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John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library
3,918 reviews
#2 of 68 Museums in Boston
"Wonderful museum you must visit when in Boston This is an excellent tutorial museum giving insight into JFK For those that think you know all about him, be open minded and learn some more for those that don’t know...""We spent several hours, strolling around the well-organised and well-presented exhibits – learning so many fascinating facts and insights related to John Kennedy's Presidency."
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
251 reviews
#6 of 68 Museums in Boston
"The museum is a wonderful and fitting tribute to Ed Kennedy, but beyond that it is a way to engage the public - student or adult - into the inner workings of the Senate and the House of Representatives, how a bill...""Would highly recommend timing your visit during the "today's vote" and "great debates" where you sit in a replica of the Senate chamber and cast your vote on a topic of the day."
The Mapparium
899 reviews
#9 of 68 Museums in Boston
"The guided tour was very well done, and the display itself was spectacular!! Fascinating to see to geography from 1930's, and the craftsmanship of all the glass panels was amazing!!""This is obviously a quick tour, but definitely worth doing, and can be combined with a free tour of the adjacent church which is beautiful and contains one of the largest pipe organs in the world."
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
47 reviews
#16 of 68 Museums in Boston
"We had a knowledgable engaging tour guide (though all features of this exhibit can be covered alone), Tommy, who explained the history and use of each of the three pumps.""This museum has the large steam engines and pumps used by the city of Boston to supply clean drinking water to the city from the late 1880's through 1970's."
Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital
45 reviews
#19 of 68 Museums in Boston
Ether Dome at Mass General Hospital
35 reviews
#20 of 68 Museums in Boston
"Standing in the Ether Dome one can imagine the many emotions running through those fortunate enough to witness history that day in 1846.""The former operating theater also contains a real mummy (under glass) and an interesting painting that depicts the first official use of anesthesia that changed medical history."
Museum of African American History
64 reviews
#21 of 68 Museums in Boston
"Keep in mind that one fee gets you into the museum (3 floors of fantastic exhibition) as well as the African Meeting House (a must see for its powerful history and the breathtaking simplicity of its interior desig...""Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and gave us a fascinating account of Boston's rich, African American history."
Dreamland Wax Museum
85 reviews
#40 of 68 Museums in Boston
"... myself a University Professor; we were impressed by Richard Yu's commitment in having acquired such an immeasurable degree of knowledge in particular on the presidents, as well as other wax museum personalities.""We were able to get free tickets to the wax museum by purchasing the Old Town Trolley tour."
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- Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital
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