Best of Boston

1998 Best Tour, Guide

Ed Gordon

Forget the Ducks. The cultural, historic, and aesthetic richness of this city is in safer hands with the likes of Ed Gordon. He’s an architectural buff who likes showing off undiscovered neighborhoods and his tours are heavy on anecdotes about how real people lived “back then,” but he also points out the best shopping and nightlife. During one of his 1938 hours of the Combat Zone, Gordon was punched in the stomach by a stranger on the street. He got up, dusted himself off, and continued talking.

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