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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum vs Harvard Museum of Natural History
Both are rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is preferred by most professionals compared to Harvard Museum of Natural History. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum comes in at #2 in Boston with praise from 13 publications like Concierge, Frommer's and Fodor's.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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280 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
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Fodor's
"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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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
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"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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