Sick of the Boston summer heat? Ready for a delicious and somewhat healthy way to cool off? Stop by Bon Bon for the best gelato and sorbet in the area (including the North End!) Bon Bon serves a variety of delicious snacks including exciting candies, creamy hot chocolate, and organic coffee. Located on Mass Ave in between Berklee, Northeastern, and Newbury Street, Bon Bon is the perfect summer treat! The shop is tiny and cute, with no room for more than a few customers, so plan on eating outside on the lawn in front of the Christian Science Center. Unfortunately, for college students, it is expensive at $4.75 a cup, but you can sample virtually everything and you can get up to three flavors! There are so many incredibly refreshing and healthy flavors (almost all are 100% fat free) that you will have the hardest time choosing one. During your visit, be sure to pick up a punch card to get your seventh cup free. Tuesday's are Double Punch Tuesdays, so be sure to take advantage of that!

We’re a family of 6 who have discovered this as a great new way to enjoy and explore the wonders of nature. Kathy’s from suburban Chicago, so this is all new and fascinating for her. Paul is from New Hampshire, and his love for maple sugaring began many years ago when this was an experiment that he did in his mom’s kitchen…with nearly fatal results! We don’t recommend doing this indoors due to the impact it will have not only on the kitchen, it’s appliances and wallpaper, but on other parts of the house as well…talk to Paul’s mom for more details on that! We have four kids: Siobhan, Meaghan & Kara Murphy and Kaleigh Boulanger. They started us in this hobby several years ago when Paul hosted a trip to New Hampshire for Maple weekend. We visited several sugar houses, and the girls begged us to try this at home. So, we tapped the red maples we had on our property, and boiled sap on the barbecue grill in our back yard. This has grown over the years to a more formal “back-yard” operation, complete with a professional evaporator and a sugar house. We invest our time, money and passion to teach our children and now the North Andover community, more about agriculture and some of the wonders of nature. Although 250 years ago life revolved around farming, today people rarely think beyond the grocery store. This hobby gives us the opportunity to get in touch with where our food comes from and gaining a greater appreciation for the wonders of nature. You will see us about town as we tap trees and collect sap on a daily basis. We would love to share this hobby with you or a group you belong to. Contact us at the link below or at 978-258-2889 if you are interested in arranging a tour. We’re located at 25 Turtle Lane in North Andover - second house on the right. When we boil we put a sign out at the intersection of Salem Street and Turtle Lane. We welcome visitors, so feel free to stop by if you’d like to see our operation. When you arrive, just park in the street and walk around the house to the back yard where you’ll see the sugar house. C’mon in and check it out!

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Lindt Chocolates has a large store in the 1 International Place offices. Every color of the rainbow is represented here, with their most popular chocolates being their Lindor truffles.

A Chinese Supermarket located the crossroads between Boston's South End and Chinatown. Located directly off the silver line on the T, Ming's is a grocery store offering authentic Chinese fare and produce at good prices. The vast majority of the clientele is Chinese and is seeking specific products that are rarely found in American grocery stores. Customer's describe it as the most complete Asian grocer in Boston, and also as having the cluttered, unkempt appearance often found in large Asian grocers. They are known for an incredible variety of teas, too. The prices are cheap and it is as authentic as you can get. Serves some prepared foods as well.

Hours: Open until 2 am Your one-stop late-night shopping experience. While it's not open 24/7 like College Convenience down the street, Symphony Market steps it up in several areas. It carries a bizarre range of toiletries, hookahs and the necessary supplies like coals and shisha, cookie dough, school supplies, clove cigarettes, cleaning supplies, wiffle bats and balls, and the requisite snacks, groceries, drinks, and frozen foods of every convenience store. The staff is really nice, although sometimes a little confused by strange requests (like mine, for bubbles). They also sell Charlie Cards and MBTA passes here, and have an ATM. Perfect to stop at after leaving Our House East or Conor Larkin's Grill & Tap, both around the corner. If you want to purchase the Sunday New York Times here--check to make sure all the parts are there! Not the store's fault, they just don't always get the complete version. Although, if they note you're a regular newspaper buyer, they'll offer to hold one behind the counter for you so you don't get left without one!

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If you are seeking a sinfully delicious place to serve your sweet tooth, then look no further than South Boston's American Nut & Chocolate. The store is devoted to nuts in every shape, size and variety. They create and then sell baked peanuts, macadamia nuts, almonds and walnuts. On top of that, they create and even combine those nuts with warm chocolate.