Charles River Boat Company
$25–$50Narrated sightseeing cruises along the Charles River past Beacon Hill, the Back Bay, MIT, and Harvard.
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Eat vegetarian and vegan diner food, from benedicts to sandwiches, at a classic-style diner in Central Square with an all-vegan bakery.
450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 · Cambridge, MA
Veggie Galaxy is a classic-style diner with a vegetarian and vegan menu in Central Square, Cambridge, opened by Adam Penn in 2011. The kitchen makes everything from scratch, and the bakery is fully vegan. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and benedicts on the current menu cost about $15 to $17.50. Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured it in 2019.
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Narrated sightseeing cruises along the Charles River past Beacon Hill, the Back Bay, MIT, and Harvard.
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The City of Boston's citywide 250th-anniversary program of historic tours, markers and events.
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The real Beacon Hill bar whose exterior inspired the TV sitcom Cheers, tucked beneath the historic Hampshire House.
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