What to do: As sleek, modern development pops up along the skyline, savor Boston's cobblestone past in one of its oldest and most walkable neighborhoods, Beacon Hill.

Among the centuries-old bricks and cobblestones of Beacon Hill, small clusters of green are barely visible. Urban gardens occupy the spaces where outhouses, trash pits, and wood sheds were once ...

Boston is a city made for walking. Recently named the safest place for pedestrians in America by the urban planning group Smart Growth America, Boston beat out New York, San Francisco and Seattle ...

Cobblestone sidewalks, gas lamps and brick rowhouses are hallmarks of Beacon Hill’s historic appeal. Surrounded by Boston lore and in the shadow of the State House’s golden dome, Beacon Hill ...

BOSTON (AP) - Boston's historic Beacon Hill neighborhood is getting sidewalk ramps for the disabled over the objections of some residents who say it will destroy the area's character.