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Serving cheap, plentiful beer to recent college grads is the BHP’s raison d’être . The delightfully incongruous location at the foot of blue-blooded Beacon Hill only adds to the bar’s gritty appeal. Should you find drinking games and vacuous conversation stultifying, there are classic video games and a shoot-out basketball machine toward the back.

Although it extends well beyond the Fenway, Beacon Street finds its true essence in the section between the Massachusetts State House (see Massachusetts State House) and Charles Street. Here it passes such highlights as the Bull and Finch Pub – of Cheers TV fame – and the Boston Athenaeum, one of the oldest independent libraries in the country.

This four-story brownstone townhouse has been renovated to create quiet, elegant rooms that can, at a pinch, sleep four. Close to Fenway Park and Kenmore Square.

A February tradition pits Boston’s top collegiate hockey teams against each other at the Fleet Center.

Most rooms in this friendly Victorian-style B&B have private baths, but four share. Guests also have use of a kitchen.

Upstairs from the Milky Way Lounge and Lanes (see Milky Way Lounge & Lanes), Bella Luna shoots the moon with bright salads, rib-sticking Italian fare such as chicken marsala, and their signature gourmet pizzas.

Berklee, the world’s largest independent music college, boasts this premier venue. The great acoustics ensure that some of the most highly distinguished jazz, folk, and world musicians play here.

In a former railroad roundhouse, this hotel offers spacious suites with all modern conveniences. The service here is friendly and efficient. A frequent bus service makes up for the lack of subway.

The diner decor is half the fun. The other half is picking a rice or noodle base, a protein, and a sauce from the menu to make your own combos.