Massachusetts icons index
Explore the complete index of illustrated icons featured in the Iconic Massachusetts poster. From historic towns and revolutionary landmarks to renowned universities, coastal landscapes, and cultural traditions, each icon tells a small story. Together they form a larger visual portrait of the Bay State.
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Architectural Landmarks
- 100 Federal Street
- 111 Huntington Avenue
- 177 Huntington Avenue
- 200 Clarendon Street
- 500 Boylston Street
- Akamai Building
- Ayer Mill Clock Tower
- Baystate Medical Center
- Berkeley Building
- Boston City Hall
- Boston Fire Department Engine 33 Ladder 15
- Boston Public Library
- Custom House Tower
- Durkin Administration Building
- Exchange Place
- Federal Reserve Bank Building
- Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences One Dalton Street
- Green Building
- Massachusetts State House
- Millennium Tower
- MIT Graduate Tower at Site 4
- MIT SoMa Building 5
- Monarch Place
- Old State House
- One Boston Place
- One Congress
- One Financial Center
- One International Place
- One Lincoln Street
- Proto Kendall Square
- Prudential Tower
- Rowes Wharf
- Skyview Downtown
- Springfield Central Library
- Springfield Municipal Group
- The 6Hundred Apartments
- The Republican Building
- Tower Hill Water Tower
- Tower Square
- United States Courthouse in Springfield
- W. E. B. Du Bois Library
- Winthrop Center
- Worcester City Hall
- Worcester Plaza
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette Building
Arts & Cultural Institutions
- Alpha Gallery
- American Antiquarian Society
- American Repertory Theater
- Barbara Krakow Gallery
- Berkshire Museum
- Boston Athenaeum
- Boston Center for the Arts
- Boston Children's Museum
- Boston Children’s Theatre
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Cape Cod Museum of Art
- Carroll and Sons Art Gallery
- Chase Young Gallery
- Clark Art Institute
- Coolidge Corner Theatre
- Davis Museum at Wellesley College
- Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
- Emily Dickinson Museum
- Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
- Gallery NAGA
- George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum
- Harvard Art Museums
- Huntington Theatre Company
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- Kingston Gallery
- Lamontagne Gallery
- Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History
- Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
- Mechanics Hall
- Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
- MIT Museum
- Mosesian Center for the Arts
- Museum of African American History
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Nantucket Whaling Museum
- New Bedford Whaling Museum
- New England Aquarium
- New England Quilt Museum
- Norman Rockwell Museum
- Panopticon Gallery
- Peabody Essex Museum
- Salisbury Mansion
- Soprafina Gallery
- Springfield Museums
- Steven Zevitas Gallery
- Tanglewood Music Center
- USS Constitution Museum
- Whistler House Museum of Art
- Worcester Art Museum
Bridges & Waterways
- Anderson Memorial Bridge
- Arthur A. Smith Covered Bridge
- Bissell Bridge
- Boston University Bridge
- Bourne Bridge
- Bridge of Flowers
- Burkeville Covered Bridge
- Calvin Coolidge Memorial Bridge
- Cape Cod Canal
- Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge
- Choate Bridge
- French King Bridge
- Hampden County Memorial Bridge
- Harvard Bridge
- John W. Weeks Memorial Bridge
- Longfellow Bridge
- North End Bridge
- Old North Bridge
- River Street Bridge
- Sagamore Bridge
- South End Bridge
- Sunderland Bridge
- Tobin Bridge
- Upper Sheffield Covered Bridge
- Ware–Hardwick Covered Bridge
- Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge
Cities & Towns
- Amherst
- Andover
- Arlington
- Attleboro
- Barnstable
- Beverly
- Billerica
- Boston
- Brockton
- Brookline
- Cambridge
- Chelsea
- Chicopee
- Concord
- Edgartown
- Everett
- Fall River
