Living in Boston means that you’re likely to have friends and family visiting from afar. Boston is a world-class city, and it’s a destination for tourists from all over the world. If you’ve only recently arrived, you might still be discovering your favorite local spots near your Boston apartment. But, when you’re called into service as a tour guide, you’ll want to have some off-the-beaten-path destinations in mind for your Boston visitors.
Here’s a short list to get you started:
Boston’s Oldest Chocolatier
Boston’s oldest chocolatier is located in Dorchester, only about a mile from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum at Columbia Point. You’ll want to go there to savor the view, the architecture, and history. Then, about a mile away, you can savor the taste of delicious chocolate at Phillip’s Candy House, which has a history of its own. Established in 1925, it’s still a family-run business, renowned for its fudge and its turtles. There’s nothing like a sweet treat after a busy day of sightseeing! You’ll return again and again (whether or not you have any Boston visitors)!
Mapparium
The Mapparium located in the Mary Baker Eddy Library is a must see. It can be best described as a gigantic, three-story-tall, inside-out stained-glass globe. The Mapparium also has a glass walkway that runs through the middle of it. The globe was originally constructed back in 1935. At that time, it was lit up with hundreds of lamps. Those lamps have been replaced with modern LED lights. Needless to say, the effect is awe-inspiring.
The Mapparium doesn’t distort the surface of the Earth like a typical globe of the world does. With a standard globe of the world regions appear different based on the angle that you’re looking at it. However, the view from the center of the Mapparium works differently. For example, your eyes are the same distance from every point on the map. That provides for a far more realistic viewpoint of how the earth looks. The…