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Ether Dome
Museum
👍👍 Very iconic and historic place in the history of modern medicine: the first place where an anesthetic was used during surgery. Very interesting to see the original operating from room preserved as it was during this first surgical procedure with ether.
Anyone interested in the history of medicine wo...
4.90 (53 reviews)
(~5.62 km from centre)
2
Bay State Model Railroad Museum
Rail museum
👍👍 If you love trains you've gotta go visit this place. They have a room full of model trains with all the landscaping, buildings, people, cars etc. Meticulous details. They are open two weekends a year or by reservation on Wednesday evenings. Perfect place to bring a child or to bring out your inner c...
4.90 (39 reviews)
(~5.01 km from centre)
3
Armenian Museum of America
Museum
👍👍 Great museum! The staff was very friendly. Exhibits show the history and art of Armenia through the centuries, and one of the numerous brutal genocides committed by Turkey during the last century.
4.90 (31 reviews)
(~6.55 km from centre)
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USS Constitution
Museum
👍👍 It was totally free to get in which was a huge surprise! You have to go through a medal detector and then you get full reign to walk all over the ship. You can look around all three stories front to back. The amount of "hands on experience" you get on the boat is awesome.
This would be a great tour...
4.80 (1.1K reviews)
(~6.97 km from centre)
6
Boston Fire Museum
Museum
Small museum in an old firehouse featuring exhibits pertaining to Boston's firefighting history.
4.80 (193 reviews)
(~6.32 km from centre)
8
Museum of Science
Museum
Venerable institution with interactive exhibits, dome-shaped IMAX/3-D film theater & a planetarium.
4.70 (19.9K reviews)
(~5.74 km from centre)
9
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Art museum
Evocative of a 15th-century Venetian palace, this museum houses a world-class art collection.
$$ $$
4.70 (8.2K reviews)
(~1.95 km from centre)
10
USS Constitution Museum
History museum
Interactive museum near the 1797 wooden frigate made famous as "Old Ironsides" in the War of 1812.
4.70 (7K reviews)
(~7.16 km from centre)
11
Boston Children's Museum
Children's museum
Fun, hands-on educational exhibits aimed at kids 11 & under, plus a play space for toddlers.
4.70 (5.5K reviews)
(~6.29 km from centre)
12
Larz Anderson Auto Museum
Museum
Collection of antique motors & vintage bikes displayed in a château -style Victorian carriage house.
4.70 (796 reviews)
(~2.62 km from centre)
14
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Museum
Exhibits on the engineering behind U.S.'s 1st metro water system, with walking & bus tours.
4.70 (418 reviews)
(~2.83 km from centre)
15
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Military archive
👍 There is a lot of history and really interesting selection of historical items to view. The only negative here was that there did not seem to be any chronology. Things seemed tucked anywhere instead of in order of history. Still, definitely worth the hike up the stairs!
4.70 (64 reviews)
(~6.2 km from centre)
17
Bunker Hill Monument
Monument
Marking the Battle of Bunker Hill, this 221-ft. granite obelisk features 294 steps & scenic views.
4.60 (6K reviews)
(~7.01 km from centre)
18
Old State House
History museum
The original seat of colonial government & later state capitol, today housing historical exhibits.
4.60 (1.8K reviews)
(~6.03 km from centre)
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Old South Meeting House
Museum
National Historic Landmark & original site of the Boston Tea Party, reenacted here each December 16.
4.60 (661 reviews)
(~5.87 km from centre)