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Adams National Historical Park
135 Adams Street / phone: 617-770-1175
Telling the story of 4 generations of the Adams family, this park has 2 main sites: the Birthplaces of 2nd U.S. President John Adams & 6th U.S. President John Quincy Adams, & Peacefield including the "Old House" built in 1731 & the 1873 Stone Library.
Agganis Arena at Boston University
925 Commonwealth Avenue / phone: 617-358-7000
Sports arena on the Boston University campus, it is the home of the 2009 National Champion ice hockey team, the Boston University Terriers, as well as a local concert venue. The arena is named after Harry Agganis, an outstanding football & baseball at BU.
American Textile History Museum
491 Dutton Street / phone: 978-441-0400
A museum which showcases the history and creation of American textiles from Colonial era homespun fabrics to 20th century astronauts gloves and American baseballs. / Open Wednesday - Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm / Closed holidays
Boston Children’s Museum
300 Congress Street / phone: 617-426-6500
A place for children and adults in their lives to experience the fun of learning. There are exciting exhibits and activities for every child. / Open daily 10 am – 5 pm / Fridays until 9 pm
Boston National Historical Park
Downtown Visitor Center - 15 State Street / phone: 617-242-5642
The park consists of 8 historic sites associated with the colonial struggle for independence and American ideals of liberty & freedom with 7 of the sites are connected by the 2.5 mile-long Freedom TrailTM. The 8th is USS Constitution, Charleston Navy Yard.
Boston Opera House
539 Washington Street / phone: 617-259-3400
Opening in 1928 as the B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre it was designed by Thomas White Lamb & commissioned by Keith’s collaborator Edward Albee. Renovated in 2004, it is a regal theatrical venue with clear & proximate sightlines & near-perfect acoustics.
Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre
270 Tremont Street / phone: 617-482-9393
Restored 1500+ seat theater, considered Boston Theatre District's Little Princess, continues to be the home for many local community arts organizations & also serves as a venue for the touring companies that present Broadway, theater, music, dance & opera.
Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre
270 Tremont Street / phone: 617-482-9393
A 3,600-seat venue the Wang Theatre, originally called "The Met," opened in 1925 & is one of the 5 largest stages in the country. An extraordinary gift in 1983 from Dr. An Wang ushered in a new era of arts performance in Boston.
Concord Museum
200 Lexington Road / phone: 978-369-9609
A small place with such big history, Concord has a lot to share with its history galleries, collected literary & decorative arts treasures. From a 1775 Revere lantern, to artifacts owned by Emerson, Thoreau & Longfellow, there is a lot to see & do here!
Danforth Museum of Art
123 Union Avenue / phone: 508-620-0050
With its focus on American Art from the 18th century to present day, this museum is dedicated to showing the very best examples of contemporary art by both emerging & established artists, as well as an exploration of the School of Boston Expressionism.
Davis Museum & Cultural Center
106 Central Street / phone: 781-283-2051
The Davis Museum presents provocative & nationally recognized exhibitions as well as educational programs. The collection includes pre-conquest Mesoamerican objects, Asian ceramics, African objects, Renaissance & Baroque paintings, sculpture & more.
Faneuil Hall
1 Faneuil Hall Sq # 1 / phone: 617-635-3105
A landmark for 250 years, Faneull Hall is a marketplace and Government Center since 1742. Top with it's well known grasshopper weather vane, the site is a cherished icon of Boston. The Hall is now part of a larger festival marketplace.
Fenway Park
4 Yawkey Way / phone: 877-733-7699
Fenway Park open in 1912 as the second home for Red Sox baseball. With fires & improvements there have been a few changes over the years yet the park retains much of its original character & is a beloved Boston institution.
