The Fairmont Copley Plaza (w/ John Hancock Tower at left) opened in 1912; Frederick Kerry, paternal grandfather of Senator John Kerry, committed suicide here in 1921; in the 1920s, John Singer Sargent kept rooms here where he painted portraits
We snorkeled at several beaches but there wasn't much to see, especially compared with Maui which had better visibility and more underwater life; Tunnels Beach was the best of the ones we visited
The First Church of Christ, Scientist is considered the Mother Church for the Christian Science church and was completed in 1894 with major additions in 1906; it boasts one of the world's largest pipe organs and has a sanctuary that seats 3000
The yellow tang is common in Hawaii and is a popular aquarium fish; up to 70% of yellow tangs for aquariums were sourced from Hawaii until a 2021 export ban took effect