Explore Boston · Sights & Places

Sights by Type

Every sight in the book, by type, with the page of its full entry in its neighborhood chapter.

Arts & Theater

Attractions

John Hancock Tower (200 Clarendon)

Government Buildings

Historic Houses

Tory Row (Brattle Street)

Historic Sites

Camp Meigs Park (Readville)
Chinatown Gate (Paifang)
Highland Park / Fort Hill Tower
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Ether Dome
MIT campus: the Great Dome, Killian Court and public art
USS Constitution (“Old Ironsides”)

Kids & Family

Libraries & Archives

Boston Public Library (Central Library, Copley)

Markets & Food Halls

Museums

Commonwealth Museum (Columbia Point)
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate
Institute of Contemporary Art (The ICA)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Sports Museum of New England (The Sports Museum)

Neighborhoods

Allston Village (Harvard Ave Corridor)

Parks & Gardens

Charles River Reservation (Brighton Stretch)
Neponset River Greenway (Mattapan Section)
Post Office Square (Norman B. Leventhal Park)

Religious Sites

Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (“Mission Church”)
Cathedral Church of St. Paul
First Church of Christ, Scientist (The Mother Church)

Shopping & Dining

Centre Street (Jamaica Plain)
Harvard Book Store and the bookshops

Sports Venues

Streets & Squares

Paul Revere Mall (The Prado)

Waterfront

Harborwalk – East Boston Section
M Street Beach / Carson Beach Strip