Visit the Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants. Over 4,000 models representing more than 830 plant species. Created by glass artists Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka  of Dresden, Germany.

Opened in 1903 by Isabella Stewart Gardner, museum near the Back Bay Ferns housing an art collection of world importance. Included in the collection are European, Asian and American paintings, tapestries, sculpture and decorative art.  Intimate and lovely.

Extensive selection of fine writing instruments and in-house repair service.

Situated on the edge of Fort Point Channel, Barking Crab is super casual and party-style inside and out. Lots of seafood and fish including lobster, salmon, clams, oysters and all sorts of crabs. Everyone makes is here at least once.

Hard to imagine a more perfect bookstore. An equally perfect cafe serves all day and is the unexpected surprise. Easy to lose track of time in this perfectly weathered spot. Since 1984, “sustenance for the mind and body; “open early until late.

Always stay in a hotel with a crest embedded in the sidewalk at the entrance. Perfectly proportioned and located, in historic Back Bay. Check-in then immediately stroll Commonwealth Avenue, Marlborough and Beacon Streets.

Beautifully designed space to enjoy coffee, roasted before your eyes, and wine in the midst of Chinatown and Theatre District. Delightful spot to watch or meet others. Great early and late hours; several other locations.

Bustling Chinatown dining room offering usual mix of Chinese favorites we well as Taiwanese specialties. Great spot for super-late night dining.

“A smile tells you, you’ve arrived” sums up the feeling one receives upon entering the stately, bustling and intimately grand space. Perfectly situated on busy Boylston; this historic boutique is filled with a myriad of dining, drinking and dining options; convenient to everything.

Grand dame lodging, Copley Plaza has served since 1912. Step between the lions and be dazzled by French and Venetian Renaissance influences. Designed by Henry Janesway Hardenbergh, who also designed The Plaza in NYC; find the double P monogram throughout that is common to both. The reinterpreted Oak (Room) remains a great spot to dine, drink and socialize.