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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum vs Granary Burying Ground
Both Granary Burying Ground and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum are recommended by experts. On balance, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ranks significantly higher than Granary Burying Ground. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum comes in at #2 in Boston with recommendations from 13 publications such as Travel + Leisure, Atlas Obscura and Where.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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280 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
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"Today, it's probably America's most idiosyncratic treasure house."
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If you're looking for a light lunch after your tour, visit Cafe G near the gift shop.
Concierge
"Isabella Stewart Gardner was an heiress and something of a black sheep of late-19th- and early-20th-century Boston society: She was a rabid Red Sox and horse-racing fan."
Lonely Planet
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"The Gardner is filled with almost 2000 priceless objects, primarily European, including outstanding tapestries and Italian Renaissance and 17th-century Dutch paintings."
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"This eclectic museum occupies a meticulous replica of a Venetian palazzo and showcases an unparalleled collection of old masters, Gothic tapestries, and Renaissance furniture."
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Time Out
"The Gardner museum is a lavish reconstruction of a 15th-century Venetian palace, complete with a luxurious interior courtyard with a seasonally changing floral display."
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Granary Burying Ground
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Not For Tourists
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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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