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The Freedom Trail — 2.5-mile red-brick path linking 16 historic Revolutionary War sites—
Faneuil Hall Marketplace — historic public meeting hall and lively market since 1742—
Museum of Fine Arts Boston — one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the US—
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — extraordinary personal art collection in a Venetian palace—
Harvard University campus — walk the oldest university in America, founded 1636—
MIT campus — explore the campus of one of the world's great technical universities—
Boston Common & Public Garden — America's oldest public park and the beloved Swan Boats—
Fenway Park — catch a Red Sox game at America's oldest and most beloved ballpark—
Quincy Market & Faneuil Hall — bustling market with Boston's best clam chowder—
The Institute of Contemporary Art — striking waterfront contemporary art museum—
USS Constitution & Charlestown Navy Yard — the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat—
Bunker Hill Monument — 294 steps up to views of Boston and the harbour—
The Paul Revere House — the oldest remaining structure in downtown Boston—
Old North Church — where lanterns signalled Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775—
Boston Harbor Islands State Park — ferry to George's Island, forts and beaches—
The Rose Kennedy Greenway — parks and public art along the former elevated highway—
Newbury Street — eight blocks of boutiques, galleries, cafés and restaurants—
The Back Bay — stunning Victorian brownstones, Commonwealth Avenue Mall—
Beacon Hill — cobblestone streets, gas lamps and Federal-style architecture—
Boston Public Library — magnificent Beaux-Arts building with free art exhibitions—
Trinity Church Copley Square — Henry Hobson Richardson's Romanesque masterpiece—
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum — tribute to America's 35th president—
The Museum of Science — hands-on science on the Charles River dam—
New England Aquarium — harbour seals, penguins and the four-storey Giant Ocean Tank—
Whale watching from Boston Harbor — humpback and fin whales in Stellwagen Bank—
The Arnold Arboretum — stunning Harvard-owned arboretum, free and beautiful year-round—
Mount Auburn Cemetery — America's first garden cemetery, famous for birding—
Charles River Esplanade — walk, run or kayak along the Charles in summer—
Harvard Art Museums — three museums under one roof, including the Fogg—
The Peabody Essex Museum in nearby Salem — world-class maritime and Asian art—
Salem — 30 minutes from Boston, witch trials history and Halloween capital of the world—
Concord & Lexington day trip — shot heard round the world and Walden Pond—
Plymouth — 45 minutes south, the Mayflower and the roots of American history—
North End — Boston's Little Italy, cannoli at Mike's Pastry and Sunday gravy—
Oysters at Island Creek Oyster Bar — the finest oysters in New England—
Legal Sea Foods chowder — the gold standard of New England clam chowder—
Boston Celtics at TD Garden — NBA in the most storied franchise in basketball history—
Boston Bruins at TD Garden — passionate NHL hockey in New England—
New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium — football royalty in Foxborough—
The Black Heritage Trail — self-guided tour of Boston's 19th-century African American history—
Mapparium at the Christian Science Plaza — 30-foot stained glass globe you stand inside—
The Skywalk Observatory at the Prudential Tower — 360-degree city views—
Boston Duck Tours — WWII-era amphibious vehicle tours of land and the Charles River—
Brattle Book Shop — three floors of used and rare books in downtown Boston—
Cambridge Street food scene — East Cambridge's vibrant multicultural restaurant row—
Somerville's Assembly Row — waterfront dining, shopping and entertainment—
Cape Cod day trip — beaches, seafood shacks and sand dunes an easy drive away—
The Sports Museum at TD Garden — celebrating Boston's legendary sports culture—
First Friday Art Walk in the South End — galleries open late on the first Friday monthly—
Eat a lobster roll at James Hook & Co. — at the lobster shack on the waterfront—