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Otis House Museum
Designed by Charles Bulfinch (see p55),
this house ushered in the Federal style of
architecture. It presents a snapshot of life
in the early days of the American Republic.

New England Aquarium
This aquarium displays a
huge array of creatures
from the world’s oceans.
The researchers at the
aquarium are also
involved in key
international fish
and whale conser­
vation programs.
NORTH END
AND THE
WATERFRONT
HANOVE R ST COMMERCIAL ST

BEACON OLD BOSTON
HILL AND AND THE
WEST END FINANCIAL
DISTRICT ATLANTIC AVE
CHARLES ST
TREMONT STREET museum building to open in nearly
Institute of Contemporary Art
Boston’s first new major art
BEACON STREET ARLINGTON ST a century sits on a prime spot on
the South Boston waterfront.
COMMONWEALTH AVENUE THEATER DISTRICT SUMMER ST Nichols House
CHINATOWN
AND THE
BOYLSTON STREET An elegant
Museum
Federal­style
BACK BAY AND house on Beacon
HUNTINGTON AVE WASHINGTON ST offers a glimpse
SOUTH END
Hill, this museum
of the domestic
COLUMBUS AVENUE 19th­century
life of the
social elite.
WASHINGTON ST

John F. Kennedy Library
and Museum
The nation’s 35th president
is celebrated here – video
clips of the first president
to fully grasp the power
of the media make this a
compelling museum.

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