List of tourist attractions in Boston explained

The following is a list of tourist attractions in Boston, Massachusetts. Some sites appear in multiple lists.

Historic sites and national parks

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Boston, Massachusetts and National Register of Historic Places listings in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

• Black Heritage Trail
• Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
• Boston National Historical Park
• Castle Island
• Custom House Tower
• Dorchester Heights Monument
• Freedom Trail – marked by a red line of bricks embedded in the ground
  • Boston Common (including Boston Public Garden)
  • Bunker Hill Monument
  • Faneuil Hall (Quincy Market is adjacent)
  • Granary Burying Ground
  • Massachusetts State House
  • Old North Church
  • Old State House
  • Paul Revere House
  • USS Constitution
• Old City Hall

Museums, aquariums, and zoos

See main article: List of museums in Boston, Massachusetts.

• Boston Athenæum – one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States
• Boston Children's Museum
• Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum – on the Fort Point Channel, includes a full-scale replica of the Eleanor and Beaver, two of the ships involved in the event
• Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate – specialty museum with a full-scale reproduction of the U.S. Senate Chamber
• Franklin Park Zoo
• Gibson House Museum
• Harrison Gray Otis House
• Institute of Contemporary Art
• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum – art museum focusing on European art
• John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum – presidential library
• The Mary Baker Eddy Library and Mapparium – cultural and historical museum/library
• Museum of Fine Arts – art museum
• Museum of Science – science museum, including an IMAX theater and planetarium
• New England Aquarium
• Nichols House Museum
• Old South Meeting House
• Old State House
• Prescott House
• USS Cassin Young – decorated Fletcher-class destroyer from World War II
• USS Constitution Museum – a hands-on museum that collects, preserves, and interprets the history of Old Ironsides
• Warren Anatomical Museum

Neighborhoods and districts

See main article: Neighborhoods in Boston.

Parks and squares

See also: Emerald Necklace.

• Arnold Arboretum
• Boston Common
• Boston Public Garden
• Charles River and Esplanade
• Copley Square
• Kenmore Square
• Garden of Peace
• Rose Kennedy Greenway

Performing arts centers

• Boston Opera House
• Citi Performing Arts Center
• Cutler Majestic Theatre
• Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music
• Symphony Hall – home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops Orchestra

Religious buildings

• Cathedral Church of St. Paul - Episcopal church
• Cathedral of the Holy Cross - Roman Catholic church
• Old North Church - Episcopal church
• Old South Church - United Church of Christ church
• The First Church of Christ, Scientist - Christian Science
• Trinity Church, Back Bay, an Episcopal church
• First Church in Boston, Back Bay, Unitarian Universalist church designed by Paul Rudolph

Restaurants and pubs

• Bull & Finch Pub – whose building is known from the television show Cheers
• Legal Sea Foods – well known seafood restaurant with 11 locations in Boston
• Union Oyster House – oldest restaurant in the United States

Shopping areas

• Copley Place
• Downtown Crossing
• Newbury Street
• Prudential Center
• Quincy Market – part of the larger Faneuil Hall Marketplace

Sports arenas and stadiums

• Agganis Arena at Boston University
• Fenway Park – home of the Boston Red Sox
• Harvard Stadium
• Suffolk Downs
• Nickerson Field
• TD Garden – home of the Boston Bruins and the Boston Celtics, formerly named the FleetCenter, this arena replaced the Boston Garden in 1995

Tours

• Boston By Foot – offers guided architectural and historical walking tours of various Boston neighborhoods, including Beacon Hill, Back Bay, the North End, and the Freedom Trail
• Boston Duck Tours – guided-tour that uses World War II-era duck boats
• Boston HarborWalk – tour designed to allow people to walk the entire shore of Boston Harbor^[1]
• Harpoon Brewery – free beer samples
• Samuel Adams Brewery – free guided tour of the brewery demonstrating each step of the beer making process and ending with samplings of different varieties

Other

• Autumn foliage – in the outer suburbs of Boston, whose vibrant color attracts many tourists^[2]

References

• Book: Jones, Howard Mumford . Jones, Bessie Zaban . The Many Voices of Boston: A Historical Anthology 1630–1975 . Boston . Little, Brown and Company . 1975 . 0-316-47282-4 .
• Book: Rambow, John D. . Fodor's Boston . New York . Fodors Travel Publication . 2003 . 1-4000-1028-4 . etal .

External links

• Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Web site: An Interactive Map of Literary Boston: 1794–1862. Forgotten Chapters of Boston's Literary History. The Trustees of Boston College. 2012-05-22. Exhibition. March 28 – July 30, 2012.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Boston Harborwalk . April 17, 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100302165521/http://www.bostonharborwalk.com/ . March 2, 2010 . dead .
2. Web site: Foliage in Massachusetts . April 17, 2009 . Visit New England.