Faneuil Hall Marketplace: Cultural & commerce hub for 250 years
For more than 250 years, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, the seat of American history and the location of one of the country’s most famous markets, has played a central role in the life of Boston's residents.
Located on 6.5 acres and just minutes from some of the earliest monuments to U.S. nationhood, Faneuil Hall Marketplace attracts more than 18 million visitors annually. Nearly three dozen food stalls line the Quincy Marketplace Colonnade and include a cornucopia of fresh homemade delicacies from all over the world.
Exotic coffees, fresh seafood, baked breads, gourmet desserts, hearty gyros and healthy salads are some of the food offerings at butcher block tables in the building’s Upper and Lower Rotunda, on an outdoor bench or on a stroll through the halls. The second floor Rotunda also features old market signs and a photographic exhibit showing the history of the Marketplace.
Nearly 50 owner-operated and nationally owned shops fill the Marketplace with a unique selection of jewelry, formal and casual clothing, accessories and giftware, and 14 restaurants and pubs, including Cheers, McCormick & Schmick’s, Plaza III Steakhouse and Ned Devine’s Irish Pub, offer a plethora of sit-down dining atmospheres.
Boston’s most famous comedy club, not to mention a variety of world class jugglers, clowns, mimes, acrobats, magicians, storytellers, caricature artists and musicians, make Faneuil Hall Marketplace a constant source of entertainment and amusement for the entire family.
The Marketplace welcomes numerous events throughout the year, including Harborfest, and the Street Performer’s Festival. Check the official web site for scheduled events.
Faneuil Hall Marketplace is a short walk from Boston’s subway system, commuter rail and buses (stops at the Old State House, Government Center and at the JFK Federal Building), and Logan Airport is two subway stops away. Validated parking is available at 75 State Street (entrance located on Broad St.) for $9 weekdays after 5 p.m. and all day Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
- by Jim Brown , Boston Reporter for HelloMetro
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Jim Brown Jim Brown is a longtime freelance aviation, travel and destination writer and communications professional. A former reporter for Aviation Daily, Air Safety Week and World Airline News, Jim served for more than 15 years as a senior public relations executive for American Airlines, TWA and AirTran Airways.
