I've long admired beautiful, historic Longfellow bridge - since I first starting visiting Boston. And this last trip I finally had time to walk it! It's known affectionately by locals as the "salt and pepper" bridge since the large stone structures look like salt and pepper shakers lol! The current bridge was built in the early 1900s but this site has had a bridge across it since the late 1700s and a river crossing in one form or another since the 1630s, starting with a simple ferry crossing! How cool is that? The bridge connects Cambridge with the Beacon Hill area of downtown Boston. It was restored around 2018 and is holding up beautifully. The metro Red Line runs across it and it has bike lanes as well as wide pedestrian walkways with little "balconies" along the way to take in the gorgeous views of the Charles River and Boston Beacon Hill skyline. I caught a perfect sunset from the bridge on my walk - it's a gorgeous place for it! Highly recommend walking across on your visit to the lovely city - well worth it! But if you don't have time for walking it, the Red Line train takes you across it between Charles/MGH stop and Kendall/MIT stop and you still get to experience the views! read more