Boston's beloved Swan Boats were started by Irish immigrant shipbuilder Robert Paget. The attraction is part of the Irish Heritage Trail in Boston. In Boston, it’s easy to follow in the footsteps of ...

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The country’s oldest city, Boston is an obvious destination for history buffs who can follow its famed Freedom Trail to learn about some of the most important events to occur to our then-burgeoning ...

Boston wears its history like a badge of honor, and in this 250th anniversary year, the patriotism feels louder than ever. This summer visitors will flock to the usual suspects: Fenway Park, the USS ...

A historic discovery was made at Granary Burying Ground as the City announced Thursday that the restoration of a nearly 300-year-old gravestone belongs to a free black man from Boston who died in 1728 ...

Union Oyster House, a Boston landmark and America's oldest restaurant, is being sold to a Texas family. Despite the ownership ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. While the United States is a particularly young nation compared to ...

This story was produced by the Globe’s Money, Power, and Inequality team, which covers the racial wealth gap in Greater Boston. You can sign up for the newsletter here. A new city hire wants to ...

BASED ON JUST YOUR ADDRESS. WHAT IF THERE WERE A TIME MACHINE THAT COULD FIT IN YOUR POCKET AND SHOW YOU INSTANTLY WHAT A PLACE LOOKED LIKE 100 YEARS AGO? WELL, THERE IS. IT’S CALLED ATLAS SCOPE AND ...

For a historic city like Boston, arguments about preserving the past are a local pastime, but a string of new proposals are putting the battle between preservation and development front and center.

As America marks 250 years since independence, a new docuseries looks to tell Boston’s untold African American history since ...