These are the best museums in Boston:
Boston Tea Party - Ships and Museum
BostonYour chance to re-live the events of the Tea Party - on a replica on one of the ships. Thrilling and educative at the same time.
Museum of Science
BostonThe Museum of Science ( MoS ) is a science museum and indoor zoo in Boston , Massachusetts , located in Science Park, a plot of land spanning the Charles River . Along with over 700 interactive exhibits, the museum features a number of live presentations throughout the building every day, along with
Paul Revere House
BostonA part of the Freedom Trail and the home of one of the key figures of American Revolution - Paul Revere. In April 1775, this man rode to Concord to alert the Americans that the British forces are coming. He didn’t actually make it because he was stopped by the British. Nevertheless, he became famou- Advertisement
Bunker Hill Monument
BostonThe Bunker Hill Monument is a monument erected at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill in Boston , Massachusetts , which was among the first major battles between the Red Coats and Patriots in the American Revolutionary War . The 221-foot (67 m) granite obelisk was erected between 1825 and 1843 in
New England Holocaust Memorial
BostonThe New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston, Massachusetts , is dedicated to the Jewish people who were murdered by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust .
Old State House Museum
BostonThe Old State House is a historic building in Boston , Massachusetts . Built in 1713, it was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798. It is located at the intersection of Washington and State Streets, and is one of the oldest public buildings in the United States. One of the landmar- Advertisement
The Institute of Contemporary Art
BostonThe Institute of Contemporary Art ( ICA ) is an art museum and exhibition space located in Boston , Massachusetts , United States of America . The museum was founded as the Boston Museum of Modern Art in 1936. Since then it has gone through multiple name changes as well as moving its galleries and s
Old South Meeting House
BostonThe Old South Meeting House is a historic Congregational church building located at the corner of Milk and Washington Streets in the Downtown Crossing area of Boston, Massachusetts , built in 1729. It gained fame as the organizing point for the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. Five thousand or
USS Constitution
BostonUSS Constitution , also known as Old Ironsides , is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy . She is the world's oldest ship of any type still afloat. She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the thir
Museum of Fine Arts
BostonThe Museum of Fine Arts (often abbreviated as MFA Boston or MFA ) is an art museum in Boston , Massachusetts . It is the 20th-largest art museum in the world, measured by public gallery area. It contains 8,161 paintings and more than 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive coll
New England Aquarium
BostonThe New England Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Boston, Massachusetts . In addition to the main aquarium building, attractions at the New England Aquarium include the Simons Theatre and the New England Aquarium Whale Watch, which operates from April through November. The aquarium has more t
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
BostonThe Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts , which houses significant examples of European , Asian , and American art . Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. It was founded by Isabella Stewart Gardner , whose will called for- Advertisement
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
BostonThe John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and museum of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917–1963), the 35th president of the United States (1961–1963). It is located on Columbia Point in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston , Massachusetts , next to the University o
Charlestown Navy Yard
BostonThe Boston Navy Yard , originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and later Boston Naval Shipyard , was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities in the United States Navy . It was established in 1801 as part of the recent establishment of the new U.S. Department of the Navy in 1798. After 175 year
Boston Children's Museum
BostonBoston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston , Massachusetts , dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the Fort Point Channel , Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States. It contains many activities meant to bo
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Franklin Park Zoo
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Armory Museum of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
BostonThe Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is the oldest chartered military organization in North America and the third oldest chartered military organization in the world. Its charter was granted in March 1638 by the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay and signed by Gover
Nichols House Museum
BostonThe Nichols House Museum is a museum at 55 Mount Vernon Street on Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts . The house in which it is located was designed by the architect Charles Bulfinch , and built by Jonathan Mason , the politician, in 1804. The building was renovated in 1830. The museum is named fo
William Hickling Prescott House
BostonWilliam Hickling Prescott House , also known as the Headquarters House , is an historic house museum located at 55 Beacon Street on Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts . It is the left-hand portion of a double townhouse at 54–55 Beacon Street, seen in the photograph. The townhouse, built in 1808 to
