boston must-see
Aug 16, 2025
Karl van Es

MUST-SEE: BOSTON

Check out Boston's must-see buildings below:

Ray and Maria Stata Center

Architect: Frank Gehry Built: 1964 Type: Institutional Address: 32 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Open to the Public: Yes Website: csail.mit.edu

Simmons Hall Dormitory

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Architect: Steven Holl Built: 2010 Type: Student Housing Address: 229 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Open to the Public: Yes Website: simmons.mit.edu

Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)

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Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro Built: 2016 Type: Museum Address: 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston, MA 02210, USA Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm (9:00pm Thursday & Friday) Cost: $15 (Free Thursday nights from 5:00 -9:00pm) Website: icaboston.org

Baker House Dormitory, MIT

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Architect: Alvar Alto Built: 1948 Type: Student Housing Address: 362 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Open to the Public: Yes (Tours) Website: baker.mit.edu

John Hancock Tower

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Architect: I.M. Pei Built: 1976 Type: Office Address: 200 Clarendon St, Boston, MA 02116, USA Open to the Public: Yes

Kresge Auditorium, MIT

Architect: Eero Saarinen Built: 1955 Type: Auditorium Address: W16, 48 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Open to the Public: Yes

Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University

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Architect: Le Corbusier Built: 1963 Type: Institutional Address: 24 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Open to the Public: Yes

John F. Kennedy Federal Building

Architect: Walter Gropius Built: 1966 Type: Civic Address: 15 Sudbury St, Boston, MA 02203, USA Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm Website: gsa.gov

Boston City Hall

Architect: Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles Built: 1968 Type: Civic Address: 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201, USA Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm Website: cityofboston.gov

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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Architect: Willard T. Sears Built: 1903 Type: Civic Address: 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115, USA Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Wednesday to Monday: 11:00am - 5:00pm (9:00pm on Thursday) Cost: $15 Website: gardnermuseum.org

Trinity Church

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Architect: Henry Hobson Richardson Built: 1877 Type: Civic Address: 206 Clarendon St, Boston, MA 02116, USA Open to the Public: Yes Website: trinitychurchboston.org [mappress mapid="18"]