Visit Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star restaurant No. 9 Park, which overlooks Boston Common and features a wine list that just earned a James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine Program.

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The historic marketplaces of Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, and Boston Common (America's oldest public park and the starting point of Boston's Freedom Trail) are all within walking distance.

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