My favorite thing about Rowes Wharf is walking along the water and not feeling like you are in a…read morecity. Love the views and everything about it. A must see/do when in the best city in America, Boston

The Rowe's Wharf is a great place for sunrise or sunset pics. The huge arch rising several storeys…read moreover the wide public plaza, from which dangels the really large US flag, which sways with the wind/breeze, is very poetic scene. Like every bit of Boston, this building, and everything surrounnding it has history going back to the 1700 and 1800. John Rowe was the man who purchased and built the first Rowe's Wharf 1764, which extended a short distance into the Boston Harbor. It has faced its story of ups and downs and closings before it was renovated and restored to it current glory. The Boston Harbor Hotel is the Main occupant of the current Wharf building.It is a Luxury Hotel and a memeber of preferred Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. Did a quick stop-over for a special dinner before heading off to New Hampshire.

One of three islands that you can camp on in Boston Harbor, the others being Grape & Bumpkin…read more Lovell has 3 individual sites & one group site, make sure to call ahead for a reservation. You can also swim on the eastern side but it is fairly rocky. Nice views. The island is fairly small, best combined with a trip to nearby Georges Island. http://www.bostonislands.com/

Awesome little island off of Boston - it seems to contain really cool range of habitats from a…read moremarsh to beaches to forest-y areas. The entire island is probably only a 20-30 minute walk long, and a good amount of it disappears during high tide. There's a lot to explore on the island and a good deal of flora and fauna, and there seems to be a multitude of seashells no matter where you are. The beaches are very rocky and the water tends to be very cold. We saw a large number of birds and reptiles, but there doesn't seem to be any mammals on the island other than small rodents. There are many campsites, from smaller clearings to very large openings that could fit a large event like a wedding. There're quite a few picnic tables and benches as well, but no garbage cans or the like. Walking on the island can be a bit of a pain - there are shells and rocks everywhere, and some of the paths get very hilly and slippery, especially if it's rained recently. Lovells is definitely a camping/hiking kind of island - there are no amenities/stores to be seen and I only saw one public restroom the entire time I was there. The Boston skyline is visible when the sky is clear, and the sunset over the ocean looks amazing.

This area of Boston is absolutely gorgeous! Fort Point is an affluent waterfront district that sits…read moreright on the Fort Point Channel and overlooks some of Boston's most prominent landmarks. Stunning views of the city and Boston harbor await you here. The Freedom trail inadvertently sent me here after I noticed that I kind of lost the trail. But, what a great mistake it was! I ended up crossing over the Congress street bridge and it led me here. Although it's not as popular as some of Boston's other well known districts, there's actually quite a bit on this side of town. You can find tons of restaurants, shops, museums and several local parks in this area. It's an awesome place to embark on a leisurely city stroll and to take in the views as you wander aimlessly along the clean streets. There's a cute waterfront park that has amazing views of the Boston Tea Party museum the Boston skyline. I can only imagine how stunning Fort Point is at night because it's super stunning during the daytime. The photo ops are endless. Even though this area isn't super popular, it's a nice place to explore when in Boston.

For my 200th review I have decided to review my neighborhood. Let's face it - most people don't…read moreeven know where Fort Point Channel is. I didn't before I started dating a guy who lived there. It's not really South Boston but it's not really the Waterfront either. THE GOOD: -The Children's Museum (I haven't been since I was a kid but the changes they've recently made to it look pretty impressive). - Open Studios and various other art exhibits in the Fort Point Artists' Community. - Dogs. Everywhere. There are at least a couple of very dog friendly buildings in this neighborhood. - The Channel (not to be confused with the former nightclub that was before my time). I mean the actual Channel. It's cool to see & smell part of the ocean daily. And there's a nice walking and/or running path. - It's walking distance to South Station and downtown. - Lucky's Lounge (for no other reason than when people have no idea where you live you can say "I live near Lucky's" and they know what you mean. - It's really close to the airport and the pike going West. Equally close to 93 North & South. - St. Alphonzo's Kitchen - the best food in the most low-key atmosphere. - Sagarino's market. This life saver of a market actually makes you happy to spend $5.00 on a gallon of milk. At least you didn't have to drive to a market to get it. - Parking. Since no one knows where it is, and there isn't much here, it's still pretty easy to find street parking. - Walking distance to the Waterfront. - The Achilles Project (I hesitated to put this in because I haven't actually been there yet but I've done a drive-by). And, it made the "new restaurants" Yelp newsletter today. Plus, I know at least one of the owners is a Fort point resident which I like. THE BAD: - The Gillette Factory. It so doesn't belong here. - Traffic on A St. - Congress St. Bridge has been closed for almost 2 years - will it even open again? - There are residential buildings everywhere but there's not a grocery store or coffee shop for miles. - The 7 am construction, even on weekends. - A 24 hour post-office nearby (the one that's always featured on the news where they interview people on the final day you can mail in your taxes) and those mail trucks have to park somewhere. How about a huge lot near my home? - More parking lots. There's a beautiful channel and views of the Boston skyline and it is all surrounded by parking lots. Mostly empty parking lots. - The nearest cup of coffee is a 10 minute walk away. I live here and I'm not leaving anytime soon. So, I'm choosing to believe the hype. This place has a lot of potential. There are a lot of projects in the works right now. This place is really going to be something some day. Yup, I keep telling myself this.

