{"id":4074,"date":"2018-05-01T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=4074"},"modified":"2018-05-01T12:35:20","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T16:35:20","slug":"shaun-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2018\/05\/01\/shaun-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Geneve: Five Instagrammable Spots in Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the best parts about living in a city like Boston is all of the beautiful spots perfect for photographing! Here are 5 spots in bean town that you are sure to love and likely to make it on your next Instagram post.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Piers Park | 95 Marginal St, Boston, MA 02128<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Lau.<\/p>\n

How to get there: <\/span><\/p>\n

Take a <\/span>Green Line<\/b> train Inbound from Kenmore (C or D) to <\/span>Government Center <\/b>(6 stops)<\/span><\/p>\n

At Government Center,<\/span> change to the<\/span> Blue Line<\/b> (Wonderland) (3 stops)<\/span><\/p>\n

Get off at <\/span>Maverick <\/b>stop <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

Walk to Piers Park, head southeast until you find <\/span>Marginal Street<\/b><\/p>\n

Piers Park was actually one of the first places I visited on my own without my parents since I got to BU! My friend Jack looked it up online before and really wanted to check it out so we did the first Saturday. It was a ton of fun, and you can get some really great photos with the city skyline in the background.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Acorn Street | Acorn St, Boston, MA 02108<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Lau.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

How to get there: <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

Take a <\/span>Green Line train Inbound to <\/span>Boylston <\/b><\/p>\n

Walk across the Boston Common (Away from Tremont, along Charles, towards Beacon)<\/span><\/p>\n

Find Spruce Street after crossing Beacon Street<\/span><\/p>\n

Turn left on <\/span>Chestnut Street<\/p>\n

Turn right on <\/span>Willow Street<\/p>\n

Turn left on <\/span>Acorn Street<\/p>\n

Acorn Street currently holds the<\/span> title of \u201cMost Photographed Street in America\u201d. It is a stop on every Boston tour, so you\u2019ll always see handfuls of tourists passing by, as well as senior portrait photographers and wedding photographers doing shoots. Getting the perfect photo can be hard sometimes with so many frequenters but you just have to be smart about your angle and timing!<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Berkshire Bank Sign @ Government Center<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Lau.<\/p>\n

Photo from Twitter <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

How to get there: <\/span><\/p>\n

Take a <\/span>Green Line <\/b>train Inbound to <\/span>Park Street<\/b><\/p>\n

At <\/span>Park Street<\/b>, change to any train to take you one further stop to <\/span>Government Center <\/b><\/p>\n

Although not always up, these huge letters spelling Boston are a great way for you to show your Boston pride! If you happen to see the letters while you\u2019re in the area, stop for a pic! They\u2019re not always up. However, over the winter they put up a gorgeous skating rink, so if that\u2019s more your style, all power to you!<\/p>\n

4. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | \u00a025 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Lau.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

How to get there: <\/span><\/p>\n

Although <\/span>accessible via the T, <\/b>it takes way longer than walking<\/span><\/p>\n

Turn away from the Charles on <\/span>St. Mary\u2019s Street<\/b><\/p>\n

Turn left onto <\/span>Mountfort Street<\/b><\/p>\n

Follow <\/span>Park Drive <\/b>(slight right, and then slight left)<\/span><\/p>\n

Turn right onto <\/span>Brookline Avenue<\/b><\/p>\n

Turn left onto <\/span>Fenway <\/b><\/p>\n

Turn right onto <\/span>Evans Way <\/b><\/p>\n

An absolutely picturesque gem, the Gardner Museum is not only free for BU students, but a great spot to enjoy both nature and art. Fun fact- the largest art theft in history is still an ongoing investigation for the 13 art pieces, worth up to $500 million, stolen from the Gardner museum in 1990. As part of Isabella Stewart Gardner\u2019s will, none of the paintings in the museum can be replaced, so take a look into the different rooms\u2013you\u2019ll notice there are empty frames awaiting the stolen paintings\u2019 return home! <\/span><\/p>\n

5. The Boston University Bridge | Boston, MA 02215<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Lau.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

How to get there: <\/span><\/p>\n

Heading <\/span>westward <\/b>on Commonwealth Avenue, take a right when you hit the bridge. You\u2019ll <\/span>pass the GSU<\/b> and the Boston University Academy <\/span><\/p>\n

Unexpected, but the BU bridge actually gives you this great overall view of the skyline of Boston! On a sunny day, you can get an amazing photo with the buildings in the background. Plus, it\u2019s so close to campus, you barely have to travel to get there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the best parts about living in a city like Boston is all of the beautiful spots perfect for photographing! Here are 5 spots in bean town that you are sure to love and likely to make it on your next Instagram post. 1. Piers Park | 95 Marginal St, Boston, MA 02128 How … Continue reading Geneve: Five Instagrammable Spots in Boston<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44472],"tags":[44442,44497,44512],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4074"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4074"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4098,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4074\/revisions\/4098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}