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Take a Ride on the Swan Boats The Swan Boats in the Public Garden are a Boston tradition. This Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park is America's oldest public garden and has over 600 varieties of trees and an ever-changing array of flowers.
Eat Cannollis and Stroll Through the North End: This is Boston's oldest neighborhood, the site of the Old North Church and the Paul Revere House. Located along the Boston Waterfront, it was the first stop for several waves of immigrants. Italian restaurants and pastry shops are crammed into narrow streets, where the smell of garlic and sounds of happy diners fill the air. Hanover and Salem are the two main streets and often packed with activity, especially on a warm evening.
Visit Paul Revere's House Built around 1680, Paul Revere's House is the oldest building in downtown Boston, and served as the home of Paul Revere and his family from 1770 to 1800. Revere left here for his famous midnight ride.
Stroll through Beacon Hill: The famous Boston Brahmin neighborhood of red brick sidewalks, cobblestoned streets, elegant townhouses, and gas street lamps.
Visit the USS Constitution: The oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy and undefeated in battle, Old Ironsides earned it's famous nickname with it's legendary ability to repel any shot fired. Active-duty sailors guide visitors around the ship.
Museums
Institute of Contemporary Arts/Boston (ICA Boston)Award-winning architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro designed the ICA, conceiving the building both "from the sky down," as a contemplative space for experiencing contemporary art, and "from the ground up," providing dynamic areas for public enjoyment. The design weaves together interior and exterior space, producing shifting perspectives of the waterfront throughout the museum's galleries and public spaces.
Experience art from Ancient Egyptian to Contemporary at The Museum of Fine Arts or The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
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