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20 Best Boston Tourist Places to Visit on Your Next Vacation

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20 Best Boston Tourist Places to Visit on Your Next Vacation

Introduction - From the USS Constitution Museum to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, check out the 20 best Boston tourist places to...

 
 

Old State House

Tourist Place 1 - On March 5th, 1770, five colonists were killed by British Redcoats outside of the Old State House in Boston. It...

 
 

Boston Common

Tourist Place 2 - Boston Common is America's oldest park, stretching back to colonial and pre-revolutionary times. Before it was full of frog ponds...

 
 
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Boston Public Library

Tourist Place 3 - Boston is a city of "firsts." The first large, free municipal library in the United States was Boston Public Library...

 
 

Massachusetts State House

Tourist Place 4 - The Massachusetts State House is where the Senate and House of Representatives meet today, just as they did when it...

 
 

Granary Burying Ground

Tourist Place 5 - Another of the Boston monuments on the Freedom Trail is the Granary Burying Ground. It's the final resting place of...

 
 

Old North Church & Historic Site

Tourist Place 6 - "One if by land, two if by sea," goes Longfellow's famous line describing Paul Revere's secret code. When the British...

 
 

The Paul Revere House

Tourist Place 7 - Paul Revere figured prominently in the early events of the American Revolution in Boston. Still, his role was little known...

 
 

Boston Public Garden

Tourist Place 8 - This landmark in Boston is the oldest botanical garden in the United States. Unlike the more practical Commons, the Boston...

 
 

USS Constitution Museum

Tourist Place 9 - The USS Constitution was commissioned in 1797 and is the oldest surviving US ship. It received the nickname "Old Ironsides...

 
 
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Fenway Park

Tourist Place 10 - No trip to Boston would feel complete without a visit to the storied Fenway Park. This Major League stadium is...

 
 

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