List of tourist attractions in Boston

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

Historic sites and national parks

 * 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



 * 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

Parks and squares

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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

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

Sports arenas and stadiums

 * 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
 * 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