Beautiful state house. This was the second stop on the freedom trail. Unfortunately, it was closed the day we went(Christmas Day), but we were still able to walk around it and see historical statues like the one pictured of Mary Dyer. We plan of going back to do the tour.

Beautiful historical site, the golden dome is gorgeous and can be spotted even from Cambridge

My 36th State Capitol building to visit in the past 4 years...and one of the most lovely! Be sure to visit the state library and walk past the doors to the President of the Senates office, as they both have gorgeous stain glass.

This is a truly beautiful and grand building from the outside and the inside! It was free to enter and they even offered free tours, although we didn’t end up taking one. We still enjoyed the calmness of walking around the building, taking in the history and sights.

Very neat building.

Marvelous piece of architecture. Beautiful...This place can be spotted in Boston by the gold gleaming dome roof which stands out amongst the buildings. It also falls in line of freedom trail.Magnificent, truly amazing and beautifully well kept. I immediately knew I was going to like Boston, and I wasnt wrong. There are multiple historical buildings around and I truly enjoyed the sense of history there was throughout the city. Its really nice to see historical buildings amongst the modern architecture.

Amazingly Beautiful and has a lot of history. The architecture is spectacular and is definitely worth going back to.

If you ever have the opportunity to visit Boston, definitely, I say most definitely take time to visit the very historic State House. You will not be disappointed. The staff here are super professional and friendly. I recommend you set aside a few hours to take it all in, so many statues, murals and history to. The architecture is amazing and the garden is very touching. Paying tribute to those who made our great nation what it is today. Definitely recommend for history buffs, children age 7 and older. There are several floors to be soon. Bring your camera and comfortable walking shoes. There are tours offered as well. Take advantage of this opportunity to see history.

Walked by this multiple times and it looks very beautiful from the outside. They offer tours inside during the day. Very busy street but a fun place to visit at least once when in Boston.

My grandfather worked there many years and had a big part in the state house and impressive life he loved his job and his life

This is a great place to visit if you are in Boston. Take the free tour on the bill to for an informative walk around the facility.It is crammed full of history.

Very nice place for sightseeing with a lot of historical background. Admission is free and you can visit a large part of this important building. Definitely worth a visit, especially as it is conveniently located, too.

Closed on the weekends. Not sure if it’s open to the public during weekdays

Beautiful and historic building with an eye-catching dome. The building looks remarkably well-preserved after more than 200 years. Tours are available and must be booked in advance. They also offer a virtual tour on their website, which I thought is pretty informative. This was our second stop during our Freedom Trail walking tour of Boston.

It’s a beautiful place to visit!!

Beautiful, grand building. Security at the entrance, the staff were helpful. Went here to to check out the State Library at the 3rd floor. Walked past portraits of past governors.

We shall come back to this restaurant again for more events. Very professional and I do perfectly like how they serve the food. Thank you very much.

Freedom Trail tour: Massachusetts State House.Great building. Wanted to visit in person after seeing it in the movie - The Departed.

The gold leaf dome of this public building is what literally catches your eye, yet inside there are many other treasures to take a look at, like a collection of interesting American flags. Its worth to do a quick 30 min self-guided visit or you can take one of their free tours. The State House sits atop Beacon Hill and was designed by the same architect that created the Capitol, in Washington DC.

Nice visit

Its one of the oldest state houses, very imformative and a really impressive one! A must visit destination in Boston!

My wife and I visited the State House on Tuesday October 1st.at 3.30p.m. and found the free guided tour very interesting and informative.The young man certainly knew his stuff and was always ready to answer questions from the group. Please pass on our thanks. We spent 5 days in Boston and all the people we met were helpful and friendly which added to our visitor experience.I shall certainly recommend Boston as a place to visit( we were visiting from U.K.)

Its a state house all right! Gold dome and on the hill. Overlooks Boston common.

Beautiful historic building! If I have time I want to visit it again.

Did some lobbying, great fun . Open to the public, I recommend checking it out

This was a wonderful visit! Its unfortunate that you can only go on weekdays since most people work during the week but I managed to score a day off to visit. Beautiful old building with plenty of History. They offer tours and it was completely worth it. You just need to make sure you go on a weekday! Be sure to check out the Womens Hall of Fame hallway

We like to tour state capitols and particularly enjoy our tour in Boston. Note for a tour of the State House, you need to call in advance and make a reservation. We had a high school student who was wonderful pointing out when the front doors are used instead of the usual side door entry. The story of the Sacred Cod and Holy Mackerel. We learned stories behind works of art and statues. A very pleasant and interesting tour. Kudos to Max our excellent guide -- one of the best weve had in capitol tours.

I have yet to take a tour, but the building itself is magnificent and attracts tourists for its wondering photo opportunities and chance to learn about history. Try to find the JFK statue!

Beautiful building, staff was friendly and helpful. E enjoyed seeing the Hall of Flags.