Fuller Craft Museum
455 Oak Street / phone: 508-588-6000
New England’s home for contemporary craft, Fuller is dedicated to the objects, ideas & insight that inspire both patrons & artists.They offer collections, exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops & special events where one can touch the materials & object
Garden-in-the-Woods—New England Flower Society
180 Hemenway Road / phone: 508-877-7630
This ever-changing living museum—New England’s premier wildflower garden—has more than 1,000 native plant species, with many rare and endangered native specimens. / Open April 15 - October 31 -Tuesdays through Sundays and Holiday Mondays
Gillette Stadium
1 Patriot Circle / phone: 508-543-1032
Home turf of the NFL New England Patriots and New England Revolution soccer team, the capacity is over 68,000 people. The stadium is located south, southwest of Boston in Foxboro, MA.
Harvard Art Museum
485 Broadway / phone: 617-495-9400
Comprised of 3 museums & 4 research centers, Harvard Art Museum is one of the world’s leading arts institutions & is distinguished by the range & depth of its collections. / Housed in the Broadway location while their Quincy Street building is renovated.
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford Street / phone: 617-495-3045
Established in 1998 as the public face of three research museums: the Museum of Comparative Zoology, the Harvard University Herbaria, & the Mineralogical & Geological Museum. / Open daily, 9 am to 5 pm
Historic Newton
527 Washington Street / phone: 617-796-1450
The Jackson Homestead and Museum is the headquarters for Historic Newton and the Historical Society. Other sitesunder the auspices of Historic Newton are the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds, Historic Burying Grounds Preservation.
Hull Lifesaving Station
1117 Nantasket Avenue / phone: 781-925-5433
A 19th Century U.S. Life Saving Station facing Boston Harbor Light, the Hull Lifesaving Station featuring exhibits on shipwrecks, lifesaving, lighthouses and Boston Harbor.
Institute of Contemporary Art
100 Northern Avenue / phone: 617-478-3100
the Institute of Contemporary Art is the city’s destination for outstanding contemporary art exhibitions, film, music, theater, dance and more.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway / phone: 617-278-5166
Isabella Stewart Gardner first welcomed visitors to her museum on New Year's Day, 1903 & the museum has remained essentially unchanged since its founder's death in 1924. The galleries are filled with superb paintings, sculpture, tapestries & furniture.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Columbia Point / phone: 866-535-1960
The Library & Museum are dedicated to the memory of our nation’s 35th president & to all those who through the art of politics seek a new & better world. The Museum portrays the life, leadership & legacy of President Kennedy. / Open daily 9 am - 5 pm
Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Avenue / phone: 617-585-1100
Jordan Hall is NEC's central performance space and its largest "classroom." One of the most acoustically perfect spaces in the world, it is also home to some of the top concert presenters.
Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House
399 Lexington Road / phone: 978-369-4118
The home depicted in the book "Little Women", it was in actuality the house Louisa May Alcott where she wrote her famous childrens novel. Little has changed since the time the Alcotts lived in the house & it is shown with many of the original furnishings.
Mary Baker Eddy Library
200 Massachusetts Avenue / phone: 617-450-7000
The Library pays homage to Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science. The library also houses the famous Mapparium®, the Hall of Ideas & more as well as being a research and archive library.
Massachusetts Audubon Society
208 South Great Road / phone: 781-259-9500
The Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary is at this main address for the Massachusetts Audubon Society which promotes wildlife sanctuaries throughout the state. West of Boston the Society also sponsors the Boston Nature Center.
MIT Museum
265 Massachusetts Avenue / phone: 617-253-5927
The museum invites guests to explore invention, ideas & innovation. Through interactive exhibitions, public programs, experimental projects & its renown collections, the MIT Museum showcases the fascinating world of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Museum of Afro American History
46 Joy Street / phone: 617-725-0022
The Museum of Afro-American History is the largest museum in New England preserving, conserving & accurately interpreting the history of African Americans in Boston & Nantucket. The Museum offers interactive exhibits & sponsors the Black Heritage Trail.
