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Downtown / Financial District, Boston, MA

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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

Downtown Crossing

All Ages / All Types / Family / ATM

Reviewed by Sarah G.

"My Take: The shopping district at Downtown Crossing in Boston is a popular, off-the-beaten-path type of area to venture to. When a lot of peop ..." more

Downtown Crossing
Boston, MA 02228

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The Black Rose

20s / 30s / Blouses / Brunch / Burgers

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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Good Life

20s / 30s / After Work / Artists / DJ

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)

20s / 30s / After Work / Bar Food / DJ

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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Howl at the Moon

After Work / Bar / Bar Food / DJ / TVs

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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Coogan's

Anything goes / Bar Food / Beer

Reviewed by Nicole F.

"One of the hidden treasures of college night life in the city of Boston. If you are in for Cheap Thrills and sweat dancing all night. Coogans is the b ..." more

160 Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109

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Boston Common

All Ages / All Types / Baseball

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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Silvertone Bar & Grill

20s / After Work / Artsy / Bar / Indie

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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Ned Devine's

30s / Bachelorette Parties / Bar

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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Down Ultra Lounge

20s / Bar / Birthday Parties

Party Earth Review Long lines of eager partiers and a small sign may be the only indications there’s a party going on in Down Ultra Lounge, but the sophisticated singles and fratty hard-bodies making ... more

184 High Street
Boston, MA 02110

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Bond

Bottle Service / Burgers / DJ

Party Earth Review Located inside the Langham Hotel and once the Member’s Court of Boston’s Federal Reserve Bank, Bond is now where the smart money goes to invest in a night of sophisticated carousing ... more

The Langham Hotel
250 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

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The Bell In Hand Tavern

20s / 30s / Bar Food / Beer Lovers

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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