Photo Credits

Explore Boston. USS Constitution, a black-hulled three-masted frigate, strung with signal flags on the harbor under a gray sky. JO1 Dave Kaylor, U.S. Navy, via the U.S. National Archives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_port_side_view_of_the_USS_CONSTITUTION_(Old_Ironsides),_the_United_States_Navy’s_oldest_commissioned_warship_afloat_in_Boston_Harbor,_Boston,_Massachusetts.jpg)

The Boston 20: Top Things to Do. The downtown Boston skyline across the harbor, with the Custom House Tower among the high-rises. NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_from_Harbor_P1030263.jpg)

Walk the Freedom Trail. The Freedom Trail’s red line running up a tree-shaded path on Boston Common toward the State House, walkers following it. Luciof, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FreedomTrailSTart.jpg)

Explore Faneuil Hall. Faneuil Hall’s red-brick front with arched windows and a white cupola, behind the bronze statue of Samuel Adams. Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Adams_at_Faneuil_Hall,_Boston_IMG_2845.JPG)

See the Founding-Era Sites. The Old State House’s brick gable with a gilded eagle and white steeple, surrounded by taller downtown office buildings. Marco Almbauer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_State_House,_Boston.jpg)

Tour the Massachusetts State House. The State House’s gold dome and columned brick front rise above iron gates and a statue on a clear spring morning. Scott Edmunds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Massachusetts_State_House_exterior_in_May_2023_(53927238747).jpg)

Wander Beacon Hill & Acorn Street. Cobblestoned Acorn Street on Beacon Hill, brick row houses on both sides and a lit gas lamp wrapped in holiday garland. R Boed, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acorn_Street,_Beacon_Hill,_Boston.jpg)

Climb the Bunker Hill Monument. The Bunker Hill Monument obelisk rising at the end of a brick rowhouse street in Charlestown. Peacearth, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunker_Hill_Monument_20201128_05.jpg)

Ride the Swan Boats. A Swan Boat with passengers on the Public Garden lagoon, the driver pedaling behind the white swan. Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swan_Boat,_Boston_Public_Garden,_Boston,_Massachusetts.JPG)

Stroll Newbury Street & Back Bay. Turreted brownstones at a sunny Newbury Street corner, shoppers on the sidewalk. Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newbury_Street,_Boston,_Massachusetts_March_2020_-_01.jpg)

Tour the Boston Public Library. Readers study at long tables under green lamps in Bates Hall, the library’s vast barrel-vaulted reading room. Hari Krishnan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bates_Hall_-_Boston_Public_Library_-_edit1.jpg)

Eat Your Way Through the North End. Crowds and food stalls fill Hanover Street at night under arches of festival lights during a summer feast. DimiTalen, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Joseph’s_Day_feast_on_Hanover_Street_at_night,_Boston,_July_29,_2007.jpg)

Skate on Frog Pond. Skaters circle the Frog Pond rink on snowy Boston Common, with bare trees and brick buildings behind. Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Common_Frog_Pond_-_IMG_8279.JPG)

Spend Time Along the Charles. Sailboats moored at the Community Boating docks on the Charles River, with the Longfellow Bridge and Cambridge beyond. AbhiSuryawanshi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_River_Esplanade.jpg)

Ferry to the Harbor Islands. An aerial view of Georges Island and the angular granite walls of Fort Warren, ringed by blue harbor water. Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Georges_Island_and_Fort_Warren_in_Boston_Harbor.jpg)

Walk the Seaport. Tall ships moored at Fan Pier at dusk, with downtown towers and the lit Rowes Wharf arch reflected in the harbor. Katie Haugland Bowen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Harbor_and_Skyline_View_Fan_Pier_HDR.jpg)

Take a Boston Duck Tour. An orange amphibious Duck Tours boat full of passengers cruises the Charles River near a tree-lined bank and arched bridge. Captain-tucker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Duck_Boat_in_Water.JPG)

Taste Boston’s Seafood. The blue storefront of Neptune Oyster on Salem Street in the North End, its name lettered over the door. Tim Sackton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neptune_Oyster_(4076035383).jpg)

Catch a Game at Fenway Park. Fenway Park at sunset during a Red Sox game, the Green Monster at right and the grandstand full. Kevin Read, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fenway_Park_-_Yankees_vs_Red_Sox_(51530420169).jpg)

Explore Boston’s Museums. The glass-roofed Shapiro Family Courtyard of the Museum of Fine Arts seen from above, with visitors at cafe tables. Payton Chung, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2011_MFA_Boston_5507923715.jpg)

Walk the Emerald Necklace. A stone bridge arch over the Muddy River in the Back Bay Fens, the banks lined with autumn trees and tall reeds. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Back_Bay_Fens_Boston_November_2016_003.jpg)

Settle Into an Irish Pub. The Bell in Hand Tavern’s black-and-gold signboard over a brick storefront with hanging greenery and a historic plaque. Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bell_in_Hand_Tavern_(36199).jpg)

