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Charlie’s Sandwich Shop, 429 Columbus Ave at Pembroke Street; 617/536-7669. Open Mon-Fri 6 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and Sat 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

For complete information on the Freedom Trail, contact the Freedom Trail Foundation (617/357-8300; www.thefreedomtrail.org/).

Free, 90-minute ranger-led tour are available for the central part of the trail, leaving from the Boston National Historic Park Visitor Center at 15 State St. (tel. 617/242-5642; www.nps.gov/bost). Go to the website for information on hours.

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Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Dock Sq. (Congress St. and North St.); phone 617/242-5675. Open daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., admission is free.

Paul Revere’s House, 19 North, phone 617/523-2338, www.paulreverehouse.org/. Open daily Apr 15-Oct 9:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.; daily Apr 1-14 and Nov-Dec 9:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.; Jan-Mar Tues-Sun 9:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Admission $3 adults, $2.50 seniors and students, $1 children 5-17, free for children under 5.

Newbury Street is located in the Back Bay area of Boston. There’s no sales tax on clothing priced below $175 or on food items. All other items are taxed at 5% (as are restaurant meals and takeout food).

Kingfish Hall, 188 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, SouthMarket Building; phone 617/523-8862; online at www.toddenglish.com/

Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, phone 617/267-9300, www.mfa.org. Admission $15 adults, $13 students and seniors when entire museum is open; or $13 and $11, respectively, when only West Wing is open. Children under 18 $6.50 on school days before 3 p.m., otherwise free. Admission good for 2 visits within 10 days. Voluntary contribution ($15 suggested) Wed 4-9:45 p.m. The hours are a bit daffy: the entire museum is open Sat-Tues 10 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Wed 10 a.m. - 9:45 p.m., Thurs-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; West Wing only on Thurs-Fri 5-9:45 p.m.

Free, 2-hour guided tours with a ranger from the National Park Service's Boston African American National Historic Site (phone 617/742-5415; www.nps.gov/boaf) are available Monday through Saturdays from Memorial Day to Labor Day and by request at other times. You’ll need to call ahead for a reservation in either case. A brochure, that can be picked up at the Museum of Afro-American History and the Boston Common and State Street visitor centers, will give you a map to use, should you decide to take a self-guided tour.

Lespalier, 30 Gloucester Street (in the Back Bay), phone 617/262-3023, http://www.lespalier.com/ Open Mon-Sat 5:30-10 p.m.

For complete information on the Boston Symphony Orchestra season, go to www.bso.org

Avalon, 15 Lansdowne St, phone 617/262-2424 or 617/423-NEXT (for tickets); www.avalonboston.com. Cover $5-$20

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Pauline Frommer is the creator of the new Pauline Frommer Guidebooks which debut in bookstores this summer.

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