For most people, Back Bay is small enough to walk. To avoid foot traffic, try heading down the Commonwealth Mall vs. Newbury Street. There are bike rentals to that let you take a quick ride down the Charles River, but watch out for the many marathon trainers. (We've seen people thrown from bikes for getting too close to the runners). Musicans line the streets in hopes to curb the cost of tuition by filling your ear with the sweet sounds of unedited music. There are 4 T-Stops in the general Back Bay Area. The Arlington T-Stop is by the Old John Hancock Building on the corner of Arlington and Boylston. The Copley T-Stop is located in Copley Square on the corner of Dartmouth and Boylston. The Hynes T-Stop is located on Boylston and Massachusetts Ave, and the Back Bay T-stop is located directly across from Copley Place on Dartmouth Street. Back Bay's streets are easy to navigate. The streets run alphabetically, from "A-H", and "M". The main cross-section streets are:

• Arlington Street
• Berkeley Street
• Clarendon Street
• Dartmouth Street
• Exeter Street
• Gloucester Street
• Fairfield Street
• Hereford Street
• Massachusetts Avenue

And the main Back Bay Streets are:

• Newbury Street
• Boylston Street
• Commonwealth Avenue
• Marlborough Street
• Beacon Street