Boston Right Now. Back Bay’s brick apartment buildings and towers mirrored in the still water of Storrow Lagoon in warm spring evening light. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_River_Esplanade_Boston_May_2018_panorama.jpg)

Eat & Drink Like a Bostonian. A slice of Boston cream pie: sponge cake filled with custard and topped with chocolate glaze. Kimberly Vardeman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_cream_torte_2011.jpg)

Revolutionary Boston & Beyond. The Old State House’s brick front and white tower in late-afternoon sun, dwarfed by downtown office towers. Rizka, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_State_House,_Boston,_Massachusetts.JPG)

Boston with Kids. The Boston Children’s Museum’s glass and gray-steel entrance with its big lettering and a yellow tower, on a sunny day. 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Children’s_Museum_June_2026_1.jpg)

Read It, Watch It. The arcaded courtyard of the Boston Public Library in summer, readers at the tables under the arches. Dbli4805, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Public_Library_Courtyard_in_Summer.jpg)

Museums. The Museum of Fine Arts’ columned granite entrance hung with large banners, visitors gathered out front in late-day sun. Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Boston_in_November_2021.jpg)

Arts & Culture. The orchestra on stage in Symphony Hall, beneath tiers of balconies and the gilded organ pipes. ArnoldReinhold, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Symphony_Hall_Boston_interior.agr.jpg)

Free Things to Do. An orchestra playing a free summer concert in the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Concert_in_the_Hatch_Shell,_Boston.jpg)

Best Views. Fallen leaves line the Esplanade bank as Back Bay’s brick buildings and the Hancock Tower reflect in Storrow Lagoon at dusk. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_River_Esplanade_Boston_November_2016_003.jpg)

Beaches. The curve of Constitution Beach in East Boston under a blue sky. Dominic, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Constitution_Beach.jpg)

Sports. Rowing crews racing on the Charles River at the Head of the Charles Regatta. ArnoldReinhold, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Head_of_the_Charles_2017.agr.jpg)

Fenway Park. Fenway Park under the lights at night, seen from high in the outfield seats, with a game under way and many empty seats. Dmoore5556, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fenway_Park_20-April-2021.jpg)

Plan Your Trip. A Red Line train crossing the Longfellow Bridge between Boston and Cambridge. 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Outbound_MBTA_Red_Line_train_on_Longfellow_Bridge_Feb_2025_2.jpg)

Before You Go. The curved granite facade and clock of South Station seen across Dewey Square. Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Station_from_Dewey_Square,_September_2011.jpg)

Getting Here. United jets parked at Logan Airport’s Terminal B gates under a dramatic sky, with baggage carts and stairs in front. Chris Rycroft, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Planes_on_the_tarmac_at_Logan_International_Airport_Terminal_B_2022.jpg)

Getting Around. A Green Line trolley, headlights on, pulls into Park Street station as bundled-up riders wait on the platform. Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:E_Branch_train_arriving_at_Park_Street_(1),_December_2019.JPG)

Parking. Cars parked kerbside along Charles Street on Beacon Hill, the Charles Street Meeting House steeple beyond. Allie_Caulfield, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2008_CharlesSt_Boston_3494625966.jpg)

The Essentials. The Back Bay skyline at sunset over the frozen Charles River. Eric Moreno, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_sunset_skyline,_January_2016.jpg)

Useful Contacts. Faneuil Hall seen from the steps of City Hall Plaza on a bright spring day. NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_City_Hall_Plaza_and_Faneuil_Hall_P1000479.JPG)

Itineraries. Crowds walk the paths of Boston Common among fresh spring-green trees, with downtown towers rising beyond. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Common_May_2018_001.jpg)

Touring Boston. A white sightseeing boat full of passengers crossing Boston Harbor. Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017_Valiant,_Charles_River_Boat_Company_sightseeing_boat_in_Boston_Harbor.jpg)

Month by Month. People stroll a path on Boston Common under trees blazing orange and red, with fallen leaves on the grass. Chase Elliott Clark, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Common_in_fall.jpg)

January in Boston. Snow covers the Public Garden around the frozen lagoon, with golden-twigged weeping willows and a few people walking. Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winter_in_Boston_Public_Garden_-_IMG_8332.JPG)

February in Boston. A snow-covered tree in the Boston Public Garden under a clear blue sky. Phileven, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snowy_Tree_in_Boston_Public_Garden.jpg)

March in Boston. Marchers in red coats, bearskin hats and tricorns parade down a South Boston street in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Scott Edmunds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Redcoat-wearing_participants_in_2023_South_Boston_St._Patrick’s_Day_Parade_(53928487829).jpg)

April in Boston. Yellow and red tulips in the Public Garden beneath the Washington statue, Back Bay towers behind. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Public_Garden_May_2018_010.jpg)

May in Boston. A dense bed of red tulips in bloom in the Public Garden, seen close up among green leaves. M2545, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2021_red_tulips_Boston_Public_Garden_US.jpg)

June in Boston. A small motorboat cruises a calm Esplanade lagoon past a stone footbridge and leafy trees on a sunny summer day. Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_River_Esplanade,_Boston,_Massachusetts.JPG)

