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Essential Boston To-Do's

Essential Boston To-Do's

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Created by SGA Boston • Updated On: September 1, 2011

Are you new to Boston? Check out our basic to-do list to see some of the most popular spots in town.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

1. Faneuil Hall Marketplace

8.7
1 S Market St (at Congress St & North St), Boston, MA
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown Boston · 201 tips and reviews
The Shops at Prudential Center is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

2. The Shops at Prudential Center

8.4
800 Boylston St (at Ring Rd), Boston, MA
Shopping Mall · Prudential - St. Botolph · 83 tips and reviews
Copley Place is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

3. Copley Place

8.3
100 Huntington Ave (at Harcourt St), Boston, MA
Shopping Mall · Prudential - St. Botolph · 34 tips and reviews
Newbury Street is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

4. Newbury Street

Newbury St (btwn Arlington St & Mass Ave), Boston, MA
Road · Back Bay East · 51 tips and reviews
Museum of Fine Arts is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

5. Museum of Fine Arts

9.4
465 Huntington Ave (at Museum Rd), Boston, MA
Art Museum · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 305 tips and reviews
New England Aquarium is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

6. New England Aquarium

8.7
1 Central Wharf (at Old Atlantic Ave), Boston, MA
Aquarium · Waterfront · 255 tips and reviews
Downtown Crossing is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

7. Downtown Crossing

7.1
Washington St. (at Summer St.), Boston, MA
Plaza · Downtown Boston · 42 tips and reviews
Massachusetts State House is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

8. Massachusetts State House

1 Ashburton Pl, Boston, MA
Capitol Building · Beacon Hill · 51 tips and reviews
Boston Common is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

9. Boston Common

9.5
Tremont St (btwn Beacon & Charles St), Boston, MA
Park · Beacon Hill · 280 tips and reviews
Boston Public Garden is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

10. Boston Public Garden

9.6
9 Arlington St (btwn Beacon & Boylston St), Boston, MA
Garden · 200 tips and reviews
Boston Public Library is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

11. Boston Public Library

9.4
700 Boylston St (at Dartmouth St), Boston, MA
Library · Back Bay East · 163 tips and reviews
Fenway Park is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

12. Fenway Park

9.2
4 Jersey St (btwn Lansdowne St & Van Ness St), Boston, MA
Baseball Stadium · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 740 tips and reviews
TD Garden is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

13. TD Garden

8.8
100 Legends Way (at Causeway St), Boston, MA
Hockey Stadium · Downtown Boston · 296 tips and reviews
North End is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

14. North End

Boston, MA
Neighborhood · 44 tips and reviews
Coolidge Corner is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

15. Coolidge Corner

Brookline, MA
Neighborhood · 19 tips and reviews
Beacon Hill is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

16. Beacon Hill

Boston, MA
Neighborhood · 16 tips and reviews
The Rose Kennedy Greenway is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

17. The Rose Kennedy Greenway

9.3
Atlantic Ave. (btwn Causeway & Kneeland), Boston, MA
Park · Financial District · 39 tips and reviews
Kenmore Square is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

18. Kenmore Square

Boston, MA
Neighborhood · 22 tips and reviews
The Esplanade is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

19. The Esplanade

9.5
The Esplanade, Boston, MA
Park · Back Bay East · 80 tips and reviews
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum is one of Essential Boston To-Do's.

20. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

9.1
Columbia Point (1 John F Kennedy Road), Boston, MA
History Museum · Dorchester · 54 tips and reviews