Condé Nast TravelerJul 9
22 Best Museums in Boston for Historic Tall Ships, Expansive Gardens, and Contemporary Galleries
You can nab a world-class education visiting these fine institutions.
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- Gibson HouseMuseumA time capsule of domestic life from the mid-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries.
- William Hickling Prescott HouseMuseumhistoric home on Beacon Hill
- Gibson House MuseumMuseumintact Victorian brownstone in Back Bay
- deCordova Sculpture Park and MuseumMuseumcontemporary art and sculpture garden
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic SiteMuseumhome and office of landscape architect
- Old State HouseMuseumoldest public building, served as colonial government seat
- Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumMuseumVenetian-style palazzo with art collection
- USS ConstitutionMuseumworld's oldest commissioned warship still afloat
- USS Constitution MuseumMuseumoffers insights into 'Old Ironsides'
- Harvard Museum of Natural HistoryMuseumfeatures glass flowers and dinosaur hall
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (ICA Boston)Museumconnects city to global contemporary art scene
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and MuseumMuseummonument and memorial to the 35th president
- Museum of African American History (MAAH)Museumfocuses on 19th-century African American community
- African Meeting HouseSightoldest Black church still standing
- Abiel Smith SchoolMuseumnation's oldest public school for African American children
- Boston Children's MuseumMuseumthree floors of experiential learning areas
- Martin’s ParkSightpublic playground behind museum
- MassArt Art MuseumMuseumBoston's only free contemporary art museum
- Museum of ScienceMuseumone of the world's largest science museums
- Museum of Fine Arts, BostonMuseumhouses nearly 500,000 works of art
- Boston Tea Party Ships & MuseumMuseumrecreates iconic revolutionary event
- Boston AthenaeumMuseumhistoric library and museum
- Nichols House MuseumMuseumhistoric house museum
- Harvard Art MuseumsMuseumcollection of art spanning centuries
- MIT MuseumMuseumNerdy in the best way possible, this museum devoted to STEAM—science, technology, engineering, art, and math, i.e.,…
- The Paul Revere HouseMuseumhistoric home of Paul Revere
- Cathedral of San Juan BautistaMuseum
- Castillo San Felipe del MorroMuseum
- Castillo San CristóbalMuseum
- La Casita de RonesRestaurant
- El YunqueTrail
- El PortalSight
- La Coca FallsSight
- Yokahú TowerSight
- Longaniza TrailTrail
- Lechón TrailTrail
- Hacienda MuñozSight
- Hacienda San PedroSight
- Mosquito BaySight
- Flamenco BeachSight