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Congregation Kehillath Israel

Congregation Kehilath Israel was built in the year 1911 dedicated to Jewish culture and tradition learning opportunities. The Learning programs in the Congregation Kehilath Israel has something o offer for all age groups.

Located between Harvard and MIT, Aletheia Church hosts meetings at the Cambridge Y Theatre. It was established on 31 January 2011. Prayer meetings as well as sermons are key components of worship here. The church makes it a point to foster talent and help others, through Teams. Aletheia Kids is an initiative by the church that seeks to inform children about God and organises trips and activities for the same.

This 18th-century English style church is a Unitarian Universalist church near the Boston Public Garden and is believed to be of historical significance. Arlington Street Church is made of brownstone ashlar on the outside, boasts of a bell tower with 16 bells, and has Corinthian columns and rounded arches in the sanctuary inside. The church uses sermon recitals and music during services and worships to put forward their message.

The 281 acre Arnold Arboretum is the world's largest and best collection of temperate wood. They have a wide range of flora and fauna particularly those present in North America. This place proves to be ideal for research on new plants and flowers. The garden is perfect for an educational opportunity.

The park is a part of Emerald’s Necklace in Boston and was originally a saltwater marshland. Also known as the “Fens” or the “Fenway”, there are 6 entrances to this urban wild that houses several monuments and memorials. While the park in itself, with its sports fields, formal gardens and open spaces, is a great place to walk around and admire the greenery, it is well-known for its landmarks like the Westland Gate with lion heads, the Duck House, the Fire Alarm Office and the Japanese Temple Bell. Read More

The BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha) Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is a place for the visitors and the devotees where they can also attend the cultural programs and religious services hosted by the temple. Founded by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, a spiritual leader and a guru to the BAPS backed the establishment as a means to cultivate peace and harmony amongst the Hindu community and the visitors. The temple also aims to spread the teachings of Hinduism, like the arts, language, music, and philosophy for future generations and also organizes health fairs and blood drivers, and other charitable efforts throughout the year. Read More

Beacon Hill in Boston is a historic neighbourhood lined with residential buildings representative of different architectural styles. Located close to sites such as Boston Common, Charles River Esplanade, Boston Public Garden amongst others, this area, made up of three sections (north and south slopes, Flat of the Hill) attracts a significant amount of crowd throughout the year. Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962, the historic Beacon Hill in Boston is a predominantly residential neighbourhood considered to be one of the most expensive in the city. Built towards the end of the 18th century, this neighbourhood is not only home to the Massachusetts State House but also to several picturesque streets like Acorn Street, the Suffolk University, the Harrison Gray Otis House along with others. With certain parts of the neighbourhood falling on the Black Heritage Trail, Beacon Hill is a fairly popular area in Boston and is not only decently populated but also frequently visited. The general architecture resembles the Colonial and Greek Revival, and Federal styles, with rowhouses, cobblestone and narrow gaslit streets, brick sidewalks and mansions being some of the prominent features. Read More

On the Freedom Trail lies the bronze Benjamin Franklin statue on land that was previously occupied by the Boston Latin School, an institute that provided education to boys. While the school was the oldest public school in the country, the statue was erected in order to pay tribute to one of America’s Founding Fathers and inventors. The oldest public school in America, Boston Latin School was built in 1635 and was meant for boys only, with girls attending private schools at home. It was in 1745 that the wooden structure was demolished and moved to the city’s Fenway area, while the Benjamin Franklin statue was erected in its place in 1856. The bronze figure is about 8 feet tall and pays tribute to one of the five men who signed the Declaration of Independence; there are 4 bronze pillars around the structure that commemorate Franklin’s life as a painter, scientist and the signee of the Declaration and the Treaty of Paris. Read More

The Berkeley Community garden is located in the southern part of Boston and is one of the very few gardens open to the public. The garden uses urban techniques of farming to provide organic fruits and vegetables to the public. The garden also offers volunteering programmes to the public for the betterment of the environment.

Boston Athenæum is located at Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest independent libraries in the US. It is known for its massive collection of over 600,000 which keeps circulating. Boston Athenæum houses gems like a part of US President George Washington’s library collection, a first edition copy of Audubon's The Birds of America, among many others. Its collection can leave anyone gaping as its diversity ranges from history, geography, literature, and arts. Not only this, the library has rare manuscripts and books collection like the Danforth Alchemy Collection. With the mission to impart knowledge and make it easily accessible, the library also has a digital collection. It is a membership library requiring an annual fee; however, the visitors are welcome to view the collection. Read More