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Picnic in Copley Square
Photograph by Lisa Seaman/Aurora Photos
Bangkok? London? Nope. It’s Boston’s Copley Square, a place of sweet serenity in bustling Boston.
Green Dragon Tavern
Photograph by Lisa Seaman/Aurora Photos
Paul Revere and his Revolutionary buddies frequented the Green Dragon Tavern, an old New England-style pub now open seven days a week.
Silhouette, Charles River
Photograph by Lisa Seaman/Aurora Photos
A runner makes tracks along the Charles River, which flows between Cambridge and Boston Harbor.
Painting in the Public Garden
Photograph by Steve Dunwell
With its flowering trees and bulbs, the Public Garden—not far from Charles Street—lures a plein air painter to its grounds.
Charles River Near Harvard University
Photograph by Lisa Seaman/Aurora Photos
Pull! Not far from Harvard, rowers on the Charles offer an archetypal glimpse of New England’s largest city.
Bar Scene
Photograph by Lisa Seaman/Aurora Photos
Bostonians love their bars: There are more than 670 in the city.
Boston Athenaeum
Photograph by Steve Dunwell
The Boston Athenaeum has existed for more than 200 years in four locations. The current building, constructed between 1847 and 1849, houses books once in the libraries of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
Fenway Park
Photograph by Lisa Seaman/Aurora Photos
America’s oldest major-league baseball stadium that’s still in continuous use, Fenway Park has hosted eight World Series, most recently in 2007.
Red Sox Fan
Photograph by Lisa Seaman/Aurora Photos
In Boston, it’s emphatically “root, root, root for the Red Sox.” The team’s fans across the country and around the world are routinely referred to as “Red Sox Nation.”
Boston Red Sox Vendors
Photograph by Lisa Seaman/Aurora Photos
A concessionaire sells clam chowder