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Prudential Center, Boston, MA

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Prudential Center

Prudential Center is a shop in Boston, MA, part of the Boston guide. Cost: free.

800 Boylston Street · Boston, MA

Why you should go…

Prudential Center is a mixed-use complex in Boston's Back Bay, owned and managed by Boston Properties, combining office towers with a shopping and dining destination of more than 70 stores and restaurants including Saks Fifth Avenue, Eataly Boston and Sephora. The complex includes the Prudential Tower, whose upper floors house the View Boston observation deck with indoor and open-air viewing levels. It sits next to the Hynes Convention Center among Back Bay's hotels and shops.

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What's around here?

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    Boston Duck Tours

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    View Boston

    $25–$50

    Boston's highest observation deck, 360-degree views from the 52nd floor of the Prudential Tower.

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    Newbury Street

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