Named after the amendment that ended Prohibition, this convivial pub, across from the State House, draws state legislators, lobbyists, and neighborhood regulars, who trade gossip and insider info on notched wooden tables over beer and barbecued chicken salad. Come Sunday night for lively team trivia—and discounted chicken wings.
"Rub elbows" with "Boston pols" at this Beacon Hill watering hole across from the State House, a "cliquey" hideaway for "regular pub grub" washed down with "a quick beer or three"; the "rustic" digs and "accommodating" staff are some more reasons it's a "popular" end-of-day stop.
A Beacon Hill standby, this tavern looks like a regular old neighborhood bar and restaurant -- unless the Massachusetts legislature is in session. Then it turns into an annex of the State House, just across the street, and the entertainment value of the conversation jumps dramatically. (In case you were absent that day, the 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition.)
With the recently added Dalton Wing, this stately museum displays a fine survey of European and American art, as well as the internationally recognized Delhom Collection of porcelain and pottery. Also featured are pre-Columbian art, contemporary American prints, African objects, vast collections of costumes and antique maps, and gold coins originally minted at the facility. New galleries...