With its rich history, diverse neighborhoods and heritage of art, culture, and education, Boston has something for everyone.
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States and the 21st most populous city in the United States. With its rich history, diverse neighborhoods and heritage of art, culture, and education, Boston has something for everyone.
1. Boston Common
Boston Common is a central public park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as Boston Communities. Dating back to 1634, it is the oldest city park in the United States. The Boston Common consists of 50 acres of land bounded by Tremont Street, Park Street, Beacon Street, Charles Street, and Boylston Street. The Common is part of the Emerald Necklace of Parks and Parks extending from the Southern Common to Franklin Park in Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Dorchester. A visitor center for all of Boston is on the Tremont Street side of the park
2. Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston owns and operates an art museum. Its collections include the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania, the ancient world, contemporary arts, photography, prints and drawings, musical instruments, textiles and fashion arts, jewelry, conservation and collections management, provenances, libraries and archives, publications, MFA images, and other collections.
3. Boston Public Garden
The Public Garden, also known as the Boston Public Garden, is a large park in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to Boston Common. It is a part of the Emerald Necklace system of parks and is bounded by Charles Street and Boston Common to the east, Beacon Street to the north, Arlington Street and Back Bay to the west, and Boylston Street to the south.
4. Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Faneuil Hall is a marketplace and meeting hall located near the waterfront and today’s Government Center, in Boston, Massachusetts. Opened in 1743, it was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain. It is now part of Boston National Historical Park and a well-known stop on the Freedom Trail. It is sometimes referred to as “the Cradle of Liberty”.
5. New England Aquarium
The 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 IMAX Theatre and the New England Aquarium Whale Watch, which operates from April through November. The aquarium has more than 22,000 members and hosts more than 1.3 million visitors each year.