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Architecture Art enthusiasts Children Food and wine Parks and gardens Revolutionary Boston Science and technology Waterside views

Explore Boston

Harbor city Split personality Two cities in one Seat of learning Ethnic diversity

Boston Brahmins Boston lingo

Architectural development

The colonial era The 18th and 19th centuries The 20th century The 21st century

Food and Drink

Local specialties Humble to high-class Ethnic and trendy

Reservations

Bars Cafés

Shopping

Beacon Hill Back Bay Malls The South End Harvard Square Downtown and Fort Point

Sport and Entertainment

Baseball Football, hockey, and basketball Classical music, opera, and ballet Rock and pop Theater

History: Key Dates

Pre-Revolutionary Boston The battle for Independence 19th century 20th century 21st century

Boston Common and Downtown

Boston Common

Central Burying Ground Soldiers and Sailors Monument Frog Pond

Park Street Old Granary Burying Ground Omni Parker House Hotel King’s Chapel and Burying Ground Old City Hall Old Corner Bookstore Old South Meeting House Old State House Boston Massacre Faneuil Hall Boston City Hall New England Holocaust Memorial Blackstone Block

The North End and Charlestown

Rose F Kennedy Greenway Hanover Street Paul Revere House

Pierce-Hichborn House

St Stephen’s Church Paul Revere Mall Old North Church Copp’s Hill Burying Ground

Notable tombstones

Charlestown

Paul Revere Park City Square

Charlestown Navy Yard

USS Constitution

Bunker Hill Monument and Museum Winthrop Square Savings Bank Building

Harvard

Harvard Yard New Yard Art museums

Harvard Art Museum Lunch options

Memorial Hall Peabody Museum Museum of Natural History Tanner Fountain Radcliffe Yard Longfellow House Toward the Charles River Harvard Business School

Charles River and MIT

Longfellow Bridge Museum of Science Eating options MIT

List Visual Arts Center Ray and Maria Stata Center

MIT Museum MIT West Campus MIT East Campus Harvard Bridge Boston Pops

Beacon Hill and the Public Garden

Robert Gould Shaw Memorial Massachusetts State House Boston Athenaeum Otis House Museum Nichols House Museum South slope streets North Slope streets Museum of African American History Vilna Shul and Lewis Hayden House Charles Street Beacon Street The Public Garden

Back Bay

Commonwealth Avenue Beacon Street

Gibson House Museum Isabella Stewart Gardner’s home Goethe Institute

Back on Commonwealth Avenue

Notable mansions

Shopping on Newbury Street Copley Square

Trinity Church Boston Public Library New Old South Church

Copley Place Prudential Center Christian Science Plaza

Christian Science Church Mary Baker Eddy Library and Mapparium

Back Bay Fens

Kenmore Square Fenway Park The Back Bay Fens Art schools

Two Art Museums

Museum of Fine Arts

Art of the Americas Wing Asian art Contemporary art Egyptian treasures Tenshin-En

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The collection

The South End

Carleton Court Park Braddock Park Harriet Tubman Park Jorge Hernández Cultural Center Chester Square Blackstone and Franklin Squares Cathedral of the Holy Cross SoWa Parks Boston Center for the Arts

Waterfront and Fort Point

Faneuil Hall-Quincy Market Columbus Park Long Wharf New England Aquarium Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum Children’s Museum Boston Fire Museum Institute of Contemporary Art

Harbor Islands

Georges Island Lovells Island Spectacle Island Other islands

Salem

Witch Dungeon Museum

Witch House

McIntire Historic District

Historic houses

Peabody Essex Museum Phillips Library Witch Trials Memorial Salem Maritime National Historic Site The House of the Seven Gables

Cape Ann

Gloucester

Cape Ann Museum Rocky Neck and Eastern Point

Rockport

Lexington and Concord

Lexington

National Heritage Museum Battle Green

Battle Road Concord

Literary homes Concord Museum Monument Square Old Manse Old North Bridge

Walden Pond Gropius House

Plymouth

Around Pilgrim Memorial State Park

Mayflower II Cole’s Hill

Beside the town brook

Jenney Grist Mill Richard Sparrow House

Burial Hill Spooner House

Mayflower Society House

Pilgrim Hall Museum Town Wharf Plimoth Plantation

Provincetown

Ferry from Boston

MacMillan Wharf

Pilgrim Monument The East End

Provincetown Art Association

The West End

Coastal cottages

Cape Cod National Seashore

Along the coast

Accommodations

Boston Common and Downtown The North End and Charlestown Harvard Charles River and MIT Beacon Hill Back Bay Back Bay Fens The South End Waterfront and Fort Point Channel Salem Cape Ann Concord Plymouth Provincetown

Restaurants

Boston Common and Downtown The North End and Charlestown Harvard Charles River and MIT Beacon Hill Back Bay Back Bay Fens The South End Waterfront and Fort Point Channel Cape Ann Lexington Concord Plymouth Provincetown

Nightlife

Bars, pubs, and lounges Live music Gay scene Dance clubs

A-Z

Admission charges Age restrictions

Business hours

Children

Child care Child-friendly tours

Climate Crime and safety Customs regulations

Disabled travelers

Electricity Embassies and consulates Emergency numbers

Health and medical care

Emergency dental care Hospitals Medical hotlines Pharmacies

Internet

Legal matters LGBTQ travelers Lost property

Lost or stolen credit cards

Maps Media Money

Postal services Public holidays

Smoking

Taxes Telephones Time zones Tipping Toilets Tourist information Transportation

Arrival by air From the airport Arrival by land Transportation within Boston Boston: Cambridge: Driving and car rental Bicycle rental

Visas

Websites

Books and Film

Books

Non-fiction Fiction For children

Films

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