Things to Do in Boston

There are a variety of things to do in the Boston area and regardless of your interest there is something for everyone. Below we have listed some of our favorite attractions and some are free or heavily discounted.

Dining, Shopping & Festivals

• Newbury Street & The Prudential Center
• The North End, Boston’s little Italy
• Chinatown
• Faneuil Hall Marketplace
• Harvard Square
• SOWA Open Market
• Union Square, SomervilleArt & Architecture

• Museum of Fine Arts*
• Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)*
• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum*
• Harvard Art Museums*

History

• Freedom Trail
• U.S.S. Constitution & Bunker Hill Monument
• John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
• Black Heritage Trail & African Meeting House

Music & Theatre

• Joan and Edgar Booth Theatre
• Tsai Performance Center
• Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
• Concerts at Agganis Arena, TD Garden, and the Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
• Boston Symphony Orchestra* and the Boston Pops
• Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival held each September
• Events at the Wang & Shubert Theatres, Boston Opera House, and Charles Playhouse
• Huntington Theatre Company
• The Paradise Rock Club, Great Scott, and Brighton Music Hall

Parks & Green Space

• Boston Common & The Public Garden
• Esplanade & Hatch Shell
• The Emerald Necklace & Jamaica Pond
• Arnold Arboretum
• The Lawn on D

Science

• New England Aquarium
• Museum of Science
• Harvard Museum of Natural History
• MIT Museum

*These are free or deeply discounted programs for BU students, check out BU Arts Initiative Student Memberships & Discounts for detail