Relaxing Rainy Day Walk in Boston - Beacon Hill 4K

Early spring, rain, Beacon Hill. The route works the cobblestone streets of the hill, and — something new for this walk — each street's name appears on screen as a navigation point when it arrives, so the neighborhood introduces itself as you go. Rain is the right weather here. Wet, the red brick goes deeper, the cobblestones darken and shine, and the whole hill saturates with color like a photograph developing. Binaural microphones under the umbrella hold the rain close and keep the city at a distance. The footage runs at sixty frames, which keeps the rain from smearing on the way down. A historic neighborhood in the heart of Boston, taken slowly, street by street — worth a stretch of study, an early bedtime, or nothing more than narrow lanes in the rain.

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Best with headphones — the audio is true binaural. Watch on YouTube (recommended on TV).