The following is a list of tourist attractions in Boston, Massachusetts. Some sites appear in multiple lists.
Historic sites and national parks
Black Heritage Trail
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Boston National Historical Park
Castle Island
Custom House Tower
Dorchester Heights Monument
Freedom Trail – marked by a red line of bricks embedded in the ground
Boston Common (including Boston Public Garden) Bunker Hill Monument Faneuil Hall (Quincy Market is adjacent) Granary Burying Ground Massachusetts State House Old North Church Old State House Paul Revere House USS Constitution Old City Hall
Museums, aquariums, and zoos
Boston Athenæum – one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States
Boston Children's Museum
Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum – on the Fort Point Channel, includes a full-scale replica of the Eleanor and Beaver, two of the ships involved in the event Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate – specialty museum with a full-scale reproduction of the U.S. Senate Chamber Franklin Park Zoo Gibson House Museum Harrison Gray Otis House Institute of Contemporary Art Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum – art museum focusing on European art John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum – presidential library The Mary Baker Eddy Library and Mapparium – cultural and historical museum/library Museum of Fine Arts – art museum Museum of Science – science museum, including an IMAX theater and planetarium New England Aquarium Nichols House Museum Old South Meeting House Old State House Prescott House USS Cassin Young – decorated Fletcher-class destroyer from World War II USS Constitution Museum – a hands-on museum that collects, preserves, and interprets the history of Old Ironsides Warren Anatomical Museum
Neighborhoods and districts
Parks and squares
Arnold Arboretum
Boston Common
Boston Public Garden
Charles River and Esplanade
Copley Square
Kenmore Square
Garden of Peace
Rose Kennedy Greenway
Performing arts centers
Boston Opera House
Citi Performing Arts Center
Cutler Majestic Theatre
Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music
Symphony Hall – home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops Orchestra
Religious buildings
Cathedral Church of St. Paul - Episcopal church
Cathedral of the Holy Cross - Roman Catholic church
Old North Church - Episcopal church
Old South Church - United Church of Christ church
The First Church of Christ, Scientist - Christian Science
Trinity Church, Back Bay, an Episcopal church
First Church in Boston, Back Bay, Unitarian Universalist church designed by Paul Rudolph
Restaurants and pubs
Bull & Finch Pub – whose building is known from the television show Cheers
Legal Sea Foods – well known seafood restaurant with 11 locations in Boston
Union Oyster House – oldest restaurant in the United States
Shopping areas
Copley Place
Downtown Crossing
Newbury Street
Prudential Center
Quincy Market – part of the larger Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Sports arenas and stadiums
Agganis Arena at Boston University
Fenway Park – home of the Boston Red Sox
Harvard Stadium
Suffolk Downs
Nickerson Field
TD Garden – home of the Boston Bruins and the Boston Celtics, formerly named the FleetCenter, this arena replaced the Boston Garden in 1995
Tours
Boston By Foot – offers guided architectural and historical walking tours of various Boston neighborhoods, including Beacon Hill, Back Bay, the North End, and the Freedom Trail Boston Duck Tours – guided-tour that uses World War II-era duck boats Boston HarborWalk – tour designed to allow people to walk the entire shore of Boston Harbor Harpoon Brewery – free beer samples Samuel Adams Brewery – free guided tour of the brewery demonstrating each step of the beer making process and ending with samplings of different varieties
Other
Autumn foliage – in the outer suburbs of Boston, whose vibrant color attracts many tourists