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Boston Tea Party - Ships and Museum
Boston, MA
The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum provides a multi-sensory experience where visitors can re-enact the event that started a revolution with live actors, historical interpreters, and replica sailing vessels. Located on Griffin’s Wharf, the museum features interactive exhibits, the only known surviving tea chest from the Boston Tea Party, and an award winning multi-sensory film.
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Surf School
Boston Surf School
Boston, MA Area
Offers professional surf instruction and coaching for all levels, including private and group lessons, and summer camps in the greater Boston area.
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Bike Rentals & Tours
Urban AdvenTours
Boston, MA Area
Discover Boston and Cambridge's hidden gems and iconic landmarks on guided bike tours with experienced local guides. Urban AdvenTours' small-group adventures combine expert local knowledge, stunning scenic routes, and a fleet of high-quality bikes suitable for all riders. Perfect for families, couples, or solo travelers seeking an active, engaging way to explore New England's historic neighborhoods and waterfront treasures.
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Bike Rentals & Tours
Bluebikes
Boston, MA
Bluebikes provides bike rentals across Metro Boston, serving areas like Cambridge, Chelsea, and Beacon Hill. The service features over 5,000 bikes and nearly 600 stations. Riders can unlock bikes using an app, key, or kiosk and return them to any docking station. Limited edition 250th bikes with unique designs are also available for use.
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Gibson House
Boston, MA
The Gibson House Museum is a private, nonprofit house museum located in Boston's historic Back Bay neighborhood. This museum served as a residence for three generations of the Gibson family and their staff from 1859 to 1954. Visitors can explore four floors of period rooms, including the original kitchen, which offer a time capsule of domestic life from the mid-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries. Guided tours interpret class and culture through the stories and objects of the people who lived and worked there.
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Bike Rentals & Tours
Urban AdvenTours
Boston, MA
Urban AdvenTours operates as a downtown Boston bike shop offering community cycling services. The shop stocks hybrid, road, mountain, and electric bikes alongside apparel and components, with professional maintenance and repair services available.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston, MA
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum opened in 1903, established by Isabella Stewart Gardner for the public's education and enjoyment. Visitors can explore the museum's permanent collection, known as the Palace, and experience various exhibitions.
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Old State House
Boston, MA
The Old State House, constructed in 1713, served as the center of royal government in the Massachusetts Bay colony and was a focal point for many dramatic events of the Revolution, including the Boston Massacre in 1770. Today, this historic Freedom Trail site and museum in downtown Boston offers thought-provoking exhibits, compelling tours, and engaging public programs. It is stewarded as a gathering space for the open exchange of ideas.
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Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Museum
Boston, MA
Housed in historic Faneuil Hall since 1746, this museum preserves artifacts and documents spanning four centuries of American military history. The collection includes portraits of past commanders, historical paintings from the early 1900s, uniforms, arms, and items related to influential military figures. The museum tells the story of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, the oldest chartered military organization in the western hemisphere.
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Boston Children's Museum
Boston, MA
Boston Children's Museum provides a range of engaging activities for visitors. Guests can explore the Dream it! Build it! exhibit, which encourages children and adults to design and construct. The museum also houses an over 100-year-old collection featuring items from around the world. Additionally, unique animal pedal boats, such as a Duck or Dragon, are available for rides from the museum's dock.
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The Sports Museum
Boston, MA
The Sports Museum is a non-profit educational institution that has served Boston and New England for 45 years. Located on Levels 5 and 6 of the TD Garden, it offers over a half-mile of exhibits celebrating sports in Boston and beyond. Visitors can take various tours, including a Sports Museum Tour, Private VIP Tour, or Field Trip Tour. The museum also features a video exhibit on the 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox.
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Museum of Science
Boston, MA
The Museum of Science Boston engages visitors through interactive exhibits and immersive experiences. The museum features planetarium shows, four-dimensional films, live demonstrations, and educational programs that explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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Guided Hiking
Guineafowl Adventure Company
Boston, MA Area
Offers full-service, guided group hiking and outdoor experiences in the White Mountains and across New England, including round-trip transport from Greater Boston, premium gear, and snacks.
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William Hickling Prescott House
Boston, MA
Learn a brief history of the William Hickling Prescott House and find up-to-date information about visiting and exploring the property in Boston, MA.
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Boston Fire Museum
Boston, MA
The Boston Fire Museum is dedicated to the history of America’s first and oldest professional fire department. Housed in a historic 1891 firehouse, visitors can explore historic artifacts, interactive exhibits, and educational opportunities. Exhibits include antique pumpers, a working telegraph fire alarm bell, and the fire helmet collection of Arthur Fiedler.
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Bay State Model Railroad Museum
Boston, MA
The Bay State Model Railroad Museum is a non-profit organization operated by sustaining members. Visitors can see N, HO, and O scale layouts with many trains running during specific events. Guests may also observe sustaining members working on the layouts and running trains in operating sessions. The museum promotes the hobby of model railroading in the Boston area.
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The Institute of Contemporary Art
Boston, MA
New site offers expanded artist and curatorial content, greater access to images and information from the ICA’s collection and exhibitions, multimedia features, and more (Boston, Sept. 17, 2015)—The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) has relaunched its website,… more
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Aquarium
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
The New England Aquarium in Boston, MA, features a Giant Ocean Tank where visitors can observe smallmouth grunts. The aquarium also offers special programming and talks focused on sharks and rays. Its Simons Theatre hosts presentations such as "Sea Otters: A Wild Family Adventure" and various screenings.
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Boat Rentals
Community Boating, Inc.
Boston, MA
Community Boating on the Charles River Esplanade has served Boston since 1946 with sailboat and kayak rentals plus sailing instruction for youth and adults. As a trusted community resource, they offer memberships providing unlimited boat access, adaptive programs for people with disabilities, and competitive racing opportunities. Explore Boston's waterways from a convenient downtown location with experienced staff supporting paddlers and sailors of all skill levels. Perfect for locals seeking regular water recreation or visitors discovering the Charles River by boat.
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Museum of Illusions Boston
Boston, MA
The Museum of Illusions Boston is a museum in Boston, MA. It features a collection of perspective-changing rooms, mind-bending installations, and optical illusions. Visitors can explore exhibits and experience interactive installations through guided tours or at their own pace. The museum also hosts corporate events, private events, group visits, and field trips.
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New England Historic Genealogical Society
Boston, MA
American Ancestors is a national center dedicated to family history, heritage, and culture. The organization maintains extensive genealogy databases and resources while offering research guides, expert consultations, and educational programs. The center features exhibits like Patriots of Color, celebrating overlooked stories from American history.
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Paul Revere House
Boston, MA
The Paul Revere House is a museum in Boston, MA. Visitors can take self-guided tours of the historic home. The museum offers an education site featuring primary sources and key objects that illuminate Paul Revere’s life and the Revolution. Guests can also explore blog posts about the Revere Family and Colonial Boston, and listen to audio content from Revere House Radio.
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Boat Charters
Boston Belle Charters
Boston, MA Area
Boston Belle Charters specializes in private boat charters on Boston Harbor for corporate events, weddings, sunset cruises, sightseeing tours, and other celebrations. Offering customized experiences on the water for groups of all sizes.
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