The Massachusetts State House was built in 1798 and is located on Beacon Street on the north side of the Boston Common. This is an included stop on the Boston Freedom Trail. Opening Hours 10am to 4pm on Mondays to Friday.Unfortunately we didnt have time to tour the State House but enjoyed seeing the building from the outside. This is a nice colonial house building with a gold gilded dome, there is also an interesting Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Monument just across the street that is worth seeing.For those interested in the free tours, visit the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts website - State House Tour Information page to learn about the guided tour situation. This will be a good option for those sightseeing the historic attractions on poor weather days as the free tours are indoors.

Only saw it from the outside. Nice building. Old by US standards. Good start for the Freedom Trail.

What a phenomenal place. Seeped in so much history. Please take an hour off and go here to take the tour. While one may expect the tour of the building, it invariably ends up being more than that. In my tour I learned so much about the history of Massachusetts state, the state constitution (oldest functioning constitution in the world), past governors, MAs contributions to the civil war and some fun trivia on governors too. If youre a history and politics buff, youll love it

Great place and I love coffee. Nice place to chill and very reasonable and affordable prices.

Definitely worth a visit for the architecture alone.

Cool to see

A place to visit. Enter on the right side.

Fun to vist but a little limited

Building is fantastic. The leadership is horrible .

Love our Massachusetts reps senators.great people

Go to the 2nd floor Doric Hall.FREE GUIDED TOUR WITHOUT RESERVATIONS!Mackenzie was our tour guide and she did an excellent job. Loved seeing the building and the artwork over an hour and a half tour. We got to go into the senate room which is what the gold dome sits overtop of.Air conditioned in the summer heat and well paced. Loved it.

Beautiful building with great history

Outside the building was designed in the mode of the typical US classic government buildings with central dome and wings. A fence surrounded it and there were three entrances into the building. Security was high with guards directing visitors to go through metal detectors and all bags x’rayed.Once inside I was fortunate to catch the start of a tour led by one very knowledgeable docent. We walked through the rotunda, Senate, House of Representatives and the Governor’s office.

Had the tour on a Monday morning and the visit was great. Very clear, interesting and made of many anecdotes. Im glad I now know more about the state and the US. Would definitely recommend it to visitors and locals

It is a beautiful building, at the time I went it was closed already so I missed the possibility of entering. I believe it is worth the visit anyway.

Stopped here while walking the Freedom Trail. Werent sure if we wanted to go in, but we were very glad we did. Turned out to be the highlight of our day. Our tour guide, an older gentleman (wish I could remember his name!) was EXCELLENT! He did a super job of explaining MA history and the history of the state house. We also talked with the governors secretary and one of the state representatives, they were super friendly. Learned very interesting facts about the American revolution in Boston.

Awesome place to visit. You must go upstairs to the 2nd level.

Very beautiful and impressive state house.

Its quite a nice and welcoming environment.

A worth while place to visit in Boston. The rooms and halls are majestic. A throughly enjoyable place

Visually it is a really cool building to see. Located right by the Commons.

Amazing stop in the freedom trial !!! I love it it looked super amazing

Inspiring place. Very nice golden dome!

Had such a great time here, with a great tour guide. I was random that I came upon this building, but there is so much history in it. I would recommend that a person take a quick peak inside. Im sure youll find (and learn) something cool.

Took my class to the State House and they loved it.

Massachusetts state house during 5.31 protest

My tween daughter and I enjoyed our visit here on Jul 3. Some tips:1. Make sure you go all the way upstairs because as long as the legislature isnt in session you are welcome to go inside the chambers.2. They have a lot of art and historical displays as you walk throughout the rooms, on several floors.We visited for about 20 minutes - I recommend the stop.

Syrai Iman Smith, Brandy Norwoods daughter. You know the singer who showed favors for a room in her music video, Almost Doesnt Count. So its cool Syria had yall (african-american women) scared back then hello name similarity and middle name is Islamic theology.

OH GOD I MISS THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE!!!!! I went here for a field trip in Elementary school and high school! I MISS MY MASSACHUSETTS!!!!!!! I HOPE TO VISIT!!!!!!! Moved out west in August last year! BOSTON YOURE MY HOME!!!!!!!! ILL ALWAYS BE A BOSTONIAN AT HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HOWDY FROM OREGON!!!!!!!!!

Built in 1798, the State House is the seat of government of Massachusetts. The governors office is here, as well as the legislature. The building has been added to over the centuries, but all is richly adorned with fine Italian marble, stained glass windows, wrought iron railings and full of artwork depicting the history of the area. As a government building, it is free and open to the public, but only during normal business hours. This is a must-see for history buffs. Free tours available. Reservations recommended, but they will always take walkins. Yes, the dome is real gold.

Fail on Public Right. Camera men came in to ask questions on what public employees do for us. Most of the Public Employees didnt know anything about our first amendment. Look like they wasnt doing anything.

