Concord Museum
The Concord Museum (in Concord, Massachusetts, naturally) is a small local history museum, in an area rich in local history. Concord has earned a place on the map for both our country’s political history and …
The Mapparium
The Mapparium is a stained-glass globe that is viewed from a 30-foot-long bridge through its center. It’s three stories tall, and is located at the Christian Science Publishing Society (CSPS) in Boston, Massachusetts. Among other …
Gore Place
Another historic house tour for us, this time Gore Place in Waltham, Massachusetts. The 1806 Federal-style mansion was built as a summer home for Christopher Gore (1758–1827) and his family. Gore was a lawyer and …
Arlington Street Church
The Arlington Street Church was built between 1859–1861 in Boston’s Back Bay, though its congregation (Unitarian Universalist) dates to 1729. The reason for my visit was to see the church’s 16 large-scale Tiffany windows, believed …
Larz Anderson Auto Museum
Having previously been dazzled by our visit to the Larz Anderson House in Washington, D.C., we made a point of visiting the Larz Anderson Auto Museum during our stay in Brookline, Massachusetts. The museum houses …
Monet and Renoir and Friends at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
We’ve been to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston before, but decided to make a quick stop to see some favorites. We made a beeline for what we wanted to see, which of course started …
The Art & Architecture Tour at the Boston Public Library
We love libraries, we love art, and we love architecture, so the “Art & Architecture” tour of the Boston Public Library’s Central Branch was a no-brainer. It was definitely worth the trek downtown, which we …
Forbes House Museum
The Greek Revival style Forbes House in Milton, Massachusetts was built in 1833 for Margaret Perkins (1773–1856) by her children. It was constructed in honor of Margaret’s son Thomas, who died at age 26 in …
The Lyman Estate Greenhouses
A highlight of our visit to the Lyman Estate was a walk through the greenhouses. Though expanded several times over the years, the oldest section of the Lyman Estate Greenhouses dates to 1793, making it …
The Lyman Estate
The Lyman Estate in Waltham, Massachusetts, is a Federal-style historic house built in 1793 by Boston shipping merchant Theodore Lyman. In 1882 it was enlarged and remodeled in the Victorian style, and then it was …