Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Hub Town Tours (Boston, MA) founder and executive director Ted Clark provided introductory remarks before a walking tour of Boston's Freedom Trail.

Looking for a new walking trail? Boston is home to one of the best trails to explore in the world, according to a new listing from AllTrails. The digital hiking guide recently released a list of "25 ...

It’s summertime, which calls to mind the perennial question for parents: where can we take the kids on vacation and learn something along the way? That question sustains our nation’s massive heritage ...

The Freedom Trail in Boston has once again been named one of the best free attractions in the country by USA Today. The historic route featuring landmarks from the American Revolution was ranked at No ...

Angelina Weld Grimké, a journalist, teacher, playwright and poet born in Boston, used to write poems that hinted at her infatuation with women, leading scholars to believe that she was queer. It is ...

If you had asked me whether I knew about Boston’s role in the American Revolution before my recent exploration of the Freedom Trail, I would have unthinkingly said, “Of course.” Hasn’t every American ...

On this episode of The Common, WBUR State House reporter Walter Wuthmann joins host Darryl C. Murphy to recap the end of the state's legislative session. He tells us about the few bills that did get ...

Christle Rawlins-Jackson, president of Beacon Hill Scholars, and Peter Snoad, project coordinator of Beacon Hill Scholars, walking along the Abolition Acre trail on Oct. 21, 2025. Boston’s Old State ...

It’s a windy April morning and I’m watching a Mattapan-bound trolley scuttle in the woods on the Neponset River like a giant orange beetle. My friend Katie Metzger is with me. We have cups of Dunks ...

There are three Massachusetts destination activities that are among the 20 best experiences in the country. The 2025 Viator Experience Awards for the U.S., have named the top 20 experiences in the ...