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Boston Public Library and Copley Square

The 1895 'palace for the people', with a vaulted reading room, murals by Sargent and a quiet Italianate courtyard. Free.

Official Website
Photo: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 2.5
Open
Every day; shorter hours on Sundays
Price
Free
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
Copley station (Green Line).

Why Go

The first large free municipal library in the US faces Trinity Church across Copley Square. Bates Hall's barrel-vaulted reading room and the courtyard café are lovely places to pause.

Nearby

Trinity Church4 min walkView Boston7 min walkNewbury Street and Back Bay8 min walkMapparium and the Mother Church13 min walk

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