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Boston’s official Christmas tree is pretty special—and not just because you can follow it on Twitter (@treeforboston). The nearly 50-foot, 40-year-old white spruce traveled all the way from Nova Scotia to Boston Common, accompanied by a police escort on the last leg of its journey.

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Guide to Boston's tree-lighting events

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By Jake Murray

It's not even Thanksgiving yet, but holiday lights are being strung up around Boston, and the city's many tree-lighting ceremonies are poised to begin. Get into the holiday spirit by attending one or more of these special events.

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Body Worlds Vital at Faneuil Hall

By Meagan McCarthy

Faneuil Hall is welcoming some new tenants to the location of the former Comedy Connection club. These newcomers aren’t particularly funny or lively.

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A Day in Faneuil Hall

By Erica Jackson Curran

Historic Faneuil Hall has been a center of commerce in Boston since it was gifted to the city in 1742, and it's as vibrant as ever today.

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Slideshow: Spooky Boston

By Erica Jackson Curran

Whether you're a Halloween fiend or a sucker for anything pumpkin-flavored, fall is a terrific time to be in Boston. Here are our top picks for what to see, do and eat to get in the seasonal spirit.

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Boston's most haunted places

By Erica Jackson Curran

In a city as old as Boston, there are bound to be a few ghosts hanging around. Founded in 1630, the city has seen its share of tragedy. Here are a few of Boston’s most haunted places.

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Navigating an 18th century cemetery? There’s an app for that.

By Jake Murray

The American Revolution meets the digital revolution in a new app from the Freedom Trail Foundation. The Granary Top 100 app profiles 100 notable people interred at the Granary Burying Ground. It fe

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Guide to Boston's Ghost Tours

By Jake Murray

Boston is home to plenty of ghastly stories, from the accidental uncovering of a mass grave full of de-limbed British Redcoats to the not-so-distant-memory of the Boston Strangler.

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Matthew Ritchie mural settles in on the Greenway

By Erica Jackson Curran

For a little over a year, a boy in colorful pajamas crouched in a corner of Boston’s Greenway. The Os Gemeos mural in Dewey Square had its share of detractors, but many were sad to see it go.

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Inside the Boston Public Library

Peek at the Past

By Samantha DiMauro

Like all great revolutionaries, the Boston Public Library started out small. Founded from a handful of books in 1848, it’s grown into one of the most significant research facilities in the country.

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