These are the most-visited museums in Boston, according to check-in data
The city’s biggest and most famous collection takes the top spot.
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If you’re leaning towards the latter, fear not. Boston has a long history of world-class destinations for art and culture. The best news? It can all be enjoyed from inside an air-conditioned building.
Thanks to data from check-in app Swarm, we were able to see which museums in Boston people checked into the most from Tuesday, July 5 to Tuesday, July 12.
1. Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave., Kenmore
2. Museum of Science
1 Science Park, West End
The Institute of Contemporary Art was founded in 1936 as a sister institution to New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
3. Institute of Contemporary Art
25 Harbor Shore Drive, Waterfront
4. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way, Mission Hill
5. Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St., Cambridge
6. MIT Museum (Building N52)
265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
7. Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy St., Cambridge
The Boston Children’s Museum is a family favorite.
8. Boston Children’s Museum
308 Congress St., Fort Point
9. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Columbia Point, Dorchester
10. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
Updated 7/25/16 at 2:06 p.m.: This story previously included a photo incorrectly identified as the Boston Children’s Museum. The image has been replaced.
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