July in Boston. Fireworks bursting over the Charles River at night, reflected in the water. Pablo Valerio, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4th_of_July_fireworks_on_Boston’s_Charles_River_3.jpg)

August in Boston. Two sailboats under full white sail cut across breezy Boston Harbor on a clear summer day, islands on the horizon. Fletcher6, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_Sloops_Sailing_in_Boston_Harbor.jpg)

September in Boston. A pitcher delivers during a packed night game at Fenway Park, seen from behind home plate under bright stadium lights. Vegasjon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yankees_vs._Red_Sox_at_Fenway_Park.JPG)

October in Boston. A crew rows a racing shell up the sunlit Charles during the Head of the Charles, a stone arch bridge ahead. ArnoldReinhold, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Head_of_the_Charles_2021.agr.jpg)

November in Boston. Late-fall foliage around the Public Garden lagoon with the Back Bay skyline behind. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Public_Garden_November_2016_002.jpg)

December in Boston. Snow blankets Boston Common’s lawns and benches, with a few people walking cleared paths under snow-traced trees. Ethan Long, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Common_in_the_Winter_(53816489671).jpg)

Day Trips from Boston. Motif Number 1, the red fishing shack on Bradley Wharf in Rockport, with a lobster boat alongside. John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Motif_Number_1,_Rockport_MA.jpg)

Speak Like a Local. Boston triple-deckers: three-story wooden houses with stacked porches along a residential street. Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_-_buildings_13.JPG)

Walks & Trails. The gold-domed Massachusetts State House seen across the lawns of Boston Common on a spring afternoon. xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Freedom_Trail_-_53256200042.jpg)

The Freedom Trail®. Old North Church’s brick tower and white steeple seen from a narrow Salem Street sidewalk under a partly cloudy sky. LEvalyn, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_North_Church_exterior_street.jpg)

The Black Heritage Trail®. The red-brick Phillips School on Beacon Hill, a stop on the Black Heritage Trail, with the trail sign on the lamppost. NPS Photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Phillips_School_is_a_site_along_Boston’s_Black_Heritage_Trail._(265d01b1-88b0-4da6-8ca8-1c36020a6d83).JPG)

Architecture & Art Walk. Trinity Church’s red-roofed Romanesque tower and arched porch on Copley Square, with modern towers rising behind. Choinowski, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_Church_Boston.jpg)

The Harborwalk. Walkers on the Harborwalk boardwalk beside the Moakley Courthouse, the downtown skyline across the water. NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moakley_Courthouse_and_Boston_Harborwalk_02.JPG)

The Emerald Necklace. A paved path curves through the Arnold Arboretum past trees in yellow, orange and red autumn color. TanRo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arnold_Arboretum_in_Autumn.jpg)

The Irish Heritage Trail. The wooden trellis walk of Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park on a bright day, lawn and harbor buildings beyond. Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA-Boston-Christopher_Columbus_Park.JPG)

The Women’s Heritage Trail. The Public Garden footbridge over the lagoon in spring, trees in blossom and willows reflected in the water. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Public_Garden_May_2018_003.jpg)

The Boston Literary Walk. The Old Corner Bookstore at night, a lit brick building with a steep roof at the corner of School and Washington streets. Céline Harrand, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Corner_Bookstore_-_Boston.jpg)

Eat, Drink, Shop & Stay. Hanover Street in the North End, with a neon Cantina Italiana sign and a white church bell tower topped by a gold dome. Tim Sackton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009_HanoverSt_Boston.jpg)

Where to Eat in Boston. A lobster roll heaped with chunks of lobster in a toasted bun, with fries and coleslaw. Food Group, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lobstah_Roll_(6827336044).jpg)

Bars & Nightlife. Custom House Tower rising over lit storefronts and street lamps on a downtown Boston street at blue hour. Emmanuel Huybrechts, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Custom_House_Tower_at_Night_(4747644118).jpg)

Shopping. Shoppers on the brick plaza outside the South Market building at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Custom House Tower behind. Ajay Suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Market_-_Boston_(54960945700).jpg)

Shoppers outside the brownstone storefronts of Newbury Street. A red-brick Victorian building with turrets and bay windows on a Newbury Street corner, above street-level shops. Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:109_Newbury_Street_by_Charles_A._Cummings,_Boston,_MA_-_IMG_5485.JPG)

A gas-lit brick sidewalk on Beacon Hill near Charles Street. Looking down Charles Street from Pinckney Street: brick buildings with shopfronts and parked cars. DimiTalen, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Looking_south_down_Charles_Street_from_Pinckney_Street,_Beacon_Hill,_Boston,_2007.jpg)

Quincy Market hall at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Quincy Market’s long granite hall and copper dome seen from above. Av9, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quincy_Market_from_Custom_House.jpg)

Where to Stay. Rowes Wharf’s grand arch and green-domed pavilion seen from the harbor, with tour boats docked along the waterfront. Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017_Rowes_Wharf_from_Boston_Harbor_2.jpg)

