Walk the Freedom Trail, cruise the harbor, tour Harvard and Fenway Park, and pair world-class museums with swan boats and skyline views.
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City overview
Cambridge - Kendall Square
Robots, AI, holography, and kinetic sculpture in Kendall Square - the future explained by the people building it.
Back Bay / Beacon Hill riverfront
Three miles of riverside lawns, lagoons, and playgrounds - sailboats by day, the skyline glowing at dusk.
Downtown - Waterfront corridor
A 1.5-mile ribbon of parks where a highway once ran - carousel, fountains, food trucks, and public art.
Boston Harbor
A national park of 34 islands by ferry - Civil War forts, lighthouse views, and summer picnics on the water.
Dorchester - Columbia Point
I.M. Pei's white sail on the harbor - the Kennedy presidency told through film, artifacts, and ocean light.
Beacon Hill
The most photographed street in America - cobblestones, gas lamps, and window boxes on a private way.
Back Bay - Christian Science Plaza
Walk through a three-story stained-glass globe of the 1935 world - whispers cross it in perfect acoustics.
South Boston
South Boston's seaside fort with plane-spotting, beach walks, and the classic Sullivan's snack stand.
Jamaica Plain
Harvard's 281-acre tree museum - lilac Sundays, autumn fire, and the Emerald Necklace's green crown, free.
Lexington/Concord (western suburbs)
Where the Revolution's first shots were fired (April 19, 1775) - battle greens, the North Bridge, and a country day trip.
Seaport District
A waterfront promenade past the ICA, fan piers, and harbor lights - the Seaport's free golden-hour ritual.