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East Boston
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Across the harbor, on the airport's doorstep. Salvadoran and Colombian food, a stunning new Piers Park, and the best skyline view in the city — all a 4-minute Blue Line ride from downtown.
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What to do
- •Skyline photos from Piers Park at sunset
- •Pupusas on Bennington St
- •Plane-spotting at Constitution Beach
- •Bike the Greenway end to end
- •Catch the East Boston Ferry to Long Wharf
Events
- •Festival Betances (July)
- •Eastie Pride Day (June)
- •Salvadoran Independence Day (Sept 15)
Fun facts
- ✦Made up of five filled-in islands: Noddle, Hog, Governors, Bird, Apple.
- ✦First Italian neighborhood in Boston before the North End took over.
- ✦The harbor tunnels (Sumner, Callahan, Ted Williams) all start here.
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