Sights & Attractions in Boston

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Name Category Location
 
Acorn Street
Surely the most photographed street in the city, Acorn is Ye Olde... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Beacon Hill, Boston Common, and the Old West End
 
Blackstone Block
Between North and Hanover streets, near the Haymarket, lies the... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Government Center and the North End
 
Boston Common
Nothing is more central to Boston than the Common, the oldest... 		Parks Beacon Hill, Boston Common, and the Old West End
 
Boston Common Visitor Information Center
This center, run by the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors... 		Information Centers Beacon Hill, Boston Common, and the Old West End
 
Boston Public Garden
Although the Boston Public Garden is often lumped together with... 		Gardens / Arboretums Back Bay and the South End
 
Boston Public Library
This venerable institution is a handsome temple to literature... 		Libraries Back Bay and the South End
 
Brattle House
This 18th-century, gambrel-roof Colonial once belonged to the... 		Houses / Mansions Cambridge
 
Brattle Theatre
Occupying a squat, barnlike building from 1890, the Brattle Theatre... 		Arts / Performance Venues Cambridge
 
Bunker Hill Monument
Three misunderstandings surround this famous monument. First... 		Military Sites Charlestown
 
Children's Museum
Most children have so much fun here that they don't realize they're... 		Museums / Galleries Downtown Boston
 
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
An ancient and melancholy air hovers like a fine mist over this... 		Cemeteries Government Center and the North End
 
Faneuil Hall
The single building facing Congress Street is the real Faneuil... 		Historic Districts / Sites Government Center and the North End
 
Fenway Park
For 86 years, the Boston Red Sox suffered a World Series dry... 		Sports Venues The Fenway
 
Granary Burying Ground
"It is a fine thing to die in Boston," A. C. Lyons, an essayist... 		Cemeteries Beacon Hill, Boston Common, and the Old West End
 
Hanover Street
This is the North End's main thoroughfare, along with the smaller... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Government Center and the North End
 
Harvard Art Museums
The artistic treasures of the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and... 		Museums / Galleries Cambridge
 
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Many museums promise something for every member of the family... 		Museums / Galleries Cambridge
 
Harvard Square
Tides of students, tourists, political-cause proponents, and... 		Squares Cambridge
 
Harvard University
The tree-studded, shady, and redbrick expanse of Harvard Yard... 		Educational Institutions Cambridge
 
Holocaust Memorial
At night its six 50-foot-high glass-and-steel towers glow like... 		Memorials / Monuments Government Center and the North End
 
List Visual Arts Center
Local Boston-area artists and art students consider the List... 		Museums / Galleries Cambridge
 
Longfellow National Historic Site
If there's one historic house to visit in Cambridge, this is... 		Houses / Mansions Cambridge
 
Louisburg Square
One of Beacon Hill's most charming corners, Louisburg Square... 		Squares Beacon Hill, Boston Common, and the Old West End
 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Celebrated for both its brains and its cerebral sense of humor... 		Educational Institutions Cambridge
 
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
A cemetery might not strike you as a first choice for a visit... 		Cemeteries Cambridge
 
Museum of African American History
Ever since runaway slave Crispus Attucks became one of the famous... 		Museums / Galleries Beacon Hill, Boston Common, and the Old West End
 
Museum of Fine Arts
Count on staying a while if you have any hope of seeing what's... 		Museums / Galleries The Fenway
 
Old North Church
Standing at one end of the Paul Revere Mall is a church famous... 		Religious Sites Government Center and the North End
 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
With one of the world's outstanding anthropological collections... 		Museums / Galleries Cambridge
 
Quincy Market
Not everyone likes Quincy Market, also known as Faneuil Hall... 		Markets / Bazaars Government Center and the North End
 
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
The famed women's college, situated around a serene yard, was... 		Educational Institutions Cambridge
 
Rutland Square
Reflecting a time when the South End was the most prestigious... 		Squares Back Bay and the South End
 
Trinity Church
In his 1877 masterpiece, architect Henry Hobson Richardson brought... 		Religious Sites Back Bay and the South End
 
Union Oyster House
Billed as the oldest restaurant in continuous service in the... 		Restaurants Government Center and the North End
 
Union Park
Cast-iron fences, Victorian-era town houses, and a grassy area... 		Parks Back Bay and the South End
 
USS Constitution
Better known as "Old Ironsides," the USS Constitution rides proudly... 		Military Sites Charlestown
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