| Whether you're visiting Boston for the first or the | | | | These designs make possible fabulous gardens, |
| twentieth time, you'll love exploring Boston's South | | | | window box plantings, and tree-filled streets. |
| End neighborhood because of the spectacular | | | | South of Washington Street, in an area now called |
| architecture, the many gourmet restaurants and | | | | "SoWa," you'll find former canneries, piano |
| nightspots, and the trendy one-of-a-kind boutiques | | | | factories, and other industrial buildings now |
| sprinkled along all of the major streets and | | | | transformed into artists's studios, galleries, and |
| avenues. Although the South End is adjacent to | | | | lofts. SoWa is where you'll find a number of |
| popular Back Bay, it's a bit off the usual path of | | | | arts-related activities such as periodic Open |
| Boston tourists because few major monuments | | | | Studios, "First Friday" gallery walks, and SoWa |
| or historical sites are located there. But if you | | | | Open Market where local and regional artisans |
| make the 10-minuted walk from Back Bay across | | | | exhibit and sell their creations on Sunday |
| the garden-filled Southwest Corridor Park to the | | | | afternoons from late spring through fall. |
| South End, you'll be enchanted by the beauty of | | | | Boston's South End is the city's hippest |
| this mostly-residential Boston neighborhood. | | | | neighborhood. You'll find lots of wonderful and |
| Most of the housing in Boston's South End was | | | | innovative chef-owned restaurants, such as B and |
| built during the mid-1800s, after land for the area | | | | G Oysters, Aquitaine, and Hamersley's Bistro. Main |
| was created by filling a shallow bay. In fact, the | | | | streets such as Columbus Avenue, Washington |
| neighborhood has the highest area of Victorian | | | | Street, and Tremont Street are where you'll also |
| brick row houses in the United States and is listed | | | | find lots of trendy boutiques and gourmet |
| in the National Register of Historic Places. If you're | | | | markets. |
| an architecture fan, you'll find an amazing array of | | | | You'll also notice that the neighborhood is very |
| styles: Renaissance Revival, Greek Revival, | | | | dog-friendly. Dogs (and their owners) can enjoy |
| Egyptian Revival, Italianate and French Second | | | | the Joe Wex Dog Recreation Space in Peters |
| Empire, Queen Anne, and much more. | | | | Park between Shawmut and Washington Streets. |
| Best of all, most of these gorgeous houses and | | | | And everyone enjoys one of the highlights of the |
| their elaborate iron rails and other ornamentation | | | | Halloween season: the Annual Halloween Pet |
| have been meticulously restored during the past | | | | Parade, featuring dogs decked out in their favorite |
| 30-40 years. Some areas, such as Columbus | | | | costume. As the ghoulish canines parade through |
| Avenue, were originally designed to look like | | | | the South End up through Boston Common, |
| Parisian boulevards, while in other areas, homes | | | | everyone smiles. |
| cluster around English-inspired parks and lanes. | | | | |