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Acorn Street
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Map | Surely the most photographed street in the city, Acorn is Ye...
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Appalachian Mountain Club
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Map | The bowfront mansion that serves as the headquarters of one of...
Educational Institutions Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
Beacon Street
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Map | Some New Englanders believe wealth is a burden to be borne with...
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Boston Athenaeum
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Map | One of the cofounders of the Boston Athenaeum is credited with...
Libraries Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
Boston Common
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Map | Nothing is more central to Boston than the Common, the oldest...
Parks Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
Boston Common Visitor Information Center
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Map | This center, run by the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors...
Information Centers Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
Cathedral Church of St. Paul
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Map | Though it looks a bit like a bank, St. Paul's is actually the...
Religious Sites Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
Charles Street
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Map | Chockablock with antiques shops, clothing boutiques, small restaurants...
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Chestnut Street
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Map | Delicacy and grace characterize virtually every structure on...
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Granary Burying Ground
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Map | "It is a fine thing to die in Boston," A. C. Lyons, an essayist...
Cemeteries Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
Harrison Gray Otis House
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Map | Harrison Gray Otis, a U.S. senator, Boston's third mayor, and...
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Louisburg Square
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Map | One of the most charming corners in a neighborhood that epitomizes...
Squares Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
Mt. Vernon Street
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Map | Mt. Vernon Street, along with Chestnut Street, has some of Beacon...
Neighborhoods / Streets Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
Museum of Afro American History
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Map | Ever since runaway slave Crispus Attucks became one of the famous...
Museums / Galleries Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
National Park Service Visitor Center
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Map | Ranger-led tours leave from the National Park Service Visitor...
Tours Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
Nichols House
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Map | The only Mt. Vernon Street home open to the public, the Nichols...
Houses / Mansions Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
Park Street Church
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Map | If this Congregationalist church at the corner of Tremont and...
Religious Sites Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
Park Street Station
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Map | One of the first four stops on the first subway in America, Park...
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State House
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Map | On July 4, 1795, the surviving fathers of the Revolution were...
Government Buildings Beacon Hill & Boston Common
 
Vilna Shul
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Map | As the oldest synagogue in Boston, this historic treasure is...
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William Hickling Prescott House
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Map | A modest but engaging house museum has been installed in this...
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