List of tourist attractions in Boston

Copley Square

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

## Historic sites and national parks

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

Paul Revere House

* 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

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Boston's Museum of Science

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

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Main article: Neighborhoods in Boston

See also: Category:Neighborhoods in Boston

## Parks and squares

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See also: Emerald Necklace

Charles River Esplanade

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

## Performing arts centers

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* 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

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Old North Church "Cheers" on Beacon Hill

* 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

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* 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

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

## Sports arenas and stadiums

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Fenway Park

* 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

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* 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

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

## Notes

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1. ^ "The Boston Harborwalk". The Boston Harbor Association and Boston Redevelopment Authority. Archived from the original on March 2, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
2. ^ "Foliage in Massachusetts". Visit New England. Retrieved April 17, 2009.

## References

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

## External links

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* Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau
* "An Interactive Map of Literary Boston: 1794–1862" (Exhibition). Forgotten Chapters of Boston's Literary History. The Trustees of Boston College. March 28 – July 30, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.

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