Best places: History museums in Boston

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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)
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Library
President Kennedy exhibits, videos & research collections in a striking I.M. Pei–designed building.
$ $$$
4.70 (774 reviews)
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Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
Museum
Floating history museum with live reenactments, multimedia exhibits & a tearoom.
4.60 (6.8K reviews)
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Old State House
History museum
The original seat of colonial government & later state capitol, today housing historical exhibits.
4.60 (1.8K reviews)
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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)
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King's Chapel
Church
Historic Unitarian Christian church founded in 1686 with daily crypt & bell tower tours.
4.60 (456 reviews)
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The Paul Revere House
Historical place museum
Revere's legendary ride began at this restored Colonial-era home, which includes family furnishings.
4.40 (3.8K reviews)
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Bunker Hill Museum
History museum
Small museum with displays exploring the American Revolution & the founding of Charleston.
4.60 (274 reviews)
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Museum of African American History
History museum
Rotating & permanent exhibits on local African-American history displayed in an 1835 schoolhouse.
4.50 (344 reviews)
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Clough House at Old North
Historical landmark
Actors in period attire offer colonial-era chocolate-making demonstrations in this rustic shop.
4.50 (88 reviews)
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Nichols House Museum
Museum
A grand 1804 Beacon Hill residence turned museum, replete with antique furnishings, heirlooms & art.
4.60 (62 reviews)
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