- Falmouth
- Fitchburg
- Framingham
- Gloucester
- Great Barrington
- Greenfield
- Haverhill
- Hyannis
- Lawrence
- Leominster
- Lowell
- Lynn
- Malden
- Marblehead
- Marlborough
- Martha's Vineyard
- Medford
- Methuen
- Nantucket
- New Bedford
- Newburyport
- Newton
- Northampton
- Oak Bluffs
- Orleans
- Peabody
- Pittsfield
- Plymouth
- Provincetown
- Quincy
- Revere
- Salem
- Sandwich
- Somerville
- Springfield
- Sturbridge
- Taunton
- Uxbridge
- Waltham
- Wellfleet
- Wellesley
- Westfield
- Weymouth
- Williamstown
- Woburn
- Worcester
Colleges & Universities
- American International College
- Amherst College
- Assumption University
- Babson College
- Bay Path University
- Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
- Bentley University
- Berklee College of Music
- Boston Architectural College
- Boston College
- Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
- Boston Latin School
- Boston University
- Brandeis University
- Bridgewater State University
- Bunker Hill Community College
- Cape Cod Community College
- Clark University
- College of the Holy Cross
- Emerson College
- Emmanuel College
- Endicott College
- Fisher College
- Fitchburg State University
- Framingham State University
- Greenfield Community College
- Hampshire College
- Harvard University
- Hebrew College
- Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
- Holyoke Community College
- Lasell University
- Lesley University
- Longy School of Music of Bard College
- Massachusetts Bay Community College
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Massasoit Community College
- Merrimack College
- Middlesex Community College
- Montserrat College of Art
- Mount Holyoke College
- Mount Wachusett Community College
- New England College of Optometry
- New England Conservatory
- New England Law Boston
- Nichols College
- North Bennet Street School
- North Shore Community College
- Northeastern University
- Northern Essex Community College
- Olin College of Engineering
- Quinsigamond Community College
- Regis College
- Roxbury Community College
- Salem State University
- Saint John's Seminary
- Simmons University
- Smith College
- Springfield College
- Springfield Technical Community College
- Stonehill College
- Suffolk University
- Tufts University
- Urban College of Boston
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- University of Massachusetts Boston
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Wellesley College
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Westfield State University
- Western New England University
- Wheaton College
- William James College
- Williams College
- Worcester Academy
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Worcester State University
Culinary & Hospitality
- Bell in Hand Tavern — oldest tavern in America
- Black Dog Tavern
- Boston Harbor Hotel
- Boulevard Diner
- Chatham Bars Inn
- Cheers — inspired the television series
- Clam Box of Ipswich
- Dunkin' — original location
- Eliot Hotel
- Fairmont Copley Plaza
- Friendly's — birthplace of the brand
- Kelly's Roast Beef — Revere Beach
- L.A. Burdick Chocolates
- Lenox Hotel
- Liberty Hotel — former Charles Street Jail
- Newbury Boston
- Omni Parker House — birthplace of the Boston cream pie
- Quincy Market
- Red Lion Inn
- Toscanini's Ice Cream
- Union Oyster House — oldest restaurant in America
- Warren Tavern — frequented by Paul Revere
- White Elephant
Entertainment, Media & Sports Figures
- Amy Poehler (b. 1971; actor and comedian)
- Barbara Walters (1929–2022; broadcast journalist and television host)
- Ben Affleck (b. 1972; actor and filmmaker)
- Bette Davis (1908–1989; actor)
- Bill Russell (1934–2022; basketball player)
- Conan O'Brien (b. 1963; television host and comedian)
- Donnie Yen (b. 1963; actor and martial artist)
- Frank Stella (1936–2024; painter and sculptor)
- Harvey Ball (1921–2001; graphic designer)
- Jack Lemmon (1925–2001; actor)