Neighborhoods. Back Bay rooftops and chimneys seen from above, with brownstone streets stretching toward the river. Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Back_Bay_brownstones_from_the_Westin.jpg)

Downtown. Downtown Boston’s towers and the Rowes Wharf arch across the harbor on a clear summer day, seen from a chained pier edge. Nkon21, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skyline_of_Downtown_Boston_20240702.jpg)

Old State House. The Old State House, a small red-brick colonial building with a white tower, among downtown office towers. DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_State_House_in_Boston,_MA.jpg)

Old South Meeting House. Inside Old South Meeting House: white box pews and a two-tiered gallery under tall arched windows. Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_South_Meeting_House,_Boston,_MA,_2023-02-21_02.jpg)

King’s Chapel and King’s Chapel Burying Ground. The squat granite chapel with its columned portico and square tower at a busy downtown corner, ringed by modern office towers. Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kings_chapel_boston_2009h.JPG)

Granary Burying Ground. A stone path leads among rows of weathered slate headstones under leafy trees, with fallen leaves on the grass in autumn. Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Granary_Burying_Ground_(36123).jpg)

Boston Common. A paved path across Boston Common in autumn, under tall trees with yellowing leaves, walkers ahead and a tower beyond. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Common_November_2016_002.jpg)

Quincy Market. Visitors gather in front of the granite market hall, its gilded name above a columned portico, on a bright early-spring day. Brian-R-Phillips, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quincy_Market,_with_Custom_House_Tower,_Boston.jpg)

Faneuil Hall. Inside Faneuil Hall’s Great Hall: white columns and galleries above the rows of seats. Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Faneuil_Hall_Mar_2025_21.jpg)

Blackstone Block. A narrow cobblestone lane of old brick buildings leading to a red Oyster House sign, with glass towers rising behind. Jan Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blackstone_Block_Historic_District_Oyster_House.jpg)

Haymarket. Crates of produce piled under a Haymarket tent, with a vendor and shoppers. Daniel Brody, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haymarket_Boston_produce_under_a_tent.JPG)

Wharf District. Black iron bollards linked by a heavy chain on Commercial Wharf, with yachts and a ferry on the blue harbor beyond. Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pier_bollards,_Commercial_Wharf,_North_End_District,_Boston,_Massachusetts,_US_(PPL1-Corrected)_julesvernex2.jpg)

New England Aquarium. Visitors lean on a glass rail around the top of the Giant Ocean Tank, looking down into a brightly lit coral reef. 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Top_of_Giant_Ocean_Tank_at_New_England_Aquarium_Oct_2024_2.jpg)

Long Wharf. The granite Custom House Block on Long Wharf seen from the harbor. Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017_Custom_House_Block,_Long_Wharf,_Boston.jpg)

Rose Kennedy Greenway. People relax in red lawn chairs on the Rose Kennedy Greenway at Dewey Square, with office towers behind. NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dewey_Square_Park_on_Rose_Kennedy_Greenway_P1000513.JPG)

North End. Prince Street at Salem Street in the North End: brick buildings with fire escapes and shops along a narrow street. Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prince_Street_at_the_corner_of_Salem_Street_looking_southeast_North_End_Boston.jpg)

Hanover Street. Hanover Street in the North End with cafes and the St. Stephen’s Church tower. AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hanover_Street_Boston_5.JPG)

Paul Revere House. The dark gray clapboard colonial house with diamond-pane windows and a steep shingled roof on a cobblestone street. Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Revere_House,_Boston,_2023-02-21.jpg)

Paul Revere Mall (The Prado). A bronze equestrian statue of Paul Revere on a granite base in the brick-paved mall, with the Old North Church steeple beyond. Ajay Suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Revere_Mall_(54960644881).jpg)

Old North Church. The tall white steeple of Old North Church rising at the end of a narrow street of red-brick buildings in late-day sun. Adavyd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_North_Church_Boston_DSC_0815_ad.JPG)

Copp’s Hill Burying Ground. A brick path runs through rows of old slate headstones under bare trees, with brick North End buildings behind in late autumn. Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Copp’s_Hill_Burying_Ground_(36245p).jpg)

West End. The white towers and cables of the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge rising above green trees. Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonard_P_Zakim_Bunker_Hill_Memorial_Bridge.jpg)

TD Garden. The Causeway Street entrance to North Station and TD Garden, with the North Station sign above the glass doors. Jesse James, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Causeway_Street_entrance_to_North_Station_complex,_April_2022.jpg)

West End Museum. The West End Museum’s red doors in a granite and brick building on Staniford Street. Ajay Suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_West_End_Museum_(54960821438).jpg)

Museum of Science. The brick Museum of Science and its white planetarium dome, seen across the Charles River on a sunny day. Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Museum_of_Science,_Boston_-_IMG_3975.jpg)

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Ether Dome. The Ether Dome’s steep half-circle of wooden seats under a skylit dome at Massachusetts General Hospital. NateBergin, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ether_Dome_by_Charles_Bulfinch,_at_Massachusetts_General_Hospital.png)

