| Where can you and your significant other go for a | | | | woodlands. |
| weekend getaway when one of you loves sports and | | | | Other shopping options include lots of athletic and |
| the other one loves shopping? Patriot Place, Boston's | | | | weekend clothing stores such as Eastern Mountain |
| newest entertainment complex, sports venue, and | | | | Sports, Puma, and Old Navy. You'll also find a Bed |
| shopping mall all rolled into one, is the solution. | | | | Bath and Beyond, a Christmas Tree Shop, and, if you |
| What Will You Find Here? | | | | want your clothing to communicate your loyalty to the |
| In addition to including Gillette Stadium, home to the | | | | team, a Patriots Pro Shop. |
| 3-time Super Bowl champions New England Patriots | | | | If you have tickets to a game, you can stop off at the |
| and the New England Revolution soccer team, Patriot | | | | stadium as you progress through the mall. Otherwise, |
| Place is also a huge outdoor shopping mall specializing | | | | you might catch a blockbuster movie in the theater or |
| in entertainment retailing. Most shopping malls include | | | | head for dinner at Skipjack's, Tastings Bar and Bistro, |
| "anchor" stores - typically one or more large | | | | or try some fabulous Northern Italian cuisine at Davio's. |
| department stores that attract large numbers of | | | | Why Combine a Stadium with a Mall? And What's |
| shoppers who then visit the smaller shops and | | | | Next? |
| boutiques elsewhere in the mall. | | | | By this point, you may be wondering: are you in a |
| Here, however, the "anchor" formula is unique: in | | | | stadium that happens to be surrounded by some |
| addition to the stadium, you'll find the only Bass Pro | | | | stores, or are you in a mall that happens to contain a |
| Shops in New England anchoring one end of the mall | | | | stadium? |
| and at the other end an equally weighty anchor, an | | | | The answer is: this didn't just happen! After Robert |
| enormous Showcase Cinema de Lux movie theater | | | | Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots since 1994, |
| flanked by Showcase Live, an entertainment space | | | | tried first to get funding to build a new stadium in South |
| for musical performances, children's theater, and | | | | Boston and when that didn't happen, even entertained |
| comedy. In between these three anchors, you'll find | | | | an offer to move the team to Connecticut, he decided |
| smaller stores, shops, restaurants, and pubs. You'll even | | | | to use his own money to build the sports and |
| find "The Hall," a museum dedicated to celebrating and | | | | entertainment center of his dreams. And what you |
| preserving the accomplishments of the Patriots and | | | | see today is just the beginning. |
| New England football. | | | | Patriot Place opened in 2008, and much more is |
| If you love hunting, fishing, boating, camping, and | | | | planned for 2009: a luxurious Renaissance Hotel and |
| outdoor life, you could easily spend a whole day in the | | | | Spa, and a new outpatient health care facility run by |
| enormous Bass Pro Shops alone. If you get bored with | | | | two of Boston's best hospitals, Brigham and Women's |
| shopping for all of the gear that you could possibly | | | | and Mass General. |
| need, no problem--stop by the in-store shooting gallery | | | | Where is Patriot Place Located? |
| or settle down by the huge hunting lodge-like fireplace | | | | You'll find this sports and entertainment complex on |
| in the store's bar and relax with a drink and some | | | | Route 1A in Foxborough, Massachusetts, about 22 |
| snacks. For a taste of nature, head up to the | | | | miles south of Boston and about 25 miles north of |
| observation deck and use one of the telescopes to | | | | Providence, RI. |
| look for wildlife in the complex's adjacent wetlands and | | | | |