Museums in Boston, MA

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New England Aquarium
New England Aquarium

Central Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
617-973-5200
www.neaq.org

Overlooking Boston Harbor, the New England Aquarium celebrates all things from the sea. From the first-floor pools, where three species of penguins live, ramps spiral upward, encasing the central G...

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Children's Museum
Children's Museum

300 Congress St
Boston, MA 02210
617-426-8855
www.bostonkids.org

Take a break from all the history, and keep the kids entertained at the Boston Children's Museum. This Congress Street museum offers exhibits such as theScience Playground, Boats Afloat and The Rec...

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Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts

465 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
+1 617 267 9300
www.mfa.org

Although its name conjures up images of paintings and sculpture, the Museum of Fine Arts is, and has, far, far more: decorative, primitive and ancient arts, furniture, architecture – you name it an...

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The Institute of Contemporary Art
The Institute of Contemporary Art

955 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02115
617-266-5152
www.icaboston.org

From Picasso to Warhol, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston has been educating Bostonians and visitors on important artists of our time for more than 65 years. Boston isn't all about histor...

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Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum
Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum

Congress Street Bridge
Boston, MA
617-338-1773
www.bostonteapartyship.com

The Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum is closed and undergoing a complete renovation. It plans to reopen in spring 2008.

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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

280 Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
617-566-1401

Wandering through her neo-renaissance Florentine palazzo, you can’t help wishing you’d been invited to one of Isabella Stewart Gardner’s soirees. To say she was a character doesn’t do her justice; ...

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Museum of Science
Museum of Science

Science Park
Boston, MA
617-723-2500
www.mos.org

Within this museum are a planetarium, an IMax movie theater and a two-story Van de Graaf generator, capable of producing 2.5 million volts of electricity. These and the hundreds of other exhibits m...

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John F. Kennedy Museum and Library
John F. Kennedy Museum and Library

Columbia Point, Close to Route I-93
Boston, MA 02125
617-929-4523
www.cs.umb.edu

President John F. Kennedys memory is sacred in the minds of many Americans. This library and museum, a glass pavilion designed by architect I.M. Pei, is dedicated to his memory. Visitors are transp...

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Boston University Observatory
Boston University Observatory

725 Commonwealth Ave Rm 522
Boston, MA 02215
617 353 2630
www.bu.edu

When you want to get up close and personal with the stars, check out this astronomers haven. Every Wednesday night with clear skies, the observatory is open to the public. The evening begins with a...

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Harriet Tubman House
Harriet Tubman House

566 Columbus Ave
Boston, MA 02118
+1 617 536 8610
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With its collection of photographs and artifacts, this museum celebrates the life and deeds of African-American leader and abolitionist, Harriet Tubman. A figure from the famous slave-liberating Un...

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Mary Baker Eddy Library (The)
Mary Baker Eddy Library (The)

200 Massachusetts Ave
Boston, MA 02115
+1 617 450 7000, +1 888 222 3711 (Toll free)
www.marybakereddylibrary.org

For those who love reading, this is a treasure house indeed. Boasting of over 10,000 books, periodicals, audio-visual materials, and other related documents, this library caters to almost every lit...

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Nielsen Gallery
Nielsen Gallery

179 Newbury St
Boston, MA 02116
+1 617 266 4835
www.nielsengallery.com

You will find exhibits of contemporary painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawings at this Newbury Street gallery. The world of art can be intimidating, but you can comfortably brush up on your k...

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Sports Museum of New England at the Fleet Center
Sports Museum of New England at the Fleet Center

150 Causeway St
Boston, MA 02114
+1 617 624 1234
www.sportsmuseum.org

This Fleet Center museum celebrates New Englands teams and athletes, including football, baseball, hockey, soccer, basketball and boxing. Interactive exhibits and tributes to Roger Clemens and Ted ...

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Museum of Afro-American History
Museum of Afro-American History

46 Joy St
Boston, MA 02114
617-725-0022
www.afroammuseum.org

This museum is dedicated to chronicling the contributions of African-Americans to New England during the American Colonial era. In addition to displaying artifacts, the museum holds classes, worksh...

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Museum of Boston History
Museum of Boston History

206 Washington St
Boston, MA 02109
617.720.1713
www.bostonhistory.org

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