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The City of Boston is so compact and walkable that you can see and do most everything you want on foot. If you are looking for something to do in the city or have some visitors coming to town, here's our helpful list of can't-miss attractions:
Boston Public Library:
A library disguised as a museum disguised as a park, the BPL (America's first lending library) draws bibliophiles, art snobs, and Internet addicts alike.
MIT Museum:
A quirky, well-executed collection of robots, holograms, and other things that go 'blip' in the night.
Harvard Museum of Natural History: Come face to face with one of the first Triceratops ever discovered, admire a 1,642 pound amethyst geode and wander through a 'garden' of Glass Flowers. Presenting the collections and research of Harvard's natural history institutions, the Harvard Museum of Natural History is a fun learning experience for all ages.
New England Aquarium:
Children of all ages will delight in the Aquarium's array of Technicolor denizens of the deep, not to mention its 4-story shark tank and IMAX theater.
Arnold Arboretum:
One of Boston's largest parks, the Arboretum's rolling, lilac-blanketed expanses are the perfect escape from the cramped confines of the city.
Faneuil Hall & Quincy Market:
The world's only shopping mall pretending to be a historical landmark, these twin colonial buildings are the most visited spots in the city.
Freedom Trail:
300 years in 2miles?! It's funny because it's true. Just follow the red brick road (and the camera-wielding tourist hordes) on this trip back in time to the country's exciting revolutionary beginnings.
Public Garden & Swan Boats:
A lush, beautifully manicured park smack dab in the middle of the city, the Public Garden offers year-round flowers, Boston's most beloved statue (Make Way for Ducklings), and quiet sunset trips aboard the famed Swan Boats.
Haymarket:
The sheer chaos of Boston's multi-block farmers' market---right in the heart of Downtown---must be seen to be believed. Fresh everything at amazing prices.
Beacon Hill:
The city's oldest and snobbiest quarter is classic Boston, with winding cobblestone streets crammed full of cute shops, gas lamps, private parks, and quaint brownstones with purple windows.
Harvard University:
Prestigious Harvard features a historic campus and several world-class museums---showcasing works of everyone from the Mayflower to the Mayans---the country's wealthiest university is well worth a visit.
Old State House:
An informative, interactive museum of the early history of Boston---the highlight of the busy Freedom Trail.
Museum of Fine Arts:
Impressive to the point of exhaustion, the globetrotting MFA features every artistic and artisanal tradition known to mankind, including Japanese samurai armor, medieval musical instruments, and the largest Monet collection outside France.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum:
Well-maintained. Breathtaking. Extravagant....and that's just the atrium courtyard. Housed in a lavish turn-of-the-century mansion, the most delightful museum in Boston features the work of some of the past few centuries' most impressive artists and authors, from Dante to Rembrandt.
Fenway Park Tours:
Tourists may think Boston revolves around the Freedom Trail, but Bostonians know the city's heart lies just inside the gates of storied Fenway, America's oldest and smallest baseball park.
Christian Science Plaza:
An epic expanse of grass and concrete, dominated by the ornate Mother Church, centered on a dramatic reflecting pool & fountain, and home to the fascinating Mary Baker Eddy Library.
Newbury Street:
The exception to the Puritan rule, chic Newbury St. is an 8-block parade of everything fashionable, form-fitting, and fabulous---although the high-priced attitude belies what is actually quite a diverse lineup of shops and trendy outdoor cafés, with everything from sleek luxury boutiques to musty used bookstores.
North End:
Signs in the North End point to Genoa, Roma, and Napoli, but the fastest way there is through the doors of one of the many Old World bakeries, eateries, and caffès that line the streets of this charming Italian-American enclave.
Harvard Square:
Where else can you find awestruck tourists, angry teenagers, over 300 registered street performers, and countless current and future yuppies---all on the same block?
Sam Adams Brewery:
All you ever wanted to know about beer and beer brewing, brought to you by America's winningest brew. Plus free beer! Oh, did we mention free beer?
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