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Peaceful Places : 121 Tranquil Sites in the City and Beyond.
Title:
Peaceful Places : 121 Tranquil Sites in the City and Beyond.
Author:
Schweikart, Lynn.
ISBN:
9780897325431
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (309 pages)
Series:
Peaceful Places
Contents:
Front Cover -- Other Titles of Interest -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Dedication Page -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Three Paths to 121 Peaceful Places -- Peaceful Places by Category -- Peaceful Places by Area -- Maps -- 1 Addison Gallery of American Art -- 2 Allandale Farm and Roadside Stand -- 3 Arlington Street Church -- 4 Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University -- 5 B&G Oysters -- 6 Bates Hall, Boston Public Library -- 7 Beacon Hill Stroll -- 8 Belle Isle Marsh Reservation -- 9 Boston Athenæum -- 10 Boston Common, Frog Pond Skating -- 11 Boston Harbor Islands National Park -- 12 Boston HarborWalk, Downtown to North End -- 13 Boston Marine Society and Shipyard Park -- 14 Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary -- 15 Boston Public Library Courtyard -- 16 Cafe 939, Berklee School of Music -- 17 Cambridge Center Garage Roof Garden -- 18 Charles River Gondola Ride -- 19 Charles River Kayaking -- 20 Chinatown Park -- 21 Christian Science Center Reflecting Pool -- 22 City Square Park -- 23 Codman Estate -- 24 Commonwealth Avenue Mall -- 25 Condor Street Urban Wild -- 26 Copley Plaza Hotel Oak Room -- 27 Copley Square Farmers' Market -- 28 D. Blakely Hoar Sanctuary -- 29 deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum -- 30 Dorchester Heights -- 31 L'Espalier Salon -- 32 Ether Dome, Massachusetts General Hospital -- 33 Faneuil Hall -- 34 Fenway Park -- 35 Fenway Victory Gardens -- 36 Forest Hills Cemetery -- 37 470 Atlantic Avenue Observation Deck -- 38 Franklin Square -- 39 French Cultural Center of Boston -- 40 Fruitlands Museum -- 41 Gloucester Street Dock -- 42 Greater Boston Buddhist Cultural Center -- 43 Gropius House -- 44 Guest House at Field Farm -- 45 Guild of Boston Artists -- 46 Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary -- 47 Hall's Pond Sanctuary and Amory Woods -- 48 Harvard Divinity School Quadrangle Labyrinth.

49 Harvard Museum of Natural History and Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology -- 50 Harvard Square Bookstores -- 51 Hatch Shell Concerts -- 52 Hemlock Gorge Reservation -- 53 Honan-Allston Branch Library -- 54 Houghton Garden -- 55 Howard Ulfelder, MD, Healing Garden -- 56 Hungry I -- 57 Inn at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate -- 58 The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston -- 59 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum -- 60 Jamaica Pond -- 61 John F. Kennedy Memorial Park -- 62 John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse -- 63 Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory -- 64 Judson B. Coit Observatory, Boston University -- 65 Kaji Aso Studio Institute for the Arts -- 66 Kelleher Rose Garden -- 67 Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park -- 68 Lala Rokh -- 69 Lannan Ship Model Gallery -- 70 Lechmere Canal Park -- 71 Lewis Wharf Hidden Garden -- 72 Longfellow House Gardens -- 73 Lyman Estate Greenhouses -- 74 Massachusetts Avenue Bridge Moonrise -- 75 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Galleries -- 76 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chapel -- 77 McCormick Gallery, Boston Architectural College -- 78 Millennium Park -- 79 Monastery of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist -- 80 Mothers' Walk, Rose F. Kennedy Greenway -- 81 Mount Auburn Cemetery -- 82 Mount Auburn Cemetery, Washington Tower -- 83 Mount Auburn Street, Middle Eastern Markets -- 84 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston -- 85 New England Aquarium, Harbor Seals -- 86 New England Wildflower Society, Garden in the Woods -- 87 Norman B. Leventhal Park -- 88 North End Shopping -- 89 North Point Park -- 90 Oceanic House, Star Island -- 91 Old South Church, Chorus pro Musica Sing -- 92 154 Lounge, Back Bay Hotel -- 93 101 Merrimac Street Atrium -- 94 Panopticon Gallery -- 95 Paul Revere Mall -- 96 Peter Faneuil House Garden -- 97 Piers Park -- 98 Portsmouth Excursion -- 99 Provincetown Excursion.

100 Prudential Center South Garden -- 101 Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Sunken Garden -- 102 Raven Used Books -- 103 Restaurant Dante -- 104 Ricky's Flower Market -- 105 Riverway -- 106 Rose Art Museum -- 107 Sacred Space, Northeastern University -- 108 Seaport Parks -- 109 Southwest Corridor Park -- 110 SoWa District -- 111 Swan Boats of Boston -- 112 Tavern at Granite Links Golf Club at Quarry Hills -- 113 Tower Hill Botanic Garden -- 114 Trident Booksellers & Café -- 115 Trinity Church Boston, Organ Concerts -- 116 Trinity Church Boston, St. Francis Garden -- 117 UpStairs on the Square -- 118 Uptown Espresso Caffe -- 119 Vilna Shul -- 120 Wellesley College Botanic Gardens -- 121 World's End -- About The Author -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
The fifth in a new series, each one set in a U.S. metropolis, Peaceful Places: Boston leads the reader on an unexpected path to secret delights shared by its insider author. This new title in an unusual guidebook series is for everyone who yearns for a little peace and quiet amidst the urban hubbub. The book entices readers with 120 tranquil oases, in Boston and beyond. There are enchanting walks, historic sites, museums and galleries, outdoor habitats, parks and gardens, quiet tables, spiritual enclaves, inspiring vistas, and urban surprises, all described from the perspective of a local who knows where to find serenity, in both familiar and unexpected places.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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