A visit to Harvard University in Boston is more than just visiting any campus. The university also hosts a number of terrific museums well worth exploring. I previously wrote about the natural history museum and the museum of archeology and
Boston Trip Summary & Itinerary : Massachusetts
To kickoff my move from Hong Kong to the United States last year, I chose Boston to be my first stop in the USA. With top universities like Harvard and MIT (and many others) and the many years since I
The New England Holocaust Memorial : Boston
Holocaust memorials are always a tricky thing, but Boston managed to pull it off quite convincingly. It’s not very big, and there are no elaborate exhibitions to shock you, it’s a very simple outdoor display that sends an elegant yet
Peddocks Island : Boston’s Outlying Islands
The boat tour around the wonderful outlying islands of Boston took me to three islands. I previously wrote about Georges Island and Fort Warren, and then Spectacle Island. The third and final stop was to Peddocks Island. Though it wasn’t
Boston Common Park and Freedom Trail
If you’re in Boston travelling, most chances are you’ll make your way to the Freedom Trail at some point. The trail includes 17 historical sites associated the history behind the US fight for freedom from the British. The trail starts
Prudential Square and Tower Skywalk : Boston From Above
Want to see Boston from Above? Make you way to Prudential Square into Prudential Center and up the Prudential Tower to the Skywalk Observatory on the 50th floor to get some superb views of this beautiful city. The area surrounding
The Vilna Shul : Beacon Hill – Boston
Much like the Eldrige Street Synagogue Museum in NYC’s China Town Boston too has its Jewish heritage with a history of Jewish immigrants settling in first with the low budget neighborhoods of Boston and then slowly migrating out as the
Spectacle Island : Boston
The final stop on the island hopping tour around Boston after Georges Island & Fort Warren from the Wharf Harborwalk was Spectacle Island, a gorgeous little island with a small hill in the middle that offers panoramic views of the
Museum of Fine Arts : Boston
One of the largest museums in the United States and among the most popular in the world is the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. On my way to a visit in the nearby Northeastern University campus, I decided to make
Faneuil Hall & Quincy Market : Boston
At the end of the wharf harborwalk and the freedom trail is Quincy Market and the Faneuil Hall, which served as Boston’s commercial downtown during the 19th and most of the 20th century. After a couple of slow decades the
