Boston's Best Photo Spots

You don't have to travel to Europe to see cobblestone streets. Acorn Street, in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, is a like stepping back into the 18th-century. The cobblestone street is flanked by red...

A great example of Oscar Wilde's assertion that "life imitates art," this bar and restaurant was originally named Bull and Finch Pub when it opened in 1969. The hit '80s TV sitcom used the exterior of the ba...

Taking inspiration from Robert McCloskey's 1941 eponymous children's book, this mallard mom and her babies waddle through Boston Public Gardens. Why did the park choose Mrs. Mallard and her bronze brood as p...

Little Brewster Island is the site of the very first lighthouse to be built in what is not the USA. The first lighthouse was constructed in 1716 but was blown up by British forces in 1776. The successor, whi...

Before it hung over a Starbucks franchise, this giant golden tea kettle was an advertising gimmick for the Oriental Tea Shop in 1875. The shop called on the public to guess its liquid volume capacity which t...

It was first organized in 1669 as a United Church of Christ congregation. The building, an example of Gothic Revival architecture, was completed in 1873 although some enhancements were carried out in the 193...

Created by Peter Baldassari, All Saints Way is an exalted collection of figurines and portraits of those holy canonized people. Elevated both spiritually and physically, the alley way runs through an overhan...

One of the most stunning examples of Richardsonian Romanesque, the Trinity Church was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and completed in 1877. The original congregation was founded in 1733 but now is numbe...

This was where American Independence was born - where the Founding Fathers discussed the beginnings of the secession from Great Britain. The Georgian-style building was originally built in 1713, although res...

The original building was built in 1680 and, today, 90% of the historic landmark can be dated back to that year. Paul Revere owned the house from 1770 to 1800 but the site has history even before that great ...

This frigate of the U.S. Navy with its wooden hull and three masts was personally named by George Washington himself. She is currently the world's oldest navy ship that is commissioned and floating on water....

This grand, historic, 275-acre cemetery is the final resting place of notables such as E.E. Cummings and Reggie Lewis. It was built in 1848, well before the Civil War, but remains in pristine condition. Gree...

Located in a posh square of Boston's historic Congress Street this rustic sign is located just a stone's throw away from the Wax Museum and the Old State House. It's on the other side of Boston Seasons Beer ...

The tavern where Will and Chuckie hang out in "Good Will Hunting" is a real place. This quaint, English-style corner pub has had a makeover since its silver screen debut but a sign outside helps tourists out...