Blant de viktigste attraksjonene i Boston er blant andre Copley Square Mall, Newbury Street, Downtown Crossing, og Quincy Market for shopping; for sport er Boston Red Sox (baseball), Boston Bruins (ishockey), Boston Celtics (basketball), New England Patriots (amerikansk fotball), og New England Revolution (fotball); for kultur er Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), Boston Ballet, Huntington Theater, Museum of Science, Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), og New England Aquarium; og for historie finnes The Freedom Trail, JFK Memorial Museum & Library, Faneuil Hall & Quincy Market og Boston Tea Party Museum.