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In the 1990s work began on what at the time was—and still is—one of the most ambitious urban engineering projects in history: the burying of Boston's highway system to free its his...

This three-hour walking tour of Boston examines African American history in the city. Tracing an arc from the North End to Beacon Hill, and from the arrival of the first Africans i...

At the dawn of the 19th century, descendants of the original Puritan settlers of Boston began to adopt a more enlightened, cosmopolitan, and progressive set of social and political...

The American painter John Singer Sargent was born in Italy and spent most of his professional life in Paris and London. However, his touchstone in the U.S. was Boston. It was here ...

Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is one of the country's oldest and most important art museums. With a collection that spans millennia and the globe, the MFA provides an endless opport...

Since its founding in 1630, Boston has embodied many of the historical themes that have shaped America including commerce, political revolution, social innovation, and waves of imm...

This walk is running as part of the Obscura Day celebrations on April 28, 2012.

This two-hour walking tour of Boston examines African American history in the city. Tracing an arc...