The Best of Boston: 10 Essential Experiences

Alyssa Hollingsworth | July 18, 2016

Boston Tea Party Museum

If you have ever wanted to show your patriotic spirit by lobbing tea into a harbor, you’re in luck. This museum is one part displays, two parts re-enacting. You’ll learn about the tensions in Boston leading up to the Boston Tea Party, and then you’ll get to board the recreated ships and throw some tea yourself. (Well, some boxes that are tied to the boat that look like they may contain tea, anyway.)

I’m not going to lie: The gift shop and the tea shop are great on their own. The gift shop has a variety of really nice items, at a surprisingly acceptable price. In the tea shop, you can sample several different blends from the late 1700s, which is basically crack to a tea and history lover like myself. The tea rooms were relaxing to rest in, with views of the ships and the water. Also, there were plugs by many of the tables–a minor but important detail.

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