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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Right now, all eyes are on Boston for the World Cup and its massive influx of roaring Scottish soccer fans, but there is an entirely different type of ruckus sharing the stage this July. While sports ...

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

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 ...

British troops and loyalists fled Boston by ship for Canada in "disgrace" after nearly a decade of occupation that incited protest, bloodshed and then revolution, on this day in history, March 17, ...