Beacon Hill. An ivy-covered brick row house on Mount Vernon Street, with a gray door, black shutters and a gas lamp. DimiTalen, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:114_Mount_Vernon_Street,_Beacon_Hill,_Boston,_2007.jpg)

Massachusetts State House. The red-brick State House with its gilded dome, white columned portico and American flag on a clear summer day. Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_-Massachusetts_State_House_(48718911666).jpg)

Boston Athenaeum. The studded red doors of the Boston Athenaeum at 10 1/2 Beacon Street. Matthias Nonnenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Athenaeum_Aussentuer_N_Beacon_St_9670_20190503.jpg)

Nichols House. A four-story red-brick Federal house with black shutters and an iron-fenced garden on a Beacon Hill sidewalk under bare trees. John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:55_Mount_Vernon_St,_Boston_MA.jpg)

Mt. Vernon Street. The brick Bulfinch front of the second Harrison Gray Otis House on Mt. Vernon Street, a gas lamp on the sidewalk. Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harrison_Gray_Otis_house_(Mt._Vernon_Street)_-_Boston,_MA_-_DSC04646.JPG)

Acorn Street. A narrow cobblestone lane between brick row houses with gas lamps and an American flag, lit by low sunlight through trees. Nihcolas Babaian, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acorn_Street_in_Boston.jpg)

Louisburg Square. A row of red-brick bowfront townhouses with black shutters and a white columned doorway, dappled with summer shade. M2545, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:10_LouisburgSq_Boston_2010_c1.jpg)

Museum of African American History. The brick Abiel Smith School on Joy Street, home of the Museum of African American History, in autumn. Ajay Suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abiel_Smith_School_(54958906888).jpg)

Back Bay. Back Bay’s skyline, led by the glass John Hancock Tower, glows at sunset across the Charles River beyond moored sailboats. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_skyline_from_Longfellow_Bridge_September_2017_panorama_2.jpg)

Boston Public Library (Central Library, Copley). The library’s long granite facade of arched windows facing Copley Square, with pedestrians at the crosswalk on a gray day. Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Public_Library_(2639431802).jpg)

Copley Square. Trinity Church’s red stone towers on Copley Square, the glass Hancock tower behind and people on the lawn. Gregg Squeglia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Copley_Square_with_Trinity_Church_and_Hancock_Tower.jpg)

Trinity Church. The church’s Romanesque towers and red-tiled roof glowing in late sun, beside the mirrored glass of a neighboring skyscraper. Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trinity_Church_-_Boston,_MA_-_DSC04257.jpg)

Newbury Street. Brownstone shopfronts and spring blossoms along Newbury Street in Back Bay. Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA-Boston-Newbury_Street0.jpg)

Arlington Street Church. The Arlington Street Church steeple rising beyond the Public Garden’s lagoon and willows. Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interior_-_Arlington_Street_Church_-_Boston,_Massachusetts_-_DSC07022.jpg)

Swan Boats (Boston Public Garden). Docked boats, each with a large white swan at the stern, float on the lagoon among weeping willows in spring. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Public_Garden_May_2018_002.jpg)

Boston Public Garden. Trees in orange and gold autumn color reflected in the Public Garden lagoon, where waterfowl paddle below city buildings. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Public_Garden_November_2016_001.jpg)

Esplanade (Charles River Esplanade). People walk across a stone-paved footbridge over a lagoon on the Esplanade, framed by autumn trees in low late-day light. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_River_Esplanade_Boston_November_2016_001.jpg)

Gibson House. Ajay Suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gibson_House_Museum_(54954431173).jpg)

Commonwealth Avenue Mall. A couple walking the tree-lined Commonwealth Avenue Mall in fall, a statue ahead. Ethan Long, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commonwealth_Avenue,_Boston_(53828816356).jpg)

View Boston. Downtown Boston and the harbor seen from high in the Prudential Tower, Back Bay rooftops below. Francisco Seoane Perez, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Downtown_Boston_from_the_Prudential_Tower_Observatory.jpg)

First Church of Christ, Scientist (The Mother Church). The Mother Church’s domed extension with a curved columned portico beside a lawn, with a glass tower behind on a gray day. Ajay Suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_First_Church_of_Christ,_Scientist_(The_Mother_Church)_(54923556152).jpg)

Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity. The glass-fronted entrance of the Mary Baker Eddy Library glowing at dusk on the Christian Science Plaza. Sarah Nichols, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_MBE_Library_at_Christmas_1.jpg)

Bay Village. Gas lamp and brick rowhouses under summer trees at the corner of Church and Melrose Streets in Bay Village. Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bay_Village,_Boston,_MA_-_view_4.JPG)

South End. Victorian brick rowhouses of the South End with the Prudential tower behind. Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skyline_from_South_End_-_Boston,_MA_-_DSC06904.jpg)

SoWa. Crowded tables under red umbrellas outside the brick SoWa Power Station on a market Sunday. Sowaboston, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Food_Trucks.jpg)

