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Harvard Museum of Natural History vs Granary Burying Ground
Both are recommended by experts. Overall, Harvard Museum of Natural History ranks slightly higher than Granary Burying Ground. Harvard Museum of Natural History scores 89 with praise from 12 sources including Afar Magazine, Atlas Obscura and Fodor's.
Harvard Museum of Natural History
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26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
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Fodor's
"Many museums promise something for every member of the family; the vast Harvard Museum complex actually delivers."
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Time Out
"This historic museum boasts a vast and slightly creepy collection of stuffed, bottled and dried creatures from around the globe."
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Frommer's
"These fascinating museums house the university's collections of items and artifacts related to the natural world."
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Best-known collection are the world-famous Glass Flowers
Not For Tourists
"The public face of the botanical, zoological, and geological museums."
Travel + Leisure
"This museum is the most visited attraction at Harvard, boasting rarities such as the world’s only mounted Kronosaurus—a 42-foot-long prehistoric marine reptile."
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Granary Burying Ground
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Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108
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""It is a fine thing to die in Boston," A. C. Lyons, an essayist and old Boston wit, once remarked, alluding to the city's cemeteries, among the most picturesque and historic in America."
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Lonely Planet
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"Dating to 1660, this atmospheric atoll is crammed with historic headstones, many with evocative (and creepy) carvings."
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Time Out
"The Granary Burying Ground is the third oldest graveyard in Boston, established in 1660."
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Not For Tourists
"Featuring John Hancock, Mother Goose, many others."
Fodor's
"The Central Burying Ground may seem an odd feature for a public park, but remember that in 1756, when the land was set aside, this was a lonely corner of the Common."
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