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As one might expect, Boston’s Financial District is a busy hub of economic activity, looming skyscrapers, and a steady stream of briefcase-carrying bankers, lawyers, and other professionals.

The Downtown area is also home to many historical sites, served by a section of the city’s famous red brick Freedom Trail, which zigzags past old cemeteries, battlegrounds, and Faneuil Hall, an indoor/outdoor marketplace consisting of Quincy Market, North Market, and South Market that was also the site of pro-independence speeches by figures like Samuel Adams.

Bursting with raucous bars and Irish pubs, Downtown serves as a meeting place for tourists by day and a party destination for business professionals and groups of young locals and university students by night who pack the venues on weekends to flirt and pound pints.

Barhoppers can keep the party going several blocks over on Union Street, where America’s oldest bar – The Bell in Hand Tavern, in operation since 1795 – is surrounded by even more pubs, bars, and dance clubs.

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What to Do in Downtown Boston / Financial District

Boston Common

Landmark / Outdoor Activity

Party Earth Review The oldest public park in the country, Boston Common is a year-round gathering point for Bostonians of every stripe. Founded in 1634, the fifty-acre expanse of green is a favorite hangout ... more

151 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108

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Good Life

Club / Restaurant

Party Earth Review Catering to fans of the local art and music scene, Good Life is an upscale multilevel club that draws a different crowd almost every night of the week, from rockers looking for live ... more

28 Kingston Street
Boston, MA 02111

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Market (MKT)

Club / Lounge

Party Earth Review An upscale lounge with four levels offering distinctly different social atmospheres, Market is a popular spot where college students, financial types, and local celebrities meet to ... more

21 Broad Street
Boston, MA 02109

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The Last Hurrah

Historic Bar / Hotel Bar

Party Earth Review Inside the historic Omni Parker House Hotel – reportedly the birthplace of the Boston cream pie circa 1867 – The Last Hurrah transports its classy patrons back in time with vintage ... more

Omni Parker House Hotel
60 School Street
Boston, MA 02108

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Coogan's

Bar / Restaurant

Reviewed by Billy K.

"My Take: I was back in Boston for a reunion with my college friends and Coogan’s was the perfect place to have a few beers on a budget. It was a Satur ..." more

160 Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109

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The Black Rose

Irish Pub / Irish Restaurant

Reviewed by Jeanette J.

"If you're looking to enjoy a night of drinking Guinness and dancing along to some traditional Irish music, The Black Rose is your kind of pub. The McT ..." more

160 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

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The Place

Club / Restaurant / Sports Bar

Party Earth Review If the fist-pumping Jersey Shore crew ever relocated to Boston, odds are good The Place would be on their frizzy-haired radar. In fact, they’d fit right in amid the kids in low-cut ... more

2 Broad Street
Boston, MA 02109

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Ned Devine's

Bar / Club / Irish Pub

Party Earth Review Located in the middle of Boston’s bustling Faneuil Hall area, Ned Devine’s is a mild-mannered pub and restaurant by day and an amped-up party destination on weekend nights. Tucked away ... more

1 Faneuil Hall Market Place
Boston, MA 02109

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The Bell In Hand Tavern

Club / Historic Bar / Pub / Tavern

Party Earth Review A Boston landmark dating back to 1795, The Bell In Hand Tavern – named after founder Jimmy Wilson, Boston’s last town crier – claims to be America’s oldest tavern. Housed in the same ... more

45-55 Union Street
Boston, MA 02108

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Felt

Bar / Lounge / Nightclub

Party Earth Review Part laid-back billiards hall, part swank restaurant, and part rocking dance club, Felt packs in tons of entertainment for its chic clientele of affluent business people, stylish grad ... more

533 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111

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Howl at the Moon

Bar / Piano Bar / Restaurant

Party Earth Review Cocktails in buckets, bachelorettes, and the Backstreet Boys probably don’t spring to mind when thinking about a piano bar, but they all apply to the eternally busy Howl at the Moon ... more

184 High Street
Boston, MA 02110

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Silvertone Bar & Grill

Bar / Restaurant

Party Earth Review Hearty plates, classic Negronis, and cheap, cold domestics all get equal attention at basement bar Silvertone Bar & Grill, a cozy Downtown hangout that seeks to emulate a perfect ... more

69 Bromfield Street
Boston, MA 02108

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May 2013

May 18 Sat	Radio 92.9 EarthFest 2013 Arts Festival / Concert / Music Festival / Alternative Rock / Free / Indie Rock / Pop / Pop / Rock The Hatch Shell Vertical Horizon plus 4 more	Add to Calendar
May 19 Sun	Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Second Round Game 2: New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins Ice Hockey 3:00pm TD Garden Boston Bruins	Add to Calendar
May 21 Tue	Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Second Round Game 3: Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers Ice Hockey 7:30pm TD Garden Boston Bruins	Add to Calendar
May 22 Wed	2013 Memorial Day Flag Garden on Boston Common Holiday Event Boston Common	Add to Calendar