Boston Massachusetts Attractions
Amusements
Museum of Science
Science Park • Boston, MA 02114
617-723-2500
With over 550 interactive exhibits, Boston's only 180-degree wrap-around movie screen, the Charles... more...
Historic Homes & Buildings
Abiel Smith School (circa 1834)
46 Joy Street • Boston, MA 02114
617-739-1200
This historic structure housed the first public school for African American children. more... mapAfrican Meeting House (circa 1806)
8 Smith Court • Boston, MA 02114
617-742-5415
Built to house the first African Baptist Church of Boston and the first African American Baptist... more... mapGeorge Middleton House (circa 1787)
5 Pinckney Street • Boston, MA 02114
A Site Along the Black Heritage Trail
An early leader in Boston’s African American community, activist George Middleton began... more... mapHarrison Gray Otis House
141 Cambridge Street • Boston, MA 02114
617-227-3956
Tours are offered at this late Eighteenth Century home that was designed by Charles Bullfinch. The... more... mapJohn C. Smith House
86 Pinckney Street • Boston, MA 02110
John J. Smith, a barber, abolitionist and a state legislator, lived here from 1878 to 1893. During... more... mapKing's Chapel (circa 1754)
Corner of Tremont and School Streets • Boston, MA 02116
617-227-2155
King’s Chapel was the first Anglican Church established in Boston; the original structure was... more... mapLewis & Harriet Hayden House, The
66 Phillips Street • Boston, MA 02108
A Site Along the Black Heritage Trail
"One of Boston’s most visible and militant African American abolitionists," Lewis Hayden and his... more... mapMassachusetts State House (circa 1795)
Beacon Streets • Boston, MA 02115
617-727-3676
Weekday Tours of the Massachusetts State House are conducted. more...Old Corner Bookstore
1 School Street • Boston, MA 02108
617-367-4000
Now a Boston Globe store, this is one of the oldest surviving structures in Boston, having been... more... mapOld North Church (circa 1723)
193 Salem Street • Boston, MA 02113
617-523-6676
Boston’s oldest church that is still in use, this church is famed for being the church where the... more... mapOld South Meeting House
310 Washington Street • Boston, MA 02108
617-482-6439
Lectures and concerts are frequently offered at this historic meeting house that was an early... more... mapOld State House (circa 1713)
Corner of State and Washington Streets • Boston, MA 02109
617-720-3290
The oldest public building in Boston, this structure was the seat of the Colonial government and... more... mapPark Street Church
1 Park Street • Boston, MA 02108
617-523-3383
This historic church is the site where William Lloyd Garrison gave his first anti-slavery addresses... more... mapPaul Revere House (circa 1680)
19 North Square • Boston, MA 02113
617-523-2338
One of the oldest buildings in Boston, this structure was the home of American patriot and... more... mapPhillips School, The (circa 1823-1825)
Corner of Pinckney and Anderson Streets • Boston, MA 02114
A Site Along the Black Heritage Trail
617-742-5415
Prior to becoming a private residence, this building was used by the English High School before... more... mapSmith Court Residences
Smith Court • Boston, MA 02114
617-742-5415
"The historic homes on Smith Court, along with the African Meeting House and the Abiel Smith... more...
Historic Sites & Monuments
Boston African American National Historic Site
14 Beacon Street, Suite 401 (Mail) • Boston, MA 02108
617-742-5415
A walking tour of this historic district reveals and explores the history of the African American... more... mapBoston Massacre Site
Next to Old State House • Boston, MA 02114
This is the infamous site that saw the deadly clash between British troops and an unruly mob of... more...Boston Women's Heritage Trail
22 Holbrook Street • Boston, MA 02130
617-522-2872
During a trip on this enlightening trail, one will pay honour to and learn about the contributions... more... mapForest Hills Cemetery
95 Forest Hills Avenue • Boston, MA 02130
617-524-0128
This one-hundred-fifty-year-old garden cemetery encompasses more than two hundred fifty acres and... more... mapFreedom Trail-Boston Nat'l Historical Park
15 State Street • Boston, MA 02109
617-242-1542
On this walking tour, one can take a leisurely, informative and illustrative stroll through three... more... mapGranary Burying Ground
Park and Tremont Streets • Boston, MA 02114
This historic cemetery, founded in 1660, is the third oldest burying ground in Boston proper. ... more...Irish Famine Memorial
Washington and School Streets • Boston, MA 02108
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This memorial commemorates the great migration to America by the Irish who were fleeing the Great... more...New England Holocaust Memorial
Congress Street • Boston, MA 02210
Near Faneuil Hall
617-457-0755
These luminous towers stand as beacons of hope that humanity may learn to treat fellow human beings... more...Robert Gould Shaw and 54th Regiment Memorial
Beacon Street • Boston, MA 02114
A Site Along the Black Heritage Trail
617-742-5415
Located across Beacon Street from the State House, this Augustus Saint-Gaudens-designed memorial... more...Site of First Public School and Franklin Statute (circa 1635)
School Street • Boston, MA 02114
This site commemorates the first public school in the United States, which opened in 1635 and had... more...
