The food court houses more than 20 stalls from which even the most finicky tourist can chose a tasty meals.

The Market was named for Josiah Quincy, the mayor who in 1823 designated the site for the public sale of produce and fruit.

In the mood for a little shopping? Flanking Quincy Market are pricey gift and craft shops as well as such traditional favorites as Victoria's Secret, The Sharper Image, Banana Republic and The Gap. Don't forget to visit the seven-story Limited.

If you're a theater fan on a tight budget, stop by the Bostix kiosk, where you can get half-price tickets to may plays at Boston area theaters on the day of the performance.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace is easily accessible by T as well. Take the T to Government center on the Green Line and walk past one of the few architectural monstrosities in Boston--the antiorganic upside down concrete City Hall--to this festive shopping and eating complex.

Back on the Freedom Trail, you'll move on to Haymarket, Boston's open air produce and fish market. There vendors sell their in-season fruits and vegetables at wonderfully low prices.

The Trail will then lead you to the North End, Boston's version of Little Italy, home of bakeries and Italian Restaurants of varying quality and authenticity.

Several yuppie-chic restaurants have opened to cater to the new residents who have moved into some of the neighborhood's buildings.

Afterwards, cross the Charles River to the predominantly Irish Charlestown and Bunker Hill Monument, a 220-foot obelisk that commemorates one of the first battles of the Revolutionary War.

Can't get enough of trail tours? The Black heritage Trail begins at the Shaw-54th Regiment Memorial in Boston common.

This monument honors the first regiment of black volunteers from the north to fight in the Civil war, as well as their colonel, Harvard College graduate Robert Gould Shaw (played by Matthew Broderick in Hollywood's portrayal, "Glory.")

The Harborwalk is a blue painted line that will take you from the Old State House to museums and landmarks along the Boston waterfront including the Children's Museum, the New England Aquarium (T: Aquarium, on the Blue Line) and the Boston Tea Party Ship.

Or you can float around for a relaxing ride on Boston's famous Swan boats which inhabit the landscaped ponds of the French-inspired Public Garden next to the English-style Common. (T: Copley, Green Line).

Walk along Newbury Street and watch the beautiful people cruise past dress shops and gourmet restaurants in their BMW convertibles. And remember to check out the funky dresses and shirts at Betsey Johnson's.

At Copley, you'll find the grand department stores Saks, Lord and Taylor and Nieman Marcus.