Places to Visit in Boston

1. Boston Common

Boston Common is the oldest park in the United States, and the starting point of the Freedom Trail. With over fifty acres to wander through either by foot, by bike, or on horseback, you will need several hours to fully explore the park. Many famous world leaders have delivered speeches at the Common. With so much history to discover, it is a good idea to take a tour provided by the Freedom Trial Foundation and learn about the Common's significance to American history.

139 Tremont Street, Boston 02116, Map

2. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Museum of Fine Arts consists of nearly 500,000 works of art and gives visitors an opportunity to experience everything from contemporary art and ancient Egyptian art to a range of historic and modern American art. The museum also has galleries on European, Asian, and African art, and they have transformed a wing of the museum for contemporary art and social and learning spaces.

Admission to the museum gives visitors all-day access to galleries and special exhibitions, a free repeat visit within ten days, and free guided tours and gallery talks. Spend a day walking through the artistic exhibitions or participating in one of the museum’s many programs and activities.

465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, 617-267-9300, Map

3. Boston's Freedom Trail

Two and a half miles of Boston’s most historically significant sites comprise the iconic Freedom Trail. From museums and churches to burying grounds and a ship, Freedom Trail gives visitors an experience that brings history to life. Official sites on the Trail include the site of the Boston Massacre, the Benjamin Franklin Statue and Boston Latin School, and the USS Constitution.

Boston’s rich history ensures there are many sites excluding the official sixteen, which include the Commonwealth Museum and the Minute Man National Historic Park. The costumed tour guides, or Freedom Trail Players, take guests on an adventure discovering the rich history of the American Revolution – creating memories the entire family will cherish!

Boston's Freedom Trail, 99 Chauncy Street, Suite 401, Boston, MA 02111, 617-357-8300

4. Public Garden, Boston

The Public Garden consists of 24 acres of flowers, plants, and trees in vibrant patterns for the people of Boston and the city's visitors to enjoy. The gardeners use new techniques to collect, hybridize, and propagate plants – all of which are grown in the garden’s very own greenhouse.

The greenhouse cultivates over 80 species of plants for the garden and other locations in the city. Many monuments, fountains, swan boats, and a lagoon can be found scattered throughout the garden for visitors to admire and enjoy.

Public Garden , 4 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114

5. Museum of African American History, Boston

The Museum of African American History showcases the history of African Americans in the New England area.

Museum of African American History, 46 Joy Street, Boston 02114, 617-725-0022

6. Fenway Park Tour

No tour of Boston is complete without a stop at one of its most iconic landmarks. Tour the home of the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park, also considered “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark.” Experienced tour guides take visitors on a journey that baseball dreams are made of, through the home of Red Sox legends such as Petrocelli, Ortiz, Yaz, and Rice.

Attractions of the tour include visiting Pesky’s Pole and sitting atop the world-famous Green Monster, where you can overlook leftfield from over 37 feet high.

Fenway Park Tour, 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA 02215, 617-226-6666

7. Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museumtransports visitors back in time by taking them on an incredible journey through the events in the order in which they occurred over 200 years ago.

Meet colonists, explore authentically restored tea ships, and dump tea overboard just as the Sons of Liberty did. Visitors will go back in time as interactive exhibits, multi-sensory documentaries, and live actors take visitors through the events so that they see, hear, feel, and do as people did back in 1773.

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, Congress Street Bridge, Boston, MA 02127, 866-955-0667

8. Beacon Hill

One of Boston’s oldest neighborhoods, Beacon Hill is steeped in history. The neighborhood has undergone a radical change from being a place of undesirable “fringe activities” in the mid 17th century, through to the 1830’s when palatial residential homes were built here for the prosperous. Beacon Street also boasts the Massachusetts State House, which is home to the Commonwealth government. Wander amongst period colonial houses with decorative gates, gas lamps, brick sidewalks, and tree-lined streets.

Acorn Street, the most photographed street, is nearby. It is paved in cobblestones and was once home to the coachmen of the nearby mansions. Beacon Hill is home to America’s first African Meeting House and has featured the residences of many notable Americans such as Louisa May Alcott, Sylvia Plath, and Robert Frost. Map