Libraries & Research Centers
Boston History Library
15 State Street, Third Floor • Boston, MA 02109
617-720-1713
Run under the aegis of the Bostonian Society, the Boston History Library includes a vast array of... more... mapBoston Public Library
700 Boylston Street • Boston, MA 02116
Boston
617-536-5400
Situated in a gorgeous Italian Renaissance style building, with a courtyard, sculptures, murals and... more... map
Museums & Galleries
Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum
Congress Street Bridge • Boston, MA 02210
Boston, MA
617-338-1773
This ship and museum is a replica of the ship that was the site of the notorious protest against... more...Captain Forbes House Museum
215 Adams Street • Milton, MA 02186
617-696-1815
Designed by Boston architect Isaiah Rogers in 1833, this Greek Revival mansion was the home of... more... mapChildren's Museum
300 Congress Street • Boston, MA 02210
Boston
617-426-8855
This museum for children features fun, entertaining, hands-on exhibits and programs that encourage... more... mapChristian Science Church Center
175 Huntington Avenue • Boston, MA 02115
617-450-3790
This Modern-style building designed by architect I.M. Peiis is the International Headquarters of... more... mapDreams of Freedom Cultural Exhibit Center
International Institute of Boston/ 1 Milk Street • Boston, MA 02109
Boston, MA
617-695-9990
This museum takes one through a multimedia journey that explores the disparate experiences of a... more...First Church of Christ Scientist
175 Huntington Avenue • Boston, MA 02115
617-450-3793
The most outstanding feature of this church structure is a thirty-foot stained glass globe room... more... mapGibson House Museum
137 Beacon Street • Boston, MA 02116
617-267-6338
Dating from the middle of the Nineteenth Century, this house museum preserves in pristine form the... more... mapInstitute of Contemporary Art
955 Boylston Street • Boston, MA 02115
617-266-5152
Since 1936 this museum has brought the best of contemporary art to Boston, including works by such... more... mapIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway • Boston, MA 02115
617-566-1401
With a flower-filled courtyard, this museum is located in a Fifteenth Century Venetian-style... more... mapJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Columbia Road • Columbia Point, MA 02125
617-514-1600
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum was designed to help preserve the memory of the... more... mapMuseum of African American History
46 Joy Street • Boston, MA 02119
Beacon Hill
617-725-0022
New England’s largest museum dedicated to preserving, conserving and interpreting the... more... mapMuseum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue • Boston, MA 02115
617-267-9300
The largest art museum in New England, the museum of Fine Arts features a world-renowned collection... more... mapNichols House Museum
55 Mount Vernon Street • Boston, MA 02108
617-227-6993
This house museum preserves and elucidates both its Federal Period origins and the lifestyle of the... more... mapSports Museum of New England
Causeway Street • Boston, MA 02114
Fleet Center
617-787-7678
With a wide array of displays that trace the history and defining moments of various sports, this... more...
Parks, Gardens & Zoos
Boston Common
790 Boylston Street • Boston, MA 02199
617-723-3825
This tour company conducts both land and water cruises aboard amphibious vehicles. Thought at first... more...Boston Knolls Park
107 Weathervane Lane • Boston, MA 02125
A forested walkway provides a chance to relax with nature within the city limits of Boston; the... more...Franklin Park Zoo
1 Franklin Park Road • Boston, MA 02121
617-442-2002
The Franklin Park Zoo covers seventy two acres within Boston’s historic Franklin Park, and... more... mapNorth Park
3595 Grafton Road • Boston, MA 02125
Holiday Hills
330-273-8040
This park is comprised of approximately fifty-seven acres, inlcuding a five-acre lake that provides... more...Public Garden
Between Arlington and Charles Streets • Boston, MA 02114
The Boston Public Garden features formal gardens, rare trees, and the new addition of a sculpture... more...