Winthrop Lane connects Otis and Arch Streets in downtown Boston. It's little more than a narrow,…read morebrick-paved passageway between two old buildings. Look up and you'll see fire escapes; look down and you'll see bricks. Nothing special unless you happen to like nineteenth century alleys. Now slow up for a moment and take another look at those bricks. I don't think many people do. I, however, frequently look down when I walk (I once found eighty bucks that way and it keeps me from having to make eye contact with my fellow citizens) and two Saturdays ago, I found, placed among the "real" bricks, a number of bronze brick-shaped "sculptures" depicting sundry events in Boston history. You'll find the usual stuff (the Boston Tea Party, the Underground Railroad, Paul Revere) but you'll also find bricks commemorating more esoteric historical moments, such as the Great Molasses Flood of 1919. Sadly, I don't recall seeing bricks for Sacco and Vanzetti or the good people of Charlestown who threw rocks (and maybe a brick or two) at the black kids who came to integrate their schools in the 1970s. But I could have missed them. Maybe it's not the Public Garden's memorial to the first use of ether but Boston Bricks is worth ten minutes of your time, especially if you just happen across it as I did. For a moment, I wondered why I never noticed Boston Bricks but upon reflection, I believe that the only time I ever passed through Winthrop Lane was in an alcoholic haze after the bars closed. Chalk one up for sobriety and public art.

One of the hidden gems of Boston, these stones depict many of the important or pivotal events that…read morehappened here. The ones that I love are: the depiction of what drivers in Boston look like (Monsters), the Boston Massacre, and the gravestones. The stones are raised up a little so that when people walk on them, they get polished by your soles. A very cool spot in Boston.

Nice down town clean areas and cute parks. There is a lot of construction going on looks like new…read moreresidential buildings are going up. Boston is big so only checked out one side of the Harbor. The grounds are kept clean and manicured so that was nice to see. Not much people walking around as you see in Chicago or New York so that was great to be able to walk across and to places with easy access.

Bravo Boston - you keep your streets clean and pretty walking friendly. Such a great array of shops…read moreno matter what area you pick to give a wander. One of my favorite things to do when I am in town and I am not huge on walking through a lot of cities. It helps you have such gorgeous parks throughout as well that give some stunning green space wanderings. I also agree that I do not pick up weird smells also. For such a big city you are a clean one!!

A beautiful area to walk your dog . Or to go for a walk solo . Or to go shopping or eating in…read morethis area that is Boston's back bay . Metered parking is a bit difficult . However they have a parking garage close at the Boston common called the Boston common parking garage and the price is reasonable.

So if you're religious, go pray And night people, just sleep…read moreall day But when in Massachusetts If it's not a nuisance You must check out Boston's Back Bay! When Bae is having an argument with someone, I always Back Bae in the argument, after all, she's the one I'll be home with later on. And I mean look at her. There are many neighbourhoods of Boston that I love and many that I have spent a lot of time in. One of my favorites is Back Bay which I was surprised to learn didn't used to be an actual neighbourhood. It was just a bunch of water that was filled in and turned into a fake makeshift brand new neighbourhood back in the 1800s or so. Well they did a great job with it, because now it's fancy and fun and filled with college students and wonderful stuff to do. It seems very livable too, despite traffic and awful parking. So like I said, they did a really excellent job with it. I come back here whenever I get the chance and I'm sure I'll be back here in future as well. Now my cat is writhing all over the place and begging to be petted, and he's way more fun than even Back Bay, so for this reason I'm going to head out and pet him some more. Make sure you come to Back Bay for food and for nightlife and for Boba because it's all here, and the Kung Fu Tea right here is the best of the Boba, while Boston Shawarma is one of the food highlights.

This was between buildings- as were plenty of murals. I could spot it from Ward Street- but it was…read moretechnically on Peabody street. The 3 faces of the same (I believe) man was colored blue- gray and then red with different angles of the face. Like turning or changing perspectives. Honestly it invoked the thoughts of maturing, or changing your mind about life priorities. Evolving. Title: Stranger Things Where: 38 Peabody St Artist: Jeff Henriquez Medium: Spray Paint Date: September, 2017

great place to come with kids…read more.. You won't miss it if you are near to Boston Harbor. Boston trolley tours leaves from here. Everything is just few yards away from here. Fountain which is sync with time, kids love it. they play with it, drench in fountain water. When i was there, there were Chinese sculpture heads (one for each Chinese year animal). i guess it keeps changing. grt place not to miss...

I hate when my phone rings and rings and rings. It's usually a girl. I've found a lot of girls who…read morewere 8s and 9s and even a 9.5 but I've never "found-ten." OK that was awful. One of the most memorable spots in Boston, this beautiful fountain (which you can run in and play in) has a ton of amazing Chinese sculpture heads (one for each Chinese year animal) which are huge and imposing and will cause you to whip out your camera (or maybe something else). If there were a race between all the great fountains of the US, I think this one would run rings around the others.