Free & discounted tickets to 22 museums, cruises, and other attractions with your Boston Public Library card
Fri Oct 30, 9am
Free museum entry hack
This event is in the past.It took place on September 22, 2026 at Boston Public Library.
Back Bay, Boston
🏛️"feels less like a standard library and more like a secret, grand European palace hidden right in Copley Square"
👥Tours are capped at fifteen people per session
Step inside America's first free municipal library and wander through a building that feels more like a Renaissance palace than a public institution. From John Singer Sargent murals to the Italian courtyard fountain, every corner rewards curiosity.
Historic landmark tour
Small group experience
Art and architecture
Renaissance Revival design
Back Bay, Boston
🏛️"feels less like a standard library and more like a secret, grand European palace hidden right in Copley Square"
👥Tours are capped at fifteen people per session
Step inside America's first free municipal library and wander through a building that feels more like a Renaissance palace than a public institution. From John Singer Sargent murals to the Italian courtyard fountain, every corner rewards curiosity.
Historic landmark tour
Small group experience
Art and architecture
Renaissance Revival design
What are you into?
- Historic landmark tour
- Small group experience
- Art and architecture
- Renaissance Revival design
- Boston Public Library
- Back Bay
- Boston
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