Walk in Boston # 15, discover the South End

Walk in Boston # 15, discover the South End will allow you to explore one of the most diverse and cool neighborhoods of the city. 

It's a 3 miles unusual self-guided tour to discover the South End, its Victorian-style houses, its art galleries and its countless public parks and communal gardens.

At point F, you can add about 1/2 mile each way to visit Underground at Ink Block and Channel Park, big murals painted under the Highway 93 bridges. The place is very noisy but surprising.

The walk will take you about 2 hours to complete, more if you go and see the murals. You’ll walk through historic streets, discover a European style cathedral, visit artists’ studios and get an idea of what the locals are growing in their small gardens.

🧁There is an excerpt of it below to give you an idea of what ​​it is.

 💓Otherwise, it is available in full for a few $ on Payhip/ImagesVoyagesImpressions in a PDF file that you'll be able to download on your phone.

👌NB: 

• You can read much more about the general content and philosophy of these walks on the home page and see some comments there too.
• The excerpt is the beginning of the description (a bit truncated here), after the full map and the useful info about highlights, metros, buses, bikes, restrooms, and so on. 🚗
• The letters correspond to points indicated on the map, so you always know where you are along the trail or where you're heading.

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A: As with Walk in Boston # 16, you start from the Symphony T-stop but this time, take Huntington Ave and walk to Gainsborough St. which you will take on the left.

B: Your first stop is Jordan Hall, a magnificent concert venue with perfect acoustics, listed as a historic monument and part of the New England Conservatory, one of the best music schools in the country.

Ask the guards at the entrance if you can see it; depending on the day, they will let you pass or not, or will tell you to book a visit by going to the New England Conservatory website.

With a little luck, you will be able to hear students from the conservatory rehearsing on stage; otherwise, to listen to them longer and/or see this hall, check the list of NEC concerts on their calendar, there are many and most are free.

Next, continue on Gainsborough St. and take a pedestrian bridge over the railway tracks.

This takes you into the South End and you will immediately see a communal garden on your left, the first of many.

Turn left along it and once on Northampton St., turn right onto Columbus Ave.

You will be across from Darryl’s Corner, a place where you can listen to jazz and eat southern food when it is open.
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Turn left on Columbus Ave and a little further, on the corner of Mass Ave, you will see Wally's Café at number 427, another jazz club, tiny but always crowded when it opens in the evening for intimate concerts.

​(The rest is on the pdf...)

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Ready to explore the city on your own?

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NB: In case you haven't seen it already, the map showing you where all these walks are is on the Walk in Boston page, along with links to some walks’ bundles offers and suggestions for your first visit.