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CityBoston
 
  • Amusement, theme or leisure park
  • Children's activities
  • Family activity
5Wits
  • Garden or botanic display
Arnold Arboretum
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Back Bay
  • Library
  • Christian sites
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Copley Square
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Library
Boston Public Library
  • Market, shopping area
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Prudential Center
  • Architecture - Romanesque
  • Christian sites
Trinity Church
  • Sports activity or museum
  • Stadium or sports facility
Fenway Park
  • Christian sites
First and Second Church
  • Manor or country house
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Architecture - Victorian
Gibson House
  • Decorative arts display
  • Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
  • Furniture display
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Major world-scale museum
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
  • Convention, exhibition center
John B Hynes Convention Center
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
John Hancock Tower
  • African art, artifacts
  • Significant work of art
  • Architecture - Roman, Greek, classical
  • Decorative arts display
  • Ancient Egyptian art, artifacts
  • Furniture display
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit
  • Gold, silver, metalworking exhibit
  • Modern art
  • Major world-scale museum
  • Oriental art
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Beacon Hill
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Historic site
  • Library
Athenaeum
  • Culinary attraction
Cheers (Bull and Finch)
  • Historic site
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Architecture - Victorian
Harrison Gray Otis House
  • Musical activity or concert hall
Hatch Memorial Shell
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Modern art
Institute of Contemporary Art
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Architecture - Neo-Classical
Louisburg Square
  • Black heritage site
  • National park
Museum of Afro American History
  • Decorative arts display
  • Furniture display
  • Manor or country house
  • Architecture - Neo-Classical
Nichols House Museum
  • Government or institution building
  • Historic site
State House
  • Library
Archives Museum
  • Opera house or company
Boston Bel Canto Opera
  • National park
  • Scenic site or route
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
  • Sports activity or museum
Boston Marathon
  • Historic site
  • National park
Boston National Historical Park
  • Historic site
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Charlestown - Bunker HIll Monument
  • Festival of arts of short duration
Bunker Hill Day Weekend
  • Historical museum
  • US Revolutionary War Site
Whites of Their Eyes
  • Nautical museum or attraction
Charlestown - Navy Yard
  • Nautical museum or attraction
Charleston - Boston Marine Society
  • Nautical museum or attraction
USS Constitution
  • Nautical museum or attraction
USS Constitution Museum
  • Festival of arts of short duration
Boston St Patrick's Day Parade
  • Scenic site or route
Charles River
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Charlestown
  • Opera house or company
Boston Academy of Music
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Chinatown
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Downtown
  • Historic site
Ben Franklin Birthplace
  • Historic site
  • National park
Boston African American National Historic Site
  • Garden or botanic display
Boston Common
  • Children's activities
  • Family activity
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Scenic site or route
Frog Pond at Boston Common
  • Biking opportunity
  • Boating, sailing, water craft activities
  • Swimming & water activities
  • Provincial or municipal park
Charles River Reservation
  • Children's activities
Children's Museum
  • Government or institution building
City Hall
  • Historic site
  • Market, shopping area
  • US Revolutionary War Site
Faneuil Hall
  • Military attraction or museum
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Museum
  • Market, shopping area
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
  • Historic site
  • Scenic site or route
Freedom Trail
  • Cemetery
  • Christian sites
King's Chapel and Burying Ground
  • Government or institution building
Old City Hall / Ben Franklin Statue-First Public School
  • Historic site
Old Corner Book Store
  • Cemetery
Old Granary Burying Ground
  • Historic site
  • Historical museum
  • Christian sites
Old South Meeting House
  • Historic site
  • Historical museum
Old State House
  • Festival of arts of short duration
Boston Massacre Reenactment
  • Historic site
  • Christian sites
Park Street Church
  • Boating, sailing, water craft activities
  • Garden or botanic display
Public Garden
Revolving Museum
  • Airport
Logan International Airport
  • Library
Mary Baker Eddy Library
  • Subways and urban transport
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
Museum of Printing
  • Region, quarter of a major city
North End
  • Dam, bridge, lock, waterway
Charles River Dam
  • Cemetery
  • Historic site
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
  • Historic site
  • Christian sites
Old North Church
  • Festival of arts of short duration
Boston Annual Lantern Celebration
  • Historic site
  • Historical museum
  • US Revolutionary War Site
Paul Revere House
  • Sports activity or museum
The Sports Museum
  • Photo collection, exhibit
Photographic Resource Center at Boston University
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Roxbury
  • Black heritage site
  • Paintings, art collections
Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists
  • Historic site
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Architecture - Victorian
Shirley Eustis House
Savoy Theatre
  • Cruises - sightseeing by boat
Spirit of Boston
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Theater District
  • Opera house or company
Boston Lyric Opera
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Waterfront