- Jay Leno (b. 1950; comedian and television host)
- Jennifer Coolidge (b. 1961; actor)
- John Cena (b. 1977; professional wrestler and actor)
- John Krasinski (b. 1979; actor and filmmaker)
- Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015; actor and director)
- Mark Wahlberg (b. 1971; actor and producer)
- Matt Damon (b. 1970; actor and screenwriter)
- Meghan Trainor (b. 1993; singer and songwriter)
- Mindy Kaling (b. 1979; actor and writer)
- Norman Rockwell (1894–1978; illustrator)
- Rachel Dratch (b. 1966; actor and comedian)
- Uma Thurman (b. 1970; actor)
Festivals, Film & Popular Culture
- Blessing of the Fleet
- Boston Book Festival
- Boston Christmas Festival
- Boston Harborfest
- Bread and Roses Heritage Festival
- Brimfield Antique Show
- Cheers (TV series)
- Cranberry Harvest, Green Corn Festival, and Powwows
- Good Will Hunting (film)
- Harvard Apple Blossom Festival
- Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
- Legally Blonde (film)
- Lowell Folk Festival
- Newburyport Riverfront Music Festival
- Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival
- Sheepshearing Festival
- Spotlight (film)
- The Departed (film)
- Williamstown Theatre Festival
Heritage Sites
- Boston Freedom Trail
- Fort Warren
- Gore Place
- House of the Seven Gables
- James Blake House
- Lexington Battle Green
- Old Sturbridge Village
- Paul Revere House
- Plimoth Patuxet Museums
- Plymouth Rock
- Salem Maritime National Historic Site
- The Old Manse
- The Paper House
- The Witch House
- USS Constitution
- Walden Pond
Historic, Civic & Literary Figures
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790; statesman and inventor)
- Caesar Robbins (1745–1822; minister and diarist)
- Charles Hamilton Houston (1895–1950; civil rights lawyer)
- Clara Barton (1821–1912; nurse and humanitarian)
- Crispus Attucks (1723–1770; revolutionary patriot)
- Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) (1904–1991; author and illustrator)
- Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849; writer and poet)
- Edward Brooke (1919–2015; U.S. senator)
- Elma Lewis (1921–2004; arts educator and cultural leader)
- Emily Dickinson (1830–1886; poet)
- Frederick Douglass (1818–1895; abolitionist and writer)
- Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862; writer and philosopher)
- Jack Kerouac (1922–1969; novelist and poet)
- James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903; painter)
- John Adams (1735–1826; U.S. president and founding father)
- John F. Kennedy (1917–1963; U.S. president)
- John Hancock (1737–1793; statesman and revolutionary leader)
- John Quincy Adams (1767–1848; U.S. president and diplomat)
- Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888; novelist)
- Lucy Stone (1818–1893; abolitionist and suffragist)
- Malcolm X (1925–1965; civil rights leader)
- Maria W. Stewart (1803–1879; abolitionist and lecturer)
- Melnea Cass (1896–1978; civil rights activist)
- Mercy Otis Warren (1728–1814; writer and revolutionary patriot)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864; novelist)
- Paul Revere (1734–1818; silversmith and revolutionary patriot)
- Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784; poet)
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882; essayist and philosopher)
- Robert Frost (1874–1963; poet)
- Samuel Adams (1722–1803; statesman and revolutionary leader)
- Samoset (c. 1590–c. 1653; Indigenous leader and interpreter)
- Sojourner Truth (1797–1883; abolitionist and women's rights activist)
- Squanto (c. 1585–1622; Indigenous leader and interpreter)
- Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906; women's rights activist)
- Sylvia Plath (1932–1963; poet and novelist)
- W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963; sociologist and civil rights leader)
- William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879; abolitionist and journalist)
- William Moulton Marston (1893–1947; psychologist and inventor)
