Boston University
Events & Conferences
225 Bay State Road
Boston, Massachusetts 02215 USA
Area Attractions
| Attraction | Description |
|---|---|
| Faneuil Hall Marketplace | A world-famous urban marketplace in downtown Boston featuring local and nationally-know retail shops, restaurants, and food vendors. A Boston institution since 1742. |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | A 15th century, Venetian-style palace boasting an amazing collection of paintings, sculptures, tapestries, furniture, manuscripts, rare books, and decorative arts. |
| The Freedom Trail | Explore the 2.5 mile walking trail through the streets of Boston that leads to museums, churches, meeting houses, burial grounds, parks, and other markers of historical significance to the founding of the United States of America. |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Featuring a collection of nearly 450,000 works of art including European, Asian, American, and contemporary art. Visit the newly opened Art of the Americas wing. |
| Fenway Park | America's oldest Major League baseball park and home to the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park is the ideal place to catch a summer evening baseball game. Fifty-minute historic walking tours of the park are offered daily during the season. |
| The North End | The North End is Boston's oldest neighborhood and Boston's version of "Little Italy." Find scores of fine Italian restaurants, specialty-food shops, and historic attractions, including Paul Revere's house and the Old North Church. |
| Samuel Adams Brewery | As one of the largest micro-breweries in the United States, the Boston Beer Company produces the beloved Samuel Adams Lager, Summer Ale, Octoberfest, Winter Lager, and other fine beers at its Samuel Adams Brewery. Experience the entire brewing process on tours available Monday through Saturday and sample some of those award winning beers. |
| USS Constitution | The USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned ship in the United States Navy. Afloat in Boston Harbor, the undefeated Old Ironsides is open for tours led by active-duty sailors most days of the week. |
| New England Aquarium | Located on Boston's waterfront, the New England Aquarium features a 200,000 gallon, four-story giant ocean tank, a shark and ray touch tank, an open air seal exhibit, African penguins, and over 70 other aquatic animal exhibits. |
| Boston Harbor Islands | The Boston Harbor Islands, a national park, is a collection of 34 islands within Boston Harbor. Accessible via ferry, the islands offer opportunities for hiking, kayaking, swimming, fishing, picnics, and wildlife watching. |