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Best of South End

The most significant places in South End, ordered into a walkable loop by the graph.

65 min6 stops1.5 mi walking
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Old St. Patrick's Church

Building / Landmark · Start here

Established in 1836 for Boston's growing Irish population, Old St.

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  1. 1
    Old St. Patrick's ChurchStart · Building / Landmark

    Established in 1836 for Boston's growing Irish population, Old St.

  2. 2
    Hotel Alexandra1 min walk walk · Building / Landmark

    Peabody & Stearns's ornate 1875 residential hotel at Massachusetts Avenue and Washington Street, a South End landmark long vacant and long awaiting revival..

  3. 3
    Temple Israel7 min walk walk · Building / Landmark

    A synagogue built in 1885 when the South End was a center of Boston Jewish life; today's Temple Israel on the Riverway descends from the congregation that worshiped here..

  4. 4
    St. John the Baptist12 min walk walk · Building / Landmark

    1958 stained glass windows..

  5. 5
    Church of the Messiah7 min walk walk · Building / Landmark

    Florence Street, Boston..

  6. 6
    Holy Trinity German Church2 min walk walk · Building / Landmark

    Holy Trinity German Church, Boston..