  • Historical museum
  • Nautical museum or attraction
Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum
  • Boating, sailing, water craft activities
  • Nautical museum or attraction
Long Wharf
  • Aquarium
  • IMAX Theater
New England Aquarium
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Boston Surroundings
North
  • Small town or village
Acton
  • Children's activities
  • Science, technology attraction or museum
Discovery Museums
  • Small town or village
Arlington
  • Historical museum
  • National Register of Buildings
  • US Revolutionary War Site
Jason Russell House and Smith Museum
  • Biking opportunity
  • Skiing opportunity
Minuteman Bike Trail
  • Industrial attraction, factory museum
Arlington - Old Schwamb Mill
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  • Small town or village
Essex
  • Industrial attraction, factory museum
  • Nautical museum or attraction
Essex Ship Building Museum
  • Cruises - sightseeing by boat
River Cruises
  • US Revolutionary War Site
  • Small town or village
Lexington
  • Festival of arts of short duration
  • US Revolutionary War Site
Battle of Lexington and Concord Reenactment
  • Historic site
  • US Revolutionary War Site
Hancock-Clarke House
  • US Revolutionary War Site
Lexington Battle Green
  • Historic site
  • US Revolutionary War Site
Lexington - Buckman Tavern
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Lexington - Minuteman Statue
  • Historic site
  • US Revolutionary War Site
Munroe Tavern
  • Historical museum
Museum of Our National Heritage
  • Cemetery
Old Burying Ground
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Revolutionary War Monument
  • Small town or village
Lincoln
  • Manor or country house
  • Architecture - Victorian
Codman House
  • Paintings, art collections
De Cordova Museum and Sculpture Park
  • Manor or country house
Gropius House
  • Small town or village
Littleton
  • Children's activities
Children's Hands On Art Museum
  • Small town or village
Lynn
  • Provincial or municipal park
Lynn Heritage State Park
  • Historical museum
Lynn Museum and Historical Society
  • Manor or country house
  • National Register of Buildings
Mary Baker Eddy House
  • Manor or country house
  • Small town or village
Swampscott - Mary Barker Eddy Historic House
  • Small town or village
Lynnfield
  • Manor or country house
  • Small town or village
Medford - Royall House and Slave Quarters
  • Historical museum
  • Small town or village
Peabody - Peabody Historical Society and Museum / General Gideon Foster House
  • Manor or country house
George Peabody House Museum
  • Small town or village
Saugus
  • Industrial attraction, factory museum
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
  • Small town or village
  • Zoo or animal collection
Stoneham - Stone Zoo
  • Small town or village
Waltham
  • Industrial attraction, factory museum
Charles River Museum of Industry
  • Significant work of art
Rose Art Museum
  • Historical museum
  • Library
  • Small town or village
Watertown - Armenian Library and Museum of America
  • Postal museum, stamp collection
  • Small town or village
Weston - Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History
  • Historical museum
  • Manor or country house
Golden Ball Tavern Museum
South
  • Small town or village
Braintree
  • Historical museum
Braintree Historical Society
  • Small town or village
Brookline
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Historic site
  • National park
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
  • Historic site
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
John F. Kennedy Birthplace / National Historic Site
  • Automobiles, cars, motorcycles, carriages
  • National Register of Buildings
Museum of Transportation
  • Small town or village
Chelsea
  • Manor or country house
  • National Register of Buildings
Gov Bellingham-Cary House
  • Historical museum
  • Small town or village
Cohasset - Historical Society
  • Manor or country house
  • Small town or village
Dedham - Fairbanks House
  • Small town or village
Dorchester
  • Historical museum
  • Library
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library and Museum
  • Zoo or animal collection
Dorchester - Franklin Park Zoo
  • Small town or village
Hull
  • Town walls, fortifications, gates
Fort Revere Park and Preservation
  • Historical museum
  • Nautical museum or attraction
Hull Lifesaving Museum
  • Manor or country house
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Small town or village
Mansfield - Fisher Richardson House
  • Small town or village
Milton
  • Natural area
  • Prehistoric site or exhibit
  • National Register of Buildings
Blue Hills Reservation
  • Historical museum
  • Natural history museum
Blue Hills Trailside Museum
  • Manor or country house
  • Architecture - Victorian
Captain Forbes House Museum
  • Paintings, art collections
Milton Art Museum
  • Small town or village
Needham
  • Children's activities
Children's Museum
  • Opera house or company
Needlham - Longwood Opera
  • Small town or village
Newton - Brown Bag Opera
  • Manor or country house
  • Small town or village
North Weymouth - Adams Abigail Birthplace
  • Historical museum
  • Manor or country house
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Small town or village
Norwood - Fred Holland Day Historic House Museum
  • Miscellaneous collectibles museums
Onset - Porter's Thermometer Museum
  • Small town or village
Quincy
  • Historic site
  • National park
Adams National Historical Park
  • Historical museum
  • Manor or country house
Historical Society Museum / Adams Academy Building
  • Manor or country house
Josiah Quincy House
  • Furniture display
  • Manor or country house
  • National Register of Buildings
Quincy Homestead
  • Industrial attraction, factory museum
  • Nautical museum or attraction
US Naval Shipbuilding Museum
  • Nautical museum or attraction
  • Small town or village
Scituate - Lighthouse
  • Historic site
Little Red Schoolhouse
  • Fishing museum or hatchery
  • Small town or village
Sharon - Kendall Whaling Museum
  • Small town or village
Stoughton
  • Manor or country house
Mary Baker Eddy Historic House