What's on in Boston

Nichols House MuseumBeacon Hill

Guided House Tour

Now showingPermanent collection$16

The only way into the house: a guided walk through period rooms on three floors, telling the Nichols family story through women's history, decorative arts and everyday Beacon Hill life.

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On now All of October 2026

Also at Nichols House Museum

The CollectionPermanent collection

On now nearby

Display cases of rare books and printed material in the Imagined Nation installation at the Boston Athenæum

Imagined Nation

Boston Athenæum

A photograph by Constantine Manos from his 1974 series documenting Boston's streets, on view in Where's Boston? 50 Years Later

Where's Boston? 50 Years Later

Boston Athenæum

Promotional artwork for The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and the Independence Movement at the Old State House

The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and the Independence Movement

Old State House

All exhibitions in Boston this month Coming up in November

Nearby

The brick facade of the 1806 African Meeting House on Smith Court, Beacon Hill, Boston

Museum of African American History

Architecture2 min walk

The sandstone Beacon Street facade of the Boston Athenæum at 10½ Beacon Street

Boston Athenæum

Exterior of the First Harrison Gray Otis House, a three-storey red-brick Federal mansion at 141 Cambridge Street, Boston

Otis House

Architecture4 min walk

The brick facade and entrance of the 1713 Old State House on Washington Street in downtown Boston, framed by modern office towers

Old State House

Architecture8 min walk

Image credits

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Imagined NationBoston Athenæum
Where's Boston? 50 Years LaterConstantine Manos / Boston Athenæum
The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and the Independence MovementRevolutionary Spaces
Nichols House MuseumJohn Phelan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Museum of African American Historyajay_suresh / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Boston Athenæumajay_suresh / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Otis HouseDaderot, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Old State HouseSeasider53, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

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