Close Icon
Gear IconImportant Reminder:The City Guide app will be sunsetting on December 15, 2024, with the web version to follow in early 2025. Please visit our FAQ to learn more or to download our Swarm app.
Learn more
Top 10 favorites places in MA
Institute of Contemporary Art is one of Top 10 favorites places in MA.

1. Institute of Contemporary Art

8.3
100 Northern Ave (at Seaport Blvd.), Boston, MA
Art Museum · Seaport District · 123 tips and reviews
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum is one of Top 10 favorites places in MA.

2. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

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

Sarah S.Sarah Salter: If in the summer, bring a picnic - there are tables in the shade by the water. The best parts are FREE - the picnic area, the view through the glass in the entrance hall, and the parking!

New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall is one of Top 10 favorites places in MA.

3. New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall

8.6
30 Gainsborough St (at Huntington Ave), Boston, MA
Concert Hall · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 16 tips and reviews
Symphony Hall is one of Top 10 favorites places in MA.

4. Symphony Hall

9.3
301 Massachusetts Ave (at Huntington Ave.), Boston, MA
Concert Hall · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 69 tips and reviews
Sanders Theatre is one of Top 10 favorites places in MA.

5. Sanders Theatre

9.2
45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA
Theater · Mid-Cambridge · 12 tips and reviews
Halibut Point State Park is one of Top 10 favorites places in MA.

6. Halibut Point State Park

9.1
5 Gott Ave, Rockport, MA
State or Provincial Park · 19 tips and reviews

Sarah S.Sarah Salter: A place for walking, not biking! Wonderful views of rocks and surf, and usually a fresh wind.

Nashua River Rail Trail is one of Top 10 favorites places in MA.

7. Nashua River Rail Trail

8.0
Ayer, MA
Hiking Trail · 5 tips and reviews
Crane Beach is one of Top 10 favorites places in MA.

8. Crane Beach

9.0
310 Argilla Rd., Ipswich, MA
Beach · 57 tips and reviews
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center is one of Top 10 favorites places in MA.

9. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center

8.4
684 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA
Performing Arts Venue · 8 tips and reviews

Sarah S.Sarah Salter: Some excellent music here from time to time - worth the drive, and can be combined with more of New Bedford sights.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is one of Top 10 favorites places in MA.

10. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

8.9
280 Fenway, Boston, MA
Art Museum · Medical Center Area · 175 tips and reviews

Sarah S.Sarah Salter: Elegant, pleasing fusion of objects and architecture around a courtyard with seasonal flowers - check out the NEW wing and music, too!

Museum of Fine Arts is one of Top 10 favorites places in MA.

11. 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
Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) is one of Top 10 favorites places in MA.

12. Peabody Essex Museum (PEM)

8.8
161 Essex St (at New Liberty St.), Salem, MA
Art Gallery · Downtown Salem · 61 tips and reviews