Chinatown. Looking through the Chinatown gate down Beach Street on a summer afternoon. Marco Almbauer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pailou_in_Boston.jpg)

Chinatown Immigrant History Trail. Washington Street in Chinatown with the Empire Garden marquee in the old Globe Theatre and pedestrians on the sidewalk. Stephen Kennedy from atlanta, usa, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2010_EmpireGarden_690_WashingtonSt_Boston_USA_5087919947.jpg)

Chinatown Gate (Paifang). The ornate gate with green-tiled roofs, red lanterns and stone guardian lions, framing a busy Chinatown street of shops. Alacoolwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinatown_Gate_Boston.jpg)

Leather District. South Street in the Leather District, with five-story brick warehouses, red banners and downtown towers beyond. Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leather_District.JPG)

Dewey Square Park and the Greenway Mural. South Station and the glass subway headhouse lit at night across Dewey Square. Bill Damon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_Station_and_subway_headhouse_at_night,_November_2014.jpg)

Seaport District. Financial District towers lit at dusk and reflected in Fort Point Channel. Emmanuel Huybrechts, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fort_Point,_Boston_(4775736383).jpg)

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum. A red clapboard museum building on pilings over the harbor, with a replica tall ship moored alongside under a blue sky. Ajay Suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Tea_Party_Ships_&_Museum_(54960819933).jpg)

Boston Children’s Museum. The museum’s entrance beneath a big gray steel canopy and a colorful exhibit banner, set against an old red-brick warehouse. 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Children’s_Museum_June_2026_2.jpg)

Institute of Contemporary Art (The ICA). The glass museum’s dramatic cantilevered upper floor jutting out over the waterfront boardwalk, with a long outdoor staircase. Ethan Kan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ICA_Boston_(3918750046).jpg)

Harpoon Brewery. Steel brewing tanks and an orange Harpoon silo outside the brewery on Northern Avenue. NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harpoon_Brewery_P1030167.jpg)

South Boston. Fort Independence on Castle Island seen across the water on a bright day. Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Castle_Island_Park,_Boston_(493367)_(24662597450).jpg)

Castle Island & Fort Independence. The massive granite walls of Fort Independence above green lawns, seen from the harbor with a pier and stone obelisk in front. Chris Wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fort_Independence_on_Castle_Island.JPG)

Dorchester Heights Monument. The white marble Dorchester Heights Monument at the end of a straight path through Thomas Park. Jameslwoodward and Louswimmin; crop by ButteBag, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dorchester_Heights_Monument_04_crop_and_levels.jpg)

Charlestown. Houses on Monument Square, with the granite Bunker Hill Monument rising above them. Thaidragon27, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charlestown_Heights,_Monument_square.JPG)

USS Constitution (“Old Ironsides”). The black-hulled, three-masted frigate under way in Boston Harbor, flying flags and pennants, escorted by small boats. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Joe Burgess, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_020704-N-7422B-002_USS_Constitution_(“Old_Ironsides”),_the_oldest_commissioned_warship_afloat,_makes_her_annual_4th_of_July_”turnaround_cruise”_in_Boston_Harbor.jpg)

USS Cassin Young. The gray Navy destroyer, hull number 793, strung with colorful signal flags at its pier as visitors walk along the dock. ROxBo at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Cassin_Young_2007.jpg)

USS Constitution Museum. The granite front of the USS Constitution Museum in the Charlestown Navy Yard, with its gold-lettered sign and red doors. NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Constitution_Museum,_Boston_Navy_Yard.JPG)

Charlestown Navy Yard. Looking down into the empty granite dry dock, with stepped stone walls and wooden keel blocks, and a warship beyond. Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dry_Dock_1,_Boston_Navy_Yard,_Aug_2019.jpg)

Bunker Hill Monument. The Bunker Hill Monument obelisk above its lawn and steps in Monument Square. Sebastian Wallroth, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunker_Hill_Monument_2017_007.jpg)

East Boston. The ferry Rita crossing the harbor with the East Boston waterfront behind it. Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rita_and_the_East_Boston_skyline,_September_2024.JPG)

Piers Park. The pavilion at the end of the Piers Park pier and the Donald McKay memorial, seen from the harbor. Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017_Piers_Park,_Donald_McKay_Memorial,_and_Adams_Elementary_School,_East_Boston.jpg)

Harborwalk – East Boston Section. The Piers Park sailing center and pavilion on the East Boston Harborwalk, seen from the water with the Logan control tower behind. Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017_Piers_Park_Sailing_Center,_East_Boston_and_Logan_Airport_Control_Tower_from_Boston_Harbor.jpg)

Fenway–Kenmore. The Citgo sign, wrapped in a temporary printed logo, on its steel frame above a brick building on a gray day. 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Citgo_sign_west_side_September_2026.jpg)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. An MFA gallery hung with Van Gogh portraits, including a bearded postman in blue uniform, beside a dark sculpture. Sintakso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Museum-of-Fine-Arts-Boston-02.jpg)

