1 Museum of Fine Arts Massive, a little exhausting, but the Art of the Americas wing genuinely slaps (go on a Thursday night, it's open late and less crowded) 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 Boston Big swing culture day, impressing visiting parents Half a day minimum 2 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum The indoor courtyard garden will make you forget it's February and you hate everything (also the empty frames from the heist still haunt me, RIP those paintings) 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115 Boston That one cool aunt energy, first dates 2 hours 3 Institute of Contemporary Art Boston Great harbor views, occasionally confusing art (one time I stood in front of a piece for ten minutes before realizing it was a bench) 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston, MA 02210 Boston Looking artsy on the Seaport boardwalk after 1.5 hours 4 Harvard Museum of Natural History The glass flowers exhibit sounds boring and is actually unhinged in the best way, tell your friends 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Cambridge Dinosaur bones, glass flowers, general nerding out 1.5 hours 5 Boston Children's Museum Yes I have gone without a kid, no I will not apologize, the giant milk bottle out front is iconic 308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 Boston Babysitting duty, reliving your own childhood 2 hours 6 Museum of Science The Theater of Electricity lightning bolt demo never gets old, I've seen it six times and screamed every time 1 Science Park, Boston, MA 02114 Boston Planetarium dates, lightning show flexing 3 hours 7 USS Constitution Museum It's free, it's in Charlestown so you get a little ferry ride vibe, and Old Ironsides herself is parked right outside Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 22, Boston, MA 02129 Boston Free history fix, Freedom Trail completionists 1 hour 8 Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate They let you sit on the Senate floor replica and vote on mock bills, deeply nerdy, deeply fun 210 William T Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125 Boston Pretending you're a senator for an afternoon 2 hours 9 Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum Yes it's a little cheesy, yes they throw tea crates into the harbor while actors yell at you, I loved it unironically 306 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 Boston Tourists, theater kids, anyone who likes costumes 1 hour 10 Museum of African American History Boston Small but heavy in the best way, the African Meeting House itself is worth the walk up the hill 46 Joy Street, Boston, MA 02114 Boston Beacon Hill history walk, quiet reflection 1 hour 
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