Local Attractions
A few attractions for you to visit before or after the conference
All distances listed are from the Sheraton Boston Hotel.
History of Boston
- Read about Boston’s history!
- Liberty Tree and Boston Common
- Townshend Acts of 1767 and Boston Massacre
- Tea Act and Boston Tea Party
- Revolutionary War battles fought near Boston
- Battle of Lexington and Concord
- Battle of Bunker Hill
- Midnight Ride by Paul Revere
- Freedom Trail
Universities/Colleges and Hospitals
- Universities and Colleges
- Amherst College 135 km / 90 miles
- Babson College 19.3 km / 12 miles
- Bentley University 14 km / 9 miles
- Berklee College of Music 0.1 km / 0.1 miles
- Boston College 8 km / 5 miles
- Boston University 1.6 km / 1 mile
- Brandies University 19.5 km / 12 miles
- Harvard University 3.2 km / 2 miles
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 1.6 km / 1 mile
- Northeastern University 1 km / 0.6 miles
- Suffolk University 2.9 km / 1.9 miles
- Tufts University 11 km / 7 miles
- University of Massachusetts – Amherst 141 km / 94 miles
- University of Massachusetts – Lowell 46 km / 31 miles
- University of Massachusetts – Boston 9 km / 6 miles
- Wellesley College 19.3 km/12.0 miles
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute 72 km/48 miles
- For a complete list click here
- Leading Hospitals
- Children’s Hospital 1.6 km/1.0 miles
- Beth Israel Hospital 1.6 km/1.0 miles
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital 1.6 km/1.0 miles
- New England Deaconess Hospital 1.6 km/1.0 miles
- Massachusetts General Hospital 4.8 km/3.0 miles
- For a complete list click here
Corporate Offices
- IBM 0.1 km/0.1 miles
- John Hancock Insurance 0.3 km/0.2 miles
- Liberty Mutual 0.5 km/0.3 miles
- The New England 0.5 km/0.3 miles
- General Electric 0.8 km/0.5 miles
- Bain and Company 1.0 km/0.6 miles
- Ernst & Young 1.3 km/0.8 miles
- Deloitte 1.3 km/0.8 miles
- Joslin Diabetes Clinic 1.6 km/1.0 miles
- Huron Consulting Group 3.2 km/2.0 miles
Golf
- Commonwealth Chestnuthill Golf Course 6.4 km/4.0 miles
Local Attractions and Boston Sports Teams
- Prudential Tower Skywalk 0.1 km/0.1 miles
- Boston Duck Tours 0.4 km/0.3 miles
- Frog Pond 0.4 km/0.3 miles
- Charles River Esplanade 1.2 km / 0.8 miles
- Downtown Crossing 1.6 km/1.0 miles
- Boston Common 2 km/ 1.3 miles
- Freedom Trail (can walk the trail starting from Boston Common above) 2 km / 1.3 miles
- Faneuil Hall 3.5 km / 2.3 miles
- Public Garden and Swan Boats 2.25 km / 1.5 miles
- Fenway Park and Boston Red Sox 1 km / 0.7 miles
- TD Garden and Boston Celtics 4.5 km / 3 miles
- Patriots Place and New England Patriots 42 km / 28 miles
- TD Garden and Boston Bruins 4.5 km / 3 miles
Museums and Fine Arts
- Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) 1.6 km / 1 mile
- Harvard Museum of Natural History 6 km / 4 miles
- Harvard Art Museums 6 km / 4 miles
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 2 km / 1.3 miles
- Massachusetts Historical Society 0.5 km / 0.3 miles
- Boston Public Library 1 km / 0.6 miles
- Museum of Science 3.9 km / 2.6 miles
- Paul Russel Museum of Med. History and Innovation at MGH 2.6 km / 1.7 miles
- USS Constitution Museum 5.6 km / 3.7 miles
- Old State House 3.4 km / 2.2 miles
- Paul Revere House 6 km / 4 miles
- Boston Children’s Museum 4.5 km / 3 miles
- New England Aquarium 5.3 km / 3.5 miles
- Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum 4.5 km / 3 miles
- Theater District 3.2 km/2.0 miles
Dining Options
- Union Oyster House (one of the oldest – circa 1826 – serving Lobstah!)
- North End Restaurants (little Italy in Boston)
- China Town (little China in Boston?)
- Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market 4.8 km/3.0 miles
- Pizzeria Regina (chain – the oldest is in the North End)
- The Capital Grille (Classic American)
- Indian, anyone? (link to TripAdvisor’s 10 Best Indian Restaurants in Boston)
- Addis Red Sea Ethiopian Restaurant
- Maggianos Little Italy
Shopping
- Shopping 0.1 km/0.1 miles
- Copley Place Shopping Mall 0.2 km/0.1 miles
- Newbury Street 0.2 km/0.1 miles
- The Mall at Chestnut Hill 9.6 km/6.0 miles
Transportation
- Harbor Cruises 4.8 km/3.0 miles
- Nantucket / Vineyard Ferries 120.6 km/75.0 miles
