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Category: Historic Sites - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 54 Turner St, Salem, MA 01970
Built in 1678, this curious home inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, House of the Seven Gables. On guided tours, visitors learn about many of the legends associated with the home and even get to explore its secret staircase.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of Art
Category: Museums - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
This lovely art museum was first opened in 1903 by Isabella Stewart Gardner. The building is a grand old stone structure of three stories that centers around an interior courtyard filled with beautiful plants and flowers. The artwork in the museum consists of paintings, sculpture, antique furniture, silver, ceramics,...
Category: Historic Sites - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 83 Beals St, Brookline, MA 02446
Situated near Coolidge Corner, this modest residence was former President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's birthplace and home during his early years. Three of the president's siblings were also born here (Joe, Jr., Rosemary, and Kathleen). Now a museum, the site was established as a national historic landmark in 1965 and...
Category: Museums - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 15 Newton St, Larz Anderson Park, Brookline, MA 02445
The majestic Carriage House was built in 1888 and is a National Historic Site. In addition, it is the former home of Larz and Isabel Anderson, noted automobile collectors. Presently, the house boasts the country's oldest car collection, showcases the Andersons' collection (which began in 1899), and also features...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Category: Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
One of the most well known and respected universities in the world, MIT is at the top of its game when it comes to 21st century technology. The school's first students walked through its doors in 1865 marking the culmination of an effort led by natural scientist William Barton Rogers. Over 57 Nobel Prize winners are...
Category: Museums - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 265 Massachusetts Ave, Bldg N52, Cambridge, MA 02139
Art and science meet at this intriguing museum on the MIT campus. Its collections and exhibitions present the work of MIT professors and alums, and also offers a variety of miscellaneous memorabilia. Among the highlights are displays on robots, holography, ocean sciences, architecture and design, nautical engineering,...
Museum of Afro American History
Category: Museums - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 46 Joy St, Boston, MA 02114-4007
This fascinating historical museum is comprised of the African-American Meeting House, one of the nation's oldest black churches, and the Abiel Smith School, the first Boston classroom for black children. The museum provides information about African-Americans in New England and is the starting point for the Black...
Category: Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 180 Paine St, Bellingham, MA 02019
This Massachusetts course plays longer than the yardage due to the hilly nature of the terrain, and several holes actually cross over into Rhode Island. Narrow fairways demand accuracy off the tee and large greens require careful club selection on approach shots. Overhanging trees, mounded fairways, and undulating...
Category: Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 6 Charter St, Boston, MA 02113
Take this three hour walking tour guided by skilled chef Michele Topor. Topor will introduce you to the pastry shops, greengrocer and typical Italian deli shops in the oldest neighborhood in Boston. You'll be able to sample food, learn new recipes, and gain some extra culinary advice from your talented guide.
Category: Along the Freedom Trail - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 193 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113
This is the spot where Robert Newman signaled Cambridge residents of the British approach by sea with two of Paul Revere's lanterns on the night of April 18, 1775. The oldest church building in Boston and still an active Episcopal church, it was designed by William Price from a study of Christopher Wren's London...
