket) and plum salad, and mocha-mousse chocolate cake.

This sister hotel of New York’s Plaza has been a Copley Square landmark since 1912. Public areas are opulent; rooms are small but comfy; and suites are truly grand. Richard Burton and Liz Taylor are among the star-studded guests who have stayed here.

What was once a dilapidated, post-revolutionary mercantile area now sets the standard for urban-renewal projects worldwide. It boasts an indoor food court in Quincy Market, shops, and street performers (see Faneuil Hall Marketplace).

The Feast of St. Anthony caps an entire summer of feast holidays in the North End (see North End & the Waterfront). On the last weekend in August, from morning well into the night, Hanover Street bulges with revelers, parades, and food vendors giving a vibrant display of the area’s old world Italian spirit.

Built in 1912, the home field of the Boston Red Sox is the oldest surviving park in major league baseball, and aficionados insist that it’s also the finest. An odd-shaped parcel of land gives the intimate park quirky features, such as the high, green-painted wall in left field, affectionately known as “the Green Monster.” Although previous owners threatened to abandon Fenway, the current ones hope to enlarge the park to accommodate the many loyal Sox fans. Behind-the-scenes tours of the park include areas normally closed to the public, like the dugouts and private boxes.

For children with even the slightest interest in sports, a Red Sox game at legendary Fenway Park (see Fenway Park) is pure magic. Fans always feel part of the action at the country’s most intimate professional baseball park. The peanut, hot dog, and soda vendors keep kids’ enjoyment – and blood sugar levels – elevated.