History, Firsts & Local Legends
- Birthplace of Basketball
- Birthplace of the Boston Cream Pie
- Birthplace of the Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Birthplace of Volleyball
- Boston Tea Party
- Curse of the Bambino
- First American Intercollegiate Athletic Event
- First American Lighthouse
- First American Public Library
- First American Public School
- First Battles of the American Revolutionary War
- First Public Park in America
- First State to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
- First Subway in the United States
- First Thanksgiving in Plymouth — 1621
- Ghosts of Boston Common
- Ghosts of the Taunton State Hospital
- Ghosts of the USS Constitution
- Ghosts of Hoosac Tunnel — “The Bloody Pit”
- Haunted Pirate Cave of Lynn
- Johnny Appleseed
- Legend of the Boston Molasses Flood
- Lady in Black
- Oldest College in the United States
- Ponyhenge
- Pukwudgies
- Salem Witch Trials — 1692
- State Bird — Black-capped Chickadee
- State Flower — Mayflower
- State Tree — American Elm
- The Bridgewater Triangle
- The Witch House
Lighthouses
- Annisquam Harbor Light
- Boston Light
- Brant Point Light
- Cape Ann Light Station
- Chatham Light
- East Chop Light
- Edgartown Harbor Light
- Gay Head Lighthouse
- Great Point Light
- Highland Light
- Hospital Point Range Front Light
- Long Point Light
- Minot’s Ledge Light
- Nauset Light
- Ned Point Light
- Newburyport Harbor Light
- Old Scituate Light
- Palmer Island Light
- Plymouth Light
- The Graves Light
- Wood End Light
Parks, Gardens & Natural Sites
- Acton Arboretum
- Adams National Historical Park
- Arnold Arboretum
- Ashintully Gardens
- Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary
- Bartholomew's Cobble
- Berkshire Botanical Garden
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
- Boston National Historical Park
- Boston Public Garden
- Cape Cod National Seashore
- Devil's Pulpit at Monument Mountain
- Dinosaur Footprints Reservation
- Gay Head Cliffs
- Garden in the Woods
- Green Briar Nature Center
- Halibut Point State Park
- Harold Parker State Forest
- Hampton Ponds State Park
- Heritage Museums & Gardens
- Highfield Hall and Gardens
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Long Hill
- Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
- Lowell National Historical Park
- Lowell Holly Reservation
- Lyman Estate and Greenhouses
- Maudslay State Park
- Minute Man National Historical Park
- Mission House
- Mohawk Trail State Forest
- Mount Greylock State Reservation
- Muskeget Island
- Myles Standish State Forest
- Mytoi
- Naumkeag
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
- New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
- Nickerson State Park
- Polly Hill Arboretum
- Provincetown Whale Watching
- Purgatory Chasm State Reservation
- Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
- Salem Maritime National Historic Site
- Spohr Gardens
- Springfield Armory National Historic Site
- Sunderland Buttonball Tree
- Walden Pond State Reservation
- Wellesley College Botanic Garden
Places of Worship
- Adams Street Shul
- Annisquam Village Church
- Armenian Church of Our Savior
- BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
- Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
- Boston Buddha Vararam Temple
- Boston Massachusetts Temple
- Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
- Cathedral of the Holy Cross
- Chabad Boston
- Charles Street Meeting House
- Christ Church Cathedral
- Church of the Transfiguration
- Congregation Beth Israel
- Congregation Beth Jacob
- Dhammakaya Meditation Center Boston
- Emmanuel Church
- First Baptist Church
- First Congregational Church of Chatham
- First Parish Church of Plymouth
- First Religious Society Unitarian Universalist
- Glory Buddhist Temple
- Grace Church
- Islamic Center of Boston
- Islamic Center of New England
- Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center
- King’s Chapel
