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Boston - Historic sites


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Things to Do: Historic sites

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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #90 of 331 attractions in Boston

This national historic site's 15 pre-Civil War structures include the African Meeting House.

Attraction type: Historic site; National park
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #92 of 331 attractions in Boston

Designed in 1798 by renowned architect Charles Bulfinch, the historic building is dominated by a magnificent gold dome.

Attraction type: Government building; Historic site; Architectural building
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #96 of 331 attractions in Boston

Operated by the National Park Service, this is a walking tour of Boston's 19th-century African-American history.

Attraction type: Historic walking area; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #98 of 331 attractions in Boston
Attraction type: Town center/square/plaza; Historic walking area
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #101 of 331 attractions in Boston
Attraction type: Historic home
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #103 of 331 attractions in Boston

Built in 1806, this is the oldest African-American church that still stands in the United States.

Attraction type: Historic site; Religious site
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #105 of 331 attractions in Boston

Located on historic Beacon Street, this museum is housed in a 1859 Boston brownstone with Victorian furnishings.

Attraction type: Specialty museum; Historic home
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #106 of 331 attractions in Boston

The Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, was actually fought on nearby Breed's Hill.

Attraction type: Historic site; Monument
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #109 of 331 attractions in Boston
Attraction type: Island; Trail; Historic site
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #114 of 331 attractions in Boston

Paul Revere may have worshipped at this church, which has gone from Congregational to Unitarian to Roman Catholic in its almost 300 years of history.

Attraction type: Religious site; Historic site
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #129 of 331 attractions in Boston

This National Historic Landmark is the home from which silversmith Paul Revere, in 1775, set out on his famous midnight ride to warn his compatriots that the British were coming. You can view the colonial furnishings and the famous Revere silver, including a 90-pound bell in the back yard.

Attraction type: Historic home; Other
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #140 of 331 attractions in Boston

Google "Henry Knox". Washington's closest friend. Brought the cannons to Boston from Ft. Ticonderoga. Contact the South Boston Citizens' Association for information about the annual Evacuation day...

Attraction type: Monument
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #151 of 331 attractions in Boston
Attraction type: Historic home
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #162 of 331 attractions in Boston

Built in 1711, this Georgian house was a typical 18th-century middle-class Boston residence.

Attraction type: Historic home
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #165 of 331 attractions in Boston

Pub named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Attraction type: Historic site; Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #167 of 331 attractions in Boston

A stop on the Freedom Trail, this 1809 church is noted for its 200-foot steeple.

Attraction type: Historic site; Religious site
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #168 of 331 attractions in Boston

Once America's most esteemed publisher and bookseller, the Old Corner Bookstore published such renowned authors as Longfellow, Emerson and Hawthorne.

Attraction type: Historic site; Specialty shop
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #176 of 331 attractions in Boston

Cyrus Dallin designed this bronze statue of Revere riding his horse.

Attraction type: Statue; Monument
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #177 of 331 attractions in Boston

America's first portrait statue portrays a half-smiling, half-serious Franklin. Next to the statue is a marker for the site of the first public school in the United States, where Franklin -- among other luminaries -- was a student.

Attraction type: Statue; Monument; Historic walking area
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #212 of 331 attractions in Boston
Attraction type: Historic home; History museum
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