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Places in Beacon

Beacon’s downtown: 305 places in a five-minute walk

865 places in Beacon: 129 places to eat and drink, 115 shops, 115 things to do and 14 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
865
58 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
129
8.7 per 1,000 residents
Shops
115
37 gifts · 11 antiques · 8 books
Things to do
115
30 outdoors · 48 arts · 15 landmarks
Places to stay
14
0.9 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Beacon have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The map

Where Beacon gathers

305 of Beacon’s 865 places sit within a five-minute walk of Main St.

Main St
305places in a five-minute walk of Main St35% of Beacon’s places
Things to do

115 things to do

48 arts & culture, 30 parks & outdoors, 22 fitness & sports. Local spots first.

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See all 48 arts & culture →
Shops

115 shops

37 gifts & boutiques, 16 clothing, 12 home & hardware. Local spots first.

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See all 11 antiques & vintage →
Eat & drink

129 places to eat & drink

64 restaurants, 35 cafés & treats, 23 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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See all 23 bars & breweries →
Places to stay

14 places to stay

14 hotels & inns. Local spots first.

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Everyday

381 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Community

111 schools, churches & public places

Where Beacon learns, worships and gets things done.

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Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Beacon neighbors.

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.