$6 for a tour without audio and pretty short text, available on Google. Hmmm...
Anonymous
(12 months ago)
Great tour. However, there is more than one Bowdoin Street in Boston. To see the one JFK listed as his voting address, search google for 122 Bowdoin St, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 02108.
Weld Hall, Harvard University
During John F. Kennedy's freshman year, he lived in Weld Hall behind Harvard Yard's wrought iron gates. He spent his remaining years at Winthrop House along the banks of the Charles River. (less) During John F. Kennedy's freshman year, he lived in Weld Hall behind Harvard Yard's w...(more)
Winthrop House, Harvard University
This is the Harvard University dormitory President Kennedy stayed in as an upper classman in college. (less) This is the Harvard University dormitory President Kennedy stayed in as an upper clas...(more)
Kennedy School of Government
The park adjacent to the Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge features a fountain and pillars with inscriptions of passages from some of Kennedy's notable speeches. (less) The park adjacent to the Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge features a fountai...(more)
Address: 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA
JFK's Birthplace
John F. Kennedy's lifelong journey to the White House began in a green clapboard house with yellow trim. The future president was born in this modest home on May 29, 1917. (less) John F. Kennedy's lifelong journey to the White House began in a green clapboard hous...(more)
Address: 83 Beals St., Brookline, MA
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway
The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, a ribbon of parkland that replaces the scar left behind from the Big Dig, is dedicated to the memory of the Kennedy matriarch. (less) The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, a ribbon of parkland that replaces the scar lef...(more)
Birthplace of Rose Kennedy
This was the site where Rose Kennedy was born. Look for the historical marker mounted between the broken windows and peeling paint of the doorways of nearby 4 Garden Court. (less) This was the site where Rose Kennedy was born. Look for the historical marker mounted...(more)
Address: 4 Garden Court, Boston, MA
St. Stephen's Church
St. Stephen's Church, in the shadow of the famous steeple of the Old North Church in the North End, is where Rose Kennedy was baptized in 1890 and where her funeral mass was held in 1995. (less) St. Stephen's Church, in the shadow of the famous steeple of the Old North Church in ...(more)
Address: 401 Hanover St, Boston
Union Oyster House
JFK enjoyed trekking up the stairs of the Union Oyster House and settling into booth 18 in the dimly lit dining room. There he read the paper over a bowl of lobster stew. (less) JFK enjoyed trekking up the stairs of the Union Oyster House and settling into booth ...(more)
Former Old West Church
On a chilly Election Day morning in 1960, JFK and Jackie cast their ballots in the basement of the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, which today is the Old West Church. (less) On a chilly Election Day morning in 1960, JFK and Jackie cast their ballots in the ba...(more)
Address: 131 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA
Massachusetts State House
After he was elected president, JFK delivered another eloquent oration to the Massachusetts legislature. Today, a bronze statue of JFK stands outside the State House's West Wing. (less) After he was elected president, JFK delivered another eloquent oration to the Massach...(more)
Address: 1 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA
Former Hotel Bellevue
When Kennedy decided in 1946 to run for the Congress, he moved to Boston and rented a two-room suite in the old Hotel Bellevue. The site is now private housing, but look for the engraved hotel sign. (less) When Kennedy decided in 1946 to run for the Congress, he moved to Boston and rented a...(more)
Address: 21 Beacon Street, Boston, MA
Parker House Hotel
According to lore, a six-year-old JFK gave his first “political speech†at the Parker House Hotel during a fete celebrating his grandfather, John “Honey Fitz†Fitzgerald. (less) According to lore, a six-year-old JFK gave his first “political speech†at the Pa...(more)
Locke Ober
Locke-Ober, the traditional lair of Boston's power brokers, was also a favorite dining spot of Kennedy's. (less) Locke-Ober, the traditional lair of Boston's power brokers, was also a favorite dinin...(more)
Address: 3 Winter Place, Boston
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
The JFK Library honors the life of the fallen president, including a replica of the Oval Office, and other memories from his past. (less) The JFK Library honors the life of the fallen president, including a replica of the O...(more)
Address: Columbia Point, Dorchester, MA
Kennedy's voting address
Located between a coffee shop and a barber, is the entrance to 122 Bowdoin St., which was his registered voting address when he served in Congress and as president. (less) Located between a coffee shop and a barber, is the entrance to 122 Bowdoin St., which...(more)
Address: 122 Bowdoin Street, Boston, MA
Doyles' Cafe
Political memorabilia lines the walls of Doyle's Cafe, Boston's premier political watering hole, in Jamaica Plain. (less) Political memorabilia lines the walls of Doyle's Cafe, Boston's premier political wat...(more)
$6 for a tour without audio and pretty short text, available on Google. Hmmm...
Great tour. However, there is more than one Bowdoin Street in Boston. To see the one JFK listed as his voting address, search google for 122 Bowdoin St, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 02108.