This is Holmes Alleyway in Boston’s Beacon Hill. A narrow, tunnel-like alley with a hard right angle making it look like a dead end from both access points. Why does that matter and what important secrets did it keep? The Holmes Alleyway was a key part of the Underground Railroad in the 1800s. Since it appears to be a dead end, the people would run down the alley and either make the hidden turn at the end or duck into one of the houses who's doors were purposely left open by the people who lived

Ice Patterns on the Charles River in Boston