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The museum’s plant-filled Venetian-style courtyard, with tree ferns, flowering pots and arched balconies on rosy pink walls. King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museum_Boston_November_2016_002.jpg)

Fenway Park. Fenway Park’s red-brick facade with green garage doors, a Gate A sign and pennant banners on a bright summer day. Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fenway_Park01.jpg)

Lansdowne Street. Ajay Suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fenway_Park_-_Lansdowne_Street_(54954428668).jpg)

Symphony Hall. Symphony Hall’s brick facade and columned stone portico on a street corner under a cloudless blue sky. Edenaviv5, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_-_Symphony_Hall_-_20231005171256.jpeg)

Longwood. The columned Hunnewell Building of Boston Children’s Hospital on Longwood Avenue under a blue sky. Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Childrens_Hospital_Hunnewell_Building.jpg)

The Riverway. The Muddy River curving under a stone arched bridge among trees and reeds on the Riverway. Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brookline_Avenue_bridge_over_the_Muddy_River,_September_2025.jpg)

Mission Hill. Mission Church’s twin stone spires rise above Mission Hill rooftops, with the Back Bay skyline on the horizon. Snutter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mission_Hill_view.jpg)

Allston. Baker Library at Harvard Business School in Allston, its white cupola above autumn trees. Ajay Suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harvard_Business_School_-_Baker_Library_(54939977732).jpg)

Paradise Rock Club. The Paradise Rock Club’s red-brick front on Commonwealth Avenue, with a marquee over the doors and the box office beside them. John Phelan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paradise_Rock_Club,_Boston_MA.jpg)

Allston Village (Harvard Ave Corridor). A white two-story commercial building with Korean signage on a Harvard Avenue corner as a pedestrian crosses on a sunny day. Chang at Boston Korea, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Korea_newspaper_office_building,_Harvard_Avenue,_Allston.jpg)

Brighton. Washington Street through Brighton Center on a clear afternoon. 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brighton_Center_looking_east_down_Washington_St.jpg)

Chestnut Hill Reservoir. Joggers on the shoreline path as a brick smokestack and turreted pumping station reflect in the still reservoir at golden hour. Sergey WereWolf, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chestnut_hill_pumping_station_view_from_reservoir.jpg)

Jamaica Plain. Small sailboats tied to a floating dock on Jamaica Pond in summer, a sailor rigging one, with wooded shores behind. NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jamaica_Pond_P1030873b.jpg)

Centre Street (Jamaica Plain). Jamaica Plain’s Soldiers’ Monument, a white Gothic stone shrine topped by a soldier figure, beside a tree in spring bloom. Emw, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soldier’s_Monument_in_Jamaica_Plain_Boston,_north_side.JPG)

Samuel Adams Boston Brewery. Copper brew kettles under a Samuel Adams Brewhouse sign, with visitors on a tour in front. Gareth Wyn Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2010-05-01_Jamaica_Plain_01.JPG)

Jamaica Pond and Boat House. Three people row a small wooden boat across deep-blue Jamaica Pond, with the Tudor-style boathouse on the wooded shore. NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jamaica_Pond_P1030864b.jpg)

Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Flowering trees on the slope of Peters Hill in the Arnold Arboretum under a spring sky. Turgidson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peters_Hill_(2).jpg)

Forest Hills Cemetery. Forest Hills Cemetery’s Gothic stone entrance gate with twin spires, bare trees around it. Jp16103, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forest_Hills_Gate.JPG)

Roxbury. Roxbury Presbyterian Church, a granite church with a tall slate spire and conical roofs, on a clear day. John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roxbury_Presbyterian_Church,_Roxbury_MA.jpg)

Nubian Square. The Dudley (now Nubian) bus station, an open-sided pavilion with a green copper roof and cupolas, and an MBTA bus at the curb. Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dudley_Square_MBTA_station.jpg)

Franklin Park. A paved path curves through Franklin Park past a broad old tree and woods glowing gold with autumn leaves. Sarah Nichols, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Path_and_tree_in_Franklin_Park,_October_2013.jpg)

Franklin Park Zoo. Close-up of a giraffe at Franklin Park Zoo, looking straight at the camera. Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Curious_Giraffe_Closeup_(21395425809).jpg)

Shirley-Eustis House. The Shirley-Eustis House, a white Georgian mansion with a rooftop cupola, beside a red autumn tree. ArthurBowes, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Shirley_Eustis_House.jpg)

Dorchester. The brick Baker Chocolate mill buildings at Dorchester Lower Mills reflected in the Neponset River. Ananshen922, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Massachusetts_-_Dorchester-Milton_Lower_Mills_Industrial_District_-_20220811220413.jpg)

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library: I. M. Pei’s white concrete tower and dark glass pavilion under a blue sky. Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_F_Kennedy_Presidential_Library_June_2017.jpg)

Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate. A full-scale replica of the U.S. Senate chamber, with rows of wooden desks and orange leather chairs beneath a visitors’ gallery. Vivisel, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EMK-Institute-Senate-Chamber-Interior.jpg)

