Sites of interest in Boston

Copley Square

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

Historic sites and national parks

Paul Revere House

• Black Heritage Trail
• Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
• Boston National Historical Park
• Castle Island
• Custom House Tower
• Freedom Trail – marked by a red line or 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

Boston's Museum of Science

• 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
• 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 Library – Presidential library
• The Mary Baker Eddy Library and Mapparium - cultural & historical museum/library
• Museum of Fine Arts – major 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

Parks and squares

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

• 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

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 - Episcopal church

Restaurants and pubs

• Bull & Finch Pub – whose building is known from the television show Cheers
• 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

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

• 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]

Notes

1. "The Boston Harborwalk". The Boston Harbor Association and Boston Redevelopment Authority. Retrieved April 17, 2009.
2. "Foliage in Massachusetts". Visit New England. Retrieved April 17, 2009.

References

• 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

• 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 2012-05-22.