The Quotes Café, Delightfully Random

The average person walking around the Back Bay area would be taken aback by the grandeur of the Christian Science Headquarters, a massive white dome church that sits pretty on Mass Ave. But few would know that right next door is the Mary Baker Eddy Library home to both the Quotes Café, and the only existing Mapparium in the world.

If you’re in the mood for a delightfully random duet of an afternoon, this is the perfect combination of activities. Start with lunch in the Quotes café. The walls are filled with quotes from the greats like Shakespeare and Ghandi, perfect for some light thought provoking conversation over sandwiches like The Symphony, provolone cheese, broccoli rabe, on tomato basil bread with chipotle aioli. There is also fantastic flat bread pizza options like Athenas, fresh buffalo mozzarella and tomato, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and basil, and classic sandwich options like a Tuna Melt and The American BLT.

As for the Mapparium, this 200 word blog will not do it the justice it deserves, but it is geography frozen in time and recreated in a massive 160 piece stained glass globe, with panels that light up to draw attention to different counties and acoustics which allow you to throw your voice or hear it in surround sound. Who can say no to a great sandwich and self-surround sound?