Massachusetts State House
Charles Bulfinch's gold-domed capitol of 1798 on Beacon Hill, with free tours of its chambers and the Sacred Cod.
- Open
- Weekdays; free tours, check the website
- Price
- Free; photo ID required
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- 24 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02133Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- Facing Boston Common; Park Street station.
Why Go
The dome was covered in copper by Paul Revere's company and later gilded with gold leaf. A carved wooden codfish has hung in the House chamber since the 1700s as a symbol of the fishing that made the colony rich. Across the street, the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial honors the Black soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts.
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