Outstanding.

Housed in a splendid McKim, Mead and White building dating from 1895, the Boston Public Library is the largest municipal library in the US, numbering almost 24 million pieces. The public reading room in the main building is breathtaking in its beauty, size and, well, silence:

Located in Copley Square in the Back Bay neighborhood, it’s an essential on any visit to the city, along with Harvard and MIT.

iPhone 6 snap.