Mattapan. An orange-and-cream vintage streetcar marked Mattapan-Ashmont waits at Mattapan station on a sunny day. Bpp88520, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mattapan_trolley.png)

Neponset River Greenway (Mattapan Section). The Mattapan Skyway, an elevated footbridge with white railings, curving through green trees on the Neponset River Greenway. The Boston Railfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mattapan_Skyway_West_Approach.jpg)

Roslindale. A curved-corner brick building with ground-floor shops on Roslindale Square, sunlight breaking through clouds above. RHKindred, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roslindale_Square.jpg)

West Roxbury. The brick Engine 30 and Ladder 25 firehouse on Centre Street in West Roxbury on a sunny afternoon. 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_FIre_Department_Engine_30_and_Ladder_25_firehouse.jpg)

Millennium Park. A green Millennium Park canoe launch sign beside a stone ramp into the Charles River, with spring trees and a railroad bridge. NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Millennium_Park_P1000172.jpg)

Hyde Park. The Hyde Park Municipal Building’s columned stone portico and wide front steps on a sunny day, a flag flying beside it. Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyde_Park_Municipal_Building,_Boston_MA.jpg)

George Wright Golf Course. The golf course’s Tudor-style brick clubhouse with a round turret, tiled roof and flagpole under a cloudless spring sky. SJMW1987, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Wright_Golf_Course_Clubhouse.jpg)

Stony Brook Reservation & Turtle Pond. Turtle Pond in Stony Brook Reservation in fall, yellow trees at the water edge. NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stony_Brook_fall_P1100768.jpg)

Boston Harbor Islands. A gravel trail on Spectacle Island winds through tall grass toward the distant Boston skyline across the harbor at dusk. NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spectacle_Island_20190831_175958.jpg)

Spectacle Island. Spectacle Island seen from the air: a green island with a small marina in Boston Harbor. Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spectacle_Island_in_Boston_Harbor.jpg)

Georges Island and Fort Warren. The red-brick visitor center and pier on Georges Island, with Fort Warren’s granite walls and grassy ramparts behind. Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2017_Fort_Warren_Visitor_Center,_Georges_Island_from_Boston_Harbor.jpg)

Cambridge. Pedestrians cross a busy brick-paved intersection in Harvard Square on a sunny summer day, flower baskets on lampposts. Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harvard_square_2009j.JPG)

Harvard Yard. Students and visitors on colorful lawn chairs under tall trees before University Hall’s white granite facade on a summer evening. Marco Almbauer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harvard_Yard_im_Sommer.jpg)

Harvard Art Museums. Looking down into the arcaded stone courtyard, where visitors sit at cafe tables beneath a hanging metal mobile. Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interior_view_of_the_Harvard_Art_Museums_-_Harvard_University_-_Cambridge,_MA_-_DSC01822.jpg)

Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts and the Harvard Film Archive. Le Corbusier’s concrete Carpenter Center with its curved studios and ramp, bare trees in front. Bobak Ha’Eri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2023-0323-Harvard-Carpenter_Center_for_the_Visual_Arts-02-East_view.jpg)

Memorial Hall and Sanders Theatre. Harvard’s Memorial Hall, red brick with a striped slate roof and a tall tower, from the corner of Quincy Street. Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memorial_Hall_-_Harvard_University_-_IMG_0072.JPG)

Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Glass Flowers. Glass cases of mounted animals and skeletons, including a kangaroo, wombat and thylacine, lining a wooden-floored gallery. Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harvard_Natural_History_Museum_2023e.jpg)

Christ Church Cambridge and Cambridge Common. The church’s white interior, with box pews, tall columns, shuttered arched windows and a crystal chandelier over the aisle. NateBergin, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christ_Church_Cambridge,_MA.png)

Brattle Theatre. Brattle Hall, the red-brick building with a fan window that houses the Brattle Theatre, under shade trees. Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brattle_Hall,_40_Brattle_Street,_Cambridge,_Massachusetts.jpg)

Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site. A yellow Georgian mansion with black shutters, white pilasters and an American flag over the front door, behind green hedges. Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longfellow_National_Historic_Site,_Cambridge,_Massachusetts.JPG)

Mount Auburn Cemetery. The Mary Baker Eddy Memorial, a round white marble colonnade, above a still green pond among summer trees. Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Baker_Eddy_monument_in_Mt._Auburn_Cemetery_(00316p)2.jpg)

MIT campus: the Great Dome, Killian Court and public art. Killian Court’s long lawn leading to MIT’s Great Dome and its columned portico. Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Dome,_Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology,_Aug_2019.jpg)

MIT Museum. The glass entrance of the MIT Museum at Kendall Square, its name on the facade. S5A-0043, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(USA-Massachusetts)_MIT_Museum_Entrance_2024-06-11.jpg)

The Charles River and Memorial Drive. A riverside path and green railing along the Charles in autumn, with moored sailboats and the Boston skyline across the water. Lord of the Wings, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_River,_Cambridge_side_(4082652730).jpg)