- Lawrence Street Congregational Church
- Lumbini Buddhist Temple
- Madonna Queen of the Universe National Shrine
- Massachusetts Budhi Siksa Society — Thousand Buddha Temple
- MIT Chapel
- National Shrine of The Divine Mercy
- New England Buddhist Vihara & Meditation Center
- New England Peace Pagoda
- Old Indian Meeting House
- Old North Church
- Old Ship Church
- Old South Church
- Old South Meeting House
- Old Stone Church
- Old West Church
- Old Whaling Church
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica
- Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel
- Park Street Church
- Seamen's Bethel Chapel
- Sephardic Community of Greater Boston
- Shivalaya Temple of Greater Boston
- Sri Lakshmi Temple
- St. Anthony Shrine
- St. Anthony of Padua Church
- St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
- St. Leonard of Port Maurice Parish
- St. Paul’s Parish
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
- St. Stephen’s Catholic Church
- Temple Beth Shalom
- Temple Beth Zion
- Temple B’nai Brith
- Temple Emanuel of Marlborough
- Temple Emanuel Sinai
- Temple Israel — Back Bay
- Temple Israel — Longwood
- Temple Sinai
- The Boston Synagogue
- The First Church of Christ, Scientist
- Trinity Church
- Trinity Lutheran Church
- United First Parish Church
- United Methodist Church of Martha’s Vineyard
- Vilna Shul
- Walnut Street Synagogue
- Wat Nawamintararachutis
- Yusuf Mosque
Public Art & Memorials
- Bancroft Tower — Earle and Fisher
- Boston Massacre Memorial — Adolph Robert Kraus
- Boston Women’s Memorial — Meredith Bergmann
- Boy and Bird Fountain — Bashka Paeff
- Boy with a Turtle Fountain — Charles Y. Harvey
- Brewer Fountain — Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard
- Bunker Hill Monument — Solomon Willard
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden — Lark Grey Dimond-Cates
- Ether Monument — John Quincy Adams Ward
- Firefighters Memorial — John A. Wilson
- Frederick Douglass Memorial — Richard Blake
- George Robert White Memorial Fountain — Daniel Chester French
- Homage to Women — Pablo Eduardo
- Make Way for Ducklings — Nancy Schön
- Mary Dyer — Sylvia Shaw Judson
- Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial — Thomas Hudson Jones
- Massasoit — Cyrus Edwin Dallin
- New England Holocaust Memorial — Stanley Saitowitz
- Pilgrim Monument — McKim, Mead & White
- Sojourner Truth Memorial — Thomas Jay Warren
- The Minute Man — Daniel Chester French
- The Puritan — Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Sports & Athletics
- Agganis Arena
- Alumni Stadium
- American International Yellow Jackets
- Beanpot Hockey Tournament
- Bentley Falcons
- Boston Bolts
- Boston Bruins
- Boston Celtics
- Boston College Eagles
- Boston Marathon
- Boston Red Sox
- Boston University Terriers
- Copa América Centenario 2016
- Edward A. LeLacheur Park
- Fenway Park
- Fitton Field
- FIFA World Cup 2026
- Gillette Stadium
- Harvard Crimson
- Harvard Stadium
- Holy Cross Crusaders
- MassMutual Center
- Matthews Arena
- Merrimack Warriors
- New England Patriots
- New England Revolution
- Northeastern Huskies
- Stonehill Skyhawks
- TD Garden
- UMass Lowell River Hawks
- UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen
- Worcester Railers
Transportation & Transit
- Back Bay Station
- Beverly Regional Airport
- Bluebikes
- Boston Harbor City Cruises
- Boston Logan International Airport
- Boston Duck Tours
- Cape Cod Gateway Airport
- CRRC MA Corporation
- Framingham Station
- Lawrence Municipal Airport
- Martha’s Vineyard Airport
- MBTA Subway (The T)
- Nantucket Memorial Airport
- New Bedford Regional Airport
- North Station
- South Station
- Springfield Union Station
- Steamship Authority
- Westover Metropolitan Airport
- Worcester Regional Airport
- Worcester Union Station
Tribal Nations & Reservations
- Aquinnah Wampanoag Reservation
- Hassanamisco Reservation
- Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation