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Acorn Street
Surely the most photographed street in the city, Acorn is Ye Olde... Be the first to write a review |
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Beacon Hill and Boston Common
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Arthur M. Sackler Museum
The artistic treasures of the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries |
Cambridge
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Blackstone Block
Between North and Hanover streets, near the Haymarket, lies the... Be the first to write a review |
Neighborhoods / Streets |
Government Center
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Boston Common 
Nothing is more central to Boston than the Common, the oldest... Be the first to write a review |
Parks |
Beacon Hill and Boston Common
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Boston Common Visitor Information Center
This center, run by the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors... Be the first to write a review |
Information Centers |
Beacon Hill and Boston Common
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Boston Public Garden
Although the Boston Public Garden is often lumped together with... Be the first to write a review |
Gardens / Arboretums |
The Back Bay
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Boston Public Library
This venerable institution is a handsome temple to literature... Be the first to write a review |
Libraries |
The Back Bay
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Brattle House
This 18th-century, gambrel-roof Colonial once belonged to the... Be the first to write a review |
Houses / Mansions |
Cambridge
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Brattle Theatre
Occupying a squat, barnlike building from 1890, the Brattle Theatre... Be the first to write a review |
Arts / Performance Venues |
Cambridge
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Bunker Hill Monument
Three misunderstandings surround this famous monument. First... Be the first to write a review |
Military Sites |
Charlestown
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Children's Museum
Most children have so much fun here that they don't realize they're... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries |
Downtown Boston
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Copp's Hill Burying Ground
An ancient and melancholy air hovers like a fine mist over this... Be the first to write a review |
Cemeteries |
The North End
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Faneuil Hall
The single building facing Congress Street is the real Faneuil... Be the first to write a review |
Historic Districts / Sites |
Government Center
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Fenway Park
For 86 years, the Boston Red Sox suffered a World Series dry... Be the first to write a review |
Sports Venues |
The Fenway and Kenmore Square
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Granary Burying Ground
"It is a fine thing to die in Boston," A. C. Lyons, an essayist... Be the first to write a review |
Cemeteries |
Beacon Hill and Boston Common
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Hanover Street
This is the North End's main thoroughfare, along with the smaller... Be the first to write a review |
Neighborhoods / Streets |
The North End
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Harvard Museum of Natural History
Many museums promise something for every member of the family... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
Museums / Galleries |
Cambridge
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Harvard Square
Tides of students, tourists, political-cause proponents, and... Be the first to write a review |
Squares |
Cambridge
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Harvard University
The tree-studded, shady, and redbrick expanse of Harvard Yard... Be the first to write a review |
Educational Institutions |
Cambridge
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Holocaust Memorial
At night, its six 50-foot-high glass-and-steel towers glow like... Be the first to write a review |
Memorials / Monuments |
Government Center
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
A spirited young society woman, Isabella Stewart had come in... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.8/5 |
Museums / Galleries |
The Fenway and Kenmore Square
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List Visual Arts Center
Local Boston-area artists and art students consider the List... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries |
Cambridge
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Longfellow National Historic Site
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet whose stirring tales of... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
Houses / Mansions |
Cambridge
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Louisburg Square
One of the most charming corners in a neighborhood that epitomizes... Be the first to write a review |
Squares |
Beacon Hill and Boston Common
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Celebrated for both its brains and its cerebral sense of humor... Be the first to write a review |
Educational Institutions |
Cambridge
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Mt. Auburn Cemetery
A cemetery might not strike you as a first choice for a visit... Be the first to write a review |
Cemeteries |
Cambridge
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Museum of Afro American History
Ever since runaway slave Crispus Attucks became one of the famous... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries |
Beacon Hill and Boston Common
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Museum of Fine Arts
Count on staying awhile if you have any hope of even beginning... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries |
The Fenway and Kenmore Square
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Museum of Science
With 15-foot lightning bolts in the Theater of Electricity and... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries |
The Old West End
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New England Aquarium
This aquarium challenges you to really imagine life under and... Be the first to write a review |
Zoos / Aquariums |
Downtown Boston
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Old North Church
Standing at one end of the Paul Revere Mall is a church famous... Be the first to write a review |
Religious Sites |
The North End
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Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
With one of the world's outstanding anthropological collections... Be the first to write a review |
Museums / Galleries |
Cambridge
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Quincy Market
Not everyone likes Quincy Market, also known as Faneuil Hall... Be the first to write a review |
Markets / Bazaars |
Government Center
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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
The famed women's college, situated around a serene yard, was... Be the first to write a review |
Educational Institutions |
Cambridge
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Rutland Square
Reflecting a time in which the South End was the most prestigious... Be the first to write a review |
Squares |
The South End
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Trinity Church
In his 1877 masterpiece, architect Henry Hobson Richardson brought... Be the first to write a review |
Religious Sites |
The Back Bay
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Union Oyster House
Billed as the oldest restaurant in continuous service in the... Be the first to write a review |
Restaurants |
Government Center
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Union Park
Cast-iron fences, Victorian-era town houses, and a grassy area... Be the first to write a review |
Parks |
The South End
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USS Constitution
Better known as "Old Ironsides," the USS Constitution rides proudly... Be the first to write a review |
Military Sites |
Charlestown
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