Museum of Fine Arts
Avenue of the Arts / 465 Huntington Avenue / phone: 617-267-9300
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston includes some of the most rare and important artistic treasures in the world. With over 450,000 objects, one will find breathtaking works of art. / Open daily at 10 am - 4:45 pm / Evenings on Wednesday - Friday to 9:45 pm
Museum of Science
1 Science Park / phone: 617-723-2500
This venue explores all aspects of science, from to botony, biology, DNA, chemistry and life science to geology, astronomy, physics, energy, space exploration, engineering, computers and more!
National Heritage Museum
33 Marrett Road / phone: 781-861-6559
Boasting one of the country's finest collections of material & artifacts related to the history of American Freemasonry & fraternalism. They also collect decorative arts, documents, artifacts, photographs & fine art related to American history.
New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf / phone: 617-973-5200
With over 70 exhibits featuring a variety of aquatic creatures in naturalistic habitats, meet playful penguins, touch tide pool dwellers, watch divers feed sharks, and don’t forget to say hello to Myrtle, the green sea turtle.
Nichols House Museum
55 Mount Vernon Street / phone: 617-227-6993
An impressive four-story town house Nichols House was constructed in 1804 as one of four row houses, and is one of the earliest structures on Beacon Hill.
Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex Street / phone: 978-745-9500
With a history of collecting dating as far back 1799, the museum houses a diverse collection of objects from the northwest coast of America, Asia, Africa, Oceania, India & elsewhere. They also have an interactive center for families & historic house tours.
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Avenue / phone: 508-746-1622
A recreations of the village of Plimoth Plantation from the 1627, seven years after the landing of the Mayflower, attractions include Plimouth village, full scale model of the Mayflower and a Wampanoag Homesite.
SoWa District of the South End
500 Harrison Avenue / phone: 800-403-8305
Site of SoWa Open Market and a host of outdoor events that take place from April through October. One of the most popular is the SoWa Sundays open markets, but here are also street events and celebrations throughout the season.
Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History
235 Wellesley Street / phone: 781-768-8367
Brought together in 1960 by the collections of Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York and the National Philatelic Museum in Philadelphia, this is one of two Postal Museums in the country. The collection include over 2 million pieces.
Suffolk Downs
Route 1A North / phone: 617-567-3900
Hosting live horse racing from spring to fall, the track also offers simulcasting from Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Fairgrounds, Golden Gate, Laurel and Oaklawn in the off season. Special events such as the Triple Crown races are also simulcast here.
Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Avenue / phone: 617-266-1492
Home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, this 1900 building was the first concert hall specifically created with acoustical principles & is considered one in an elite list of finest halls in the world. The hall continues to bring in the worlds best in music.
TD Garden
100 Legends Way / phone: 617-624-1331
Opening in 1995, more than 24 million people have come to the TD Garden to see the arena's famous tenants, the NHL's Boston Bruins and NBA's Boston Celtics, as well as world-renowned concerts, sporting events, family shows, wrestling, ice shows & more!
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden Street / phone: 781-934-6634
The Art Complex Museum's permanent collection numbers more than 8,000 pieces. The majority of the collection falls into four categories, American Painting, Prints, Shaker Furniture & Asian Art. / Open Wednesday - Sunday, 1 - 4 pm
The Old Manse
269 Monument Street / phone: 978-369-3909
Historic home built in 1770, The Old Manse was within view of the North Bridge, site of the first shots of the Revolution in 1775. Later it was the home of Ralph Waldo Emerson & Nathaniel Hawthorn & would become a haven for Transcendental movement.
Zoo New England: Franklin Park Zoo
One Franklin Park Road / phone: 617-541-5466
Franklin Park Zoo is a 72-acre site nestled in Boston’s historic Franklin Park, long considered the "crown jewel" of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace Park System.
Zoo New England: Stone Zoo
149 Pond Street / phone: 781-438-5100
Formerly known as the Middlesex Fells Zoo, the Zoo New England: Stone Zoo is located on a 26-acre site near the sparkling Spot Pond reservoir in Stoneham, MA. Now run by Zoo New England, the zoo houses all kinds of animals.
