The Samuel Adams Boston Brewery sits on Germania Street in Jamaica Plain, in a part of Boston that was a hub of brewing long before craft beer’s modern revival. This is the original home of the Boston Beer Company, where founder Jim Koch’s flagship Boston Lager took shape. Over the decades the site has shifted…
The Appalachian Mountain Club, founded in 1876, is the oldest outdoor recreation and conservation organization in the United States. From its earliest days the AMC has promoted hiking, trail building, and the protection of mountains, rivers, and trails across the Northeast, and it remains a leading voice for conservation and outdoor education throughout New England…
Officially named 200 Clarendon Street but still widely known as the John Hancock Tower, this sleek glass skyscraper is the tallest building in Boston and New England. Designed by Henry N. Cobb of I. M. Pei & Partners and completed in 1976, its minimalist mirror-glass facade reflects the sky and the surrounding Back Bay, creating…
The Boston Common Visitor Information Center is the city’s main downtown welcome point, located at 139 Tremont Street along the edge of Boston Common, the oldest public park in the United States. Run as a visitor resource, it is a logical first stop for travelers, offering maps, brochures, and orientation for exploring the city. It…
The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that carries Interstate 93 across the Charles River between Boston’s North End and Charlestown. Completed in 2003 as part of the Big Dig megaproject, its twin obelisk-shaped towers and fanned cables are designed to echo the Bunker Hill Monument, and the structure was…
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