Faneuil Hall Marketplace is a huge complex that's also hugely popular, even though most of its independent shops have given way to Banana Republic, the Disney Store, and other chains. The place has plenty of history, one of the area's great à la carte casual dining experiences (Quincy Market), and carnival-like trappings: pushcarts sell everything from silver jewelry to Peruvian sweaters, and buskers carry out crowd-pleasing feats such as balancing wheelbarrows on their heads.
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