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Arlington Street Church
Opposite the Park Square corner of the Public Garden, this church... Be the first to write a review |
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Back Bay Mansions
If you like nothing better than to imagine how the other half... Be the first to write a review |
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Boston Public Garden 
Although the Boston Public Garden is often lumped together with... Be the first to write a review |
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Boston Public Library
This venerable institution is a handsome temple to literature... Be the first to write a review |
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Boylston Street
Less posh than Newbury Street, this broad thoroughfare is the... Be the first to write a review |
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Church of the Covenant
This 1867 Gothic Revival church at the corner of Newbury and... Be the first to write a review |
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Commonwealth Avenue Mall
The mall that extends down the middle of the Back Bay's Commonwealth... Be the first to write a review |
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Copley Place
Two bold intruders dominate Copley Square—the John Hancock... Be the first to write a review |
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Copley Square
Every April thousands find a glimpse of Copley Square the most... Be the first to write a review |
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Emmanuel Church
Built in 1860, this Back Bay brownstone Gothic Episcopal church... Be the first to write a review |
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Esplanade
Near the corner of Beacon and Arlington streets, the Arthur Fiedler... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.6/5 |
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Exeter Street Theater
This massive Romanesque structure was built in 1884 as a temple... Be the first to write a review |
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First Baptist Church
This 1872 structure, at the corner of Clarendon Street and Commonwealth... Be the first to write a review |
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
The world headquarters of the Christian Science faith mixes the... Be the first to write a review |
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Gibson House
Through the foresight of an eccentric bon vivant, this house... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5 |
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John Hancock Tower
In the early 1970s, the tallest building in New England became... Be the first to write a review |
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Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity
One of the largest single collections by and about an American... Be the first to write a review |
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Massachusetts Historical Society
The oldest historical society in the United States (founded in... Be the first to write a review |
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New England Historic Genealogical Society
Are you related to Miles Standish or Priscilla Alden? The answer... Be the first to write a review |
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Newbury Street
Eight-block-long Newbury Street has been compared to New York's... Be the first to write a review |
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Old South Church
Members of the Old South Meeting House, of Tea Party fame, decamped... Be the first to write a review |
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Prudential Center
The only rival to the John Hancock's claim on Boston's upper... Be the first to write a review |
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Symphony Hall
With commerce and religion accounted for in the Back Bay by such... Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.8/5 |
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Trinity Church
In his 1877 masterpiece, architect Henry Hobson Richardson brought... Be the first to write a review |
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