Science & Technology
Boston Harbor Islands
408 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 228 • Boston, MA 02110
617-223-8666
Operated under the aegis of the National Park System, the Boston Harbour Islands Park includes ten... more... mapNew England Aquarium
Central Wharf • Boston, MA 02110
617-973-5200
Situated on the Central Wharf in Boston, this aquarium features over two thousand species of exotic... more...Skywalk Observatory
800 Boylston Street • Boston, MA 02199
Prudential Tower, 50th floor
617-236-3318
Located on the fiftieth floor of the Prudential Tower, the Skywalk Observatory offers the only... more... map
Tours & Cruises
Authentic Gondola Tours of Boston

Located on the Charles River at The Esplanade
617-876-2800
Boston's only authentic gondolas, straight from Venice, Italy. All tours are private - meaning you... more... mapA C Cruise Line
290 Northern Avenue • Boston, MA 02116
617-261-6633
This cruise line offers maritime cruises and tours in the vicinity of Boston. more... mapBeantown Trolley
781-986-6100
This company offers narrated trolley tours of Boston. more...Ben Franklin's Boston
1 Milk Street • Boston, MA 02108
781-648-0628
One can explore the Boston of Benjamin Franklin by taking this tour along the Freedom Trail. more... mapBoston Adventures
Back Bay, Box 541 • Boston, MA 02116
617-430-1900
This guided walking tour begins at the Boston Common. more...Boston by Foot
617-367-2345
These walking tours explore such areas as the Freedom Trail, the Back Bay, the North End, and... more...Boston by Sea
60 Rowes Wharf • Boston, MA 02110
617-542-8000
A fun, fascinating, one-of-a-kind cruise that tells in story and song how Boston Harbor helped... more... mapBoston Duck Tours
790 Boylston Street • Boston, MA 02199
617-723-3825
This tour company conducts both land and water cruises aboard amphibious vehicles. Thought at first... more... mapBoston Harbor Cruises
One Long Wharf • Boston, MA 02110
White Ticket Center
617-227-4321
Boston Harbour Cruises offers whale watching cruises, harbour site seeing tours, ferries to... more... mapBoston Private Tours
48 Cerdan Avenue • Boston, MA 02131
978-771-4471
Tailored tours by retired teachers of Greater Boston. Small to large personalized group tours of... more... mapBoston Spirits
781-235-7149
This unique supernatural walking tour takes one on a ninety minute journey to the most infamous of... more...Boston Tours By Season
617-876-2800
Tour Boston and Massachusetts all year. Boston, Massachusetts, is the heart of New England and... more...Boston Walks
617-489-5020
The walking tours offered by this organization explore ethnic histories and neighbourhoods, with... more...Brush Hill Tours of Boston
16 South Charles Street • Boston, MA 02116
781-986-6100
Tours of Boston, Salem, Plymouth, Cape Cod, Newport, Maine and New Hampshire are offered by this... more... mapFree Tours by Foot - Boston Tours
119 Berkeley Street • Boston, MA 02116
617-299-0764
Informative and dynamic walking tours that take you through many of Boston's legendary... more... mapGhosts of Boston Walking Tours
Boston Common
617-605-3635
Take a thrilling 90 minute fully-narrated tour through Boston's historic district. You will hear... more... mapInnovation Odyssey
50 Beacon Street, Suite 403 • Boston, MA 02215
617-350-0358
On these tours one may ride into the stories of the inventors and visionaries whose creations... more... mapLiberty Fleet: Boston's Tall Ship Adventures
67 Long Wharf • Boston, MA 02210
617-742-0333
Come aboard the Liberty Clipper, a 125' schooner reminiscent of the classic wind-driven coastal... more...Literary Trail of Greater Boston
650 Beacon Street, Suite 403 • Boston, MA 02215
617-350-0358
This twenty-mile trail winds through some of the most fertile literary terrain in the country; the... more... mapMaritime History Trail and Walking Tour
650 Beacon Street Suite 403 • Boston, MA 02111
Custom House Concierge Desk
617-350-0358
These maritime tours, led by costumed guides, explore two hundred years of Boston’s rich... more... mapMassBay Lines
60 Rowes Wharf • Boston, MA 02210
617-542-8000
Among the most popular of the many cruises offered by this company is the narrated harbour tour... more... mapOld Town Trolley
617-269-7010
Old Town Trolley offers narrated trolley tours of historic sections of Boston. more...On Location Tours
139 Tremont Street • Boston, MA 02111
Boston Common
212-209-3370
On Location Tours runs TV and movie sightseeing tours in Boston and New York City. Take the Boston... more... mapPhotoWalks
617-851-2273
PhotoWalks offers five guided walking tours of Boston presented with historic commentary and... more...Spirit of Boston
164 Northern Avenue • Boston, MA 02210
617-748-1499
The Spirit of Boston features narrated lunch cruises and dinner cruises with Broadway-style shows. more... mapTall Ship Excursions
Long Wharf • Boston, MA 02110
Located at Waterboat Marina
617-262-1119
Each sail of the traditional square-rigged tall ship Formidable includes a presentation relating to... more... map
Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries
Boston Beer Company
One Design Center, Suite 850 • Boston, MA 02130-2312
Samuel Adams Beer
The Boston Beer Company is America's leading brewer of handcrafted, full-flavored beers. Founder... more... mapSamuel Adams® Brewery
30 Germania Street • Boston, MA 02130
Located in the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood
617-368-5080
Tours at the brewery are held on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 p.m., Fridays at 2:00 p.m. and... more... map
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