The State House is located on top of Beacon Hill. You cant miss it with its golden dome. The interior is beautiful and contains interesting works of art. It is open Monday-Friday from 8:00-6:00. There are docent lead tours that last about 45 minutes starting at 10:00 or you can opt to take a self guided tour.

Magnificient to look at. Very colourful with attractive architecture

You will not miss it because of the significant dome. Some people just call it The Hub of the Solar System.

Second stop on the Freedom Trail, beautiful state house.

Dome by Paul Revere

Very pretty. Very large gold dome.

Massachusetts State House in Boston city is one of the historic buildings of the United States of America. This building is house of both the Lower and Upper houses of Massachusetts state. I visited this building as part of my fellowship program. The architecture of Massachusetts State House building aroused my interest.

Definitely make this a stop for sightseeing. They have guided tours but it might be more fun to just wander around yourself. They are incredible sculptures in the Nurses Hall, breathtaking stain glass windows by the main staircase, and a dizzying array of flags in the Great Hall (400+ I think). Dont forget to ask how to see the Sacred Cod and the Holy Mackerel...Im not kidding.

Charlie Baker

Amazing place with so much history.

Worst steakhouse ever, doesnt even serve food

Beautiful structures inside and out

Very beautiful architecture. You can join a public tour or just get inside and pick up I self guided tour paper.

So many super mutants... no problem for the sole survivor of course, but theyre really annoying when youre trying to find the Railroad.

I had an internship here back in 2007. I loved the internship. I worked with the Constituent Services Department! It was great working with the community through this department and trying to figure out their needs and their wants! I also got to meet the governor at the end of my internship. I also got to hold the red sox trophy! That was pretty awesome!!!

One of the more beautiful state capitol buildings :-)

The Massachusetts State House was built between 1795 and 1798 and is the seat of the Commonwealth Government of Massachusetts.

Historic venue, carefully restored and maintained. Underneath rotunda is an art gallery, flag room, and stained glass windows. A must-see.

This place was amazing if your touring in Boston this is the place for you but dont bring many things with you because when you come in there is security to check bags x ray them and a metal detector in place for security

The free tour is very interesting and the inside of the building is absolutely beautiful. The Senate chamber is closed for renovation, but we got to see the House chamber, where the Governors office is and more.

Designed by Charles Bullfinch near property once owned by John Hancock. One of the most beautiful State Houses in The United States.

One of the more unusual state capitol buildings, the Massachusetts State House is quite ornate inside. The free guided tour is recommended here to learn about some of the unusual traditions of the Massachusetts government.Point off for only being open on weekdays and for the ugly annex building.

Dont miss the free guided tour :) its a beautiful place, full of history.

Ashburton Park

I would highly recommend having a quick look round the State House. Hour long tours are run for free and provide a wealth of information about the rich history of the building and the state of Massachusetts.

The Freedom Trail

Place is nice to stop in and look around. Id recommend going a tour if you have time.

The Departed!

No public water fountain in the place. We asked two different information workers and were told there is a vending machine, which we looked at and it has only food. Tour was short and the guide whispered. Someone asked her a question and she said someone else had asked that same question and she still didnt know, which shows me she isnt interested in learning. We wanted to buy a magnet and used the computer ourselves to look up the price and were ready to just use the register ourselves, but I politely asked one of the half a dozen people standing around behind the help desk for help. She acted all annoyed to have to help us.

The security process at the main entrance is of concern. Not sure if the staff went to the same training programme as the TSA but when we put personal items through the scanner and they did not appear we asked where they had gone. No reply from any one. Completely deaf! No acknowledgement of anything we were saying. We did our own search!Item that had gone missing ( camera) found UNDER scanning machine !How does that happen?This a working functional state house and not really worth a visit unless a tour is available which it wasnt.

Considering its free this is great value.

The first step of the Freedom Trail and highly recommended. If you have time, go inside for the art work.

Visit with your representative and/or senator, and get a tour of the historical state house. Lots of history on the building, and also can help you get comfortable being involved with legislation efforts.

Nice place. Really cool gold dome. Its really made of real gold!

So yes, the building itself is definitely worth the visit/tour. However, I went there with my 2 impressionable young daughters and the clowns at the tourist info desk were embarrassing. All 5 of these young adults were dressed nicely. All but one were on their cellphones. One was kicked back in the chair with his ear buds in. All were eating Chinese food. However, Not one of them could tell me any of the days agendas or direct me to where I needed to go. Pathetic. I truly hope theyre not getting paid. Bunch of buffoons....takes more than a nice tie - KNOW YOUR JOB SLOBS!

Beautiful building

Good time here, really nice free tour guide.

Beautiful building, although I was really looking for a steak house.

Good place to start Freedom Trail. Nice architecture.

Massachusetts State House. Where it all happens