Top rated Things to dos in Boston

Experience the best that Boston has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 324 places from Things to do category.

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North End Boston Food Tour
Tour operator
👍👍 This is the tour! Bobby is a true local guide.It was like walking around the North End with a relative who knows everyone. "Bobby don't wait in lines!" Definitely come hungry. You learn a personal perspective to the neighborhood, leave well-fed and feeling like you can come back anytime. If you love...
5.00 (447 reviews)
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Cocktails & Cannoli: Boston's North End Dessert Tour
Tour operator
👍👍 We loved absolutely everything about this tour especially our tour guide, Pat. Pat was knowledgable, super friendly, and very welcoming. He texted us before hand to make sure if we had any questions before the tour, engaged in conversation with everyone, and checked in with how people were feeling a...
5.00 (150 reviews)
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Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Catholic church
👍👍 We traveled from Ohio to Boston Children’s to have my sons brain surgery. My mom found this Catholic Church walking distance from BCH on yelp. They welcomed my mom and sister with open arms, prayed for my son, talked to my family for along time and gave us candles to take home. We were told of the m...
4.90 (433 reviews)
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Boston Waterfront
Tourist attraction
👍 It was a nice view to see. Lots of cool places to relax.
4.90 (132 reviews)
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Fiedler Dock
Park
👍👍 Really cool place to come and hang out on the Charles River!
4.90 (84 reviews)
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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)
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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)
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Shirley-Eustis House
Historical landmark
👍👍 A friend and I toured this historic home with Rachel as our guide. Very interesting to come to understand its architectural history and important people who called it home. I was so happy to find that the Marquis de Lafayette spent a night here as well. Thankful there are organizations focused on pr...
4.90 (37 reviews)
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Park
Park
4.90 (31 reviews)
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Fenway Park
Stadium
Historic, small-capacity ballpark, home of the Red Sox & occasional big-name concert venue.
4.80 (37.6K reviews)
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Public Garden
City park
Placid, verdant, circa-1837 city park with a lagoon, boat rides, fountains & other sights.
4.80 (16.4K reviews)
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Art museum
Neoclassical & modern wings house a vast collection from ancient Egyptian to contemporary American.
4.80 (16.2K reviews)
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Charles River Esplanade
Park
This green space along the river offers a walking/jogging path, various events & views of the city.
4.80 (4K reviews)
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Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Arboretum
Harvard University's free outdoor tree & plant museum also offers walking tours & family activities.
4.80 (3.9K reviews)
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Symphony Hall
Concert hall
Shoebox-shaped concert hall with premier acoustics that's home to the Boston Pops Orchestra.
4.80 (2.9K reviews)
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Boston Public Library - Central Library
Public library
Historic library with grand, Renaissance-style architecture, murals by John Singer Sargent & tours.
4.80 (2.4K reviews)
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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)
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Make Way for Ducklings
Sculpture
A mother mallard & her ducklings, sculpted in bronze by Nancy Schön & a park landmark since 1987.
4.80 (1K reviews)
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The New England Holocaust Memorial
Memorial park
Holocaust memorial with 6 illuminated glass towers symbolically etched with 6 million numbers.
4.80 (878 reviews)
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Fan Pier Park
Park
Manicured & landscaped walk on the marina with grassy seating areas, benches, tables & fire pits.
4.80 (873 reviews)
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