Longfellow Bridge (x2)
by A bridge so nice, they named it twice to the 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts. It’s listed under Boston as “Longfellow Bridge” and “The Longfellow …
Year: 2010
Dr. Paul Dudley White Bicycle Path
Only Cambridge takes credit for the Dr. Paul Dudley White Bike Path in the 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts. Watertown, Newton and Boston failed to …
Wayside Inn’s Grist Mill
Henry Ford built a replica and fully working grist mill just down the street from the Wayside Inn. (Yes, that Henry Ford.) He also owned …
U.S.S. Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard, Constitution Museum, and the U.S.S. Cassin Young
I dragged the kids over to the Charlestown Navy Yard in my continuing quest to visit and write about each of the 1,000 Great Places …
Cheers – Does Anyone Know Your Name?
The exterior shots for the TV show Cheers were filmed at the Bull & Finch Pub in Beacon Hill. The phenomenal success of the TV …
Old South Meeting House
The Old South Meeting House sits in the Downtown Crossing area of Boston. It’s a Revolutionary War vintage building. Construction ended in 1729. It was …
Discovery Museums in Acton
Last year, I tagged along with The Son’s field trip to the Science Discovery Museum in Acton. I thought it was a great idea for …
Boston’s Old City Hall
Old City Hall served as the center of Boston’s municipal government for nearly a decade. Old City Hall, was built between 1862 and 1865. The …
A Visit to the Des Moines Zoo
While in Iowa with the kids, Mrs. Doug had the brilliant idea of taking them to the Blank Park Zoo. Here are some pictures: Blank …
Freedom Trail
The Freedom Trail winds a 2.5 mile path along red brick or red line from the visitors center at the Boston Common and winds its …
Old State House Museum
The exterior of Boston’s Old Stat House is widely seen and photographed. By adding the Old State Museum to the 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts, …
Ye Olde Union Oyster House
I was getting hungry on my quest to write about each of the 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts, so I stopped by ye olde Union …
Boston Massacre Site
The Boston Massacre was an incident just prior to the start of the Revolutionary War. British troops were stationed in Boston to enforce some new …
Haymarket – Continuing My Quest
Next on my quest to visit each of the 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts is Haymarket in Boston. Haymarket is an open-air fruit and vegetable …
Faneuil Hall
It’s no surprise that Faneuil Hall is on the list of the 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts. This is one of the most popular tourist …
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway
I begin my formal quest to document the 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts. Most mornings I walk from South Station to my office along the …
Vive Le Tour!
Today, the 97th edition of the Tour de France starts in Rotterdam, kicking off three weeks of bicycle racing. Twenty-one teams of nine riders each …
The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time
Here is a List of Movies Cited in the Above Video: Roxanne Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert Gleaming the Cube The Princess Bride …
Time Thinks GeekDad is one of the Best Blogs of 2010
Time made its annual pick of blogs they can’t live without for 2010. Making the list was my own GeekDad. “There’s no better mix of …
Startling View of the Gulf Oil Slick
from NASA: “On Saturday, June 19, 2010, oil spread northeast from the leaking Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil appears as …