Built in 1837, the garden was designed in the style of an English landscape garden. A bridge that crosses over its pond, statues, ducks, and swans can be found in the garden. A popular tourist attraction is the Swan Boats, which began operating in 1877. Together with the Boston Common, the parks form the northern terminus of the Emerald Necklace. The garden is located nearby the Arlington Station of MBTA light rail.

This historic area is a neighborhood of Federal-style rowhouses and is known for its narrow, gaslit streets and brick sidewalks. Today, Beacon Hill is regarded as one of the most desirable and expensive neighborhoods in Boston.

It is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is considered a masterpiece of Federal architecture and was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architectural significance.

Founded in 1660, it is the final resting place for many notable Revolutionary War-era patriots, including Paul Revere and three signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Faneuil Hall has been a marketplace and a meeting hall since 1743. Today, Faneuil Hall Marketplace includes three long granite buildings called North Market, Quincy Market, and South Market, and operates as an indoor/outdoor mall and food eatery.

The Waterfront area provides a great view of downtown Boston's skyline and has many restaurants, four hotels, and nine major attractions including Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Institute of Contemporary Art and New England Aquarium.

It features reenactments, a documentary, interactive exhibits of the important historic events, and two replica ships of the period, the Eleanor and the Beaver. It also possesses one of two known tea chests from the original event, part of its permanent collection.

The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile-long path through downtown Boston that passes by 16 locations significant to the history of the United States. Marked largely with brick, it winds between Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown.

It has the distinction of being the city's oldest residential community and has nearly one hundred establishments and a variety of tourist attractions. It is also known for its Italian American population and fine Italian restaurants.

The museum, through its collections and interactive exhibits, tells the story of Constitution ("Old Ironsides") and the people who designed, built, and sailed her.

The Bunker Hill Monument was erected to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, which was among the first major battles between British and Patriot forces in the American Revolutionary War, fought there in 1775. The 221-foot (67 m) granite obelisk 294 steps to the top.

Since 1912, it has been the home for the Boston Red Sox, the city's Major League Baseball franchise. Besides baseball games it has been the site of many other sporting and cultural events. Today, the park is considered to be one of the most well-known sports venues in the world.

The MFA is the fourth largest museum in the U.S. It contains more than 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas. It possesses materials from a wide variety of art movements and cultures.

The museum houses an art collection of world importance, including significant examples of European, Asian, and American art, from paintings and sculpture to tapestries and decorative arts.It was incorporated opened in 1903 by Isabella Stewart Gardner, an American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. It is housed in a building designed to emulate a 15th-century Venetian palace, drawing particular inspiration from the Venetian Palazzo Barbaro.

A private research university that is often cited as one of the world's most prestigious universities. The Institute is traditionally known for its research and education in the physical sciences and engineering, and more recently in biology, economics, linguistics, and management as well.

A private Ivy League research university in established in 1636, whose history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the world's most prestigious universities.