I took my parents who were visiting from Japan to Boston, where I spent 2 years to get Master's Degree from Emerson College. Regardless of what people say about Boston, it is one of the most beautiful cities, I believe. And I had lots of places to show. All other recommendations set aside here for now, let me talk about JFK's birthplace.
Managed by National Park Service, this birthplace was first purchased by JFK's mother Rose. She collected all the furniture and pieces from their old house and made this house into a museum, honoring her children. You have to take a tour ($3/person) to see inside the house. While we waited, we watched a documentary about Rose and her children, including JFK. And for the tour, they have multi-lingual audio guides. The audio guide was initially created by Rose, recording her own voice.
Through this tour, you learn that this family's central figure was the mother Rose who had a strong discipline and considered being a mother as a professional. The first 4 children were born when Rose and Mr. Kennedy lived here. The other 3 children, including the youngest girl who was mentally challenged, were born in the bigger house couple blocks away. The new house now belongs to another family so we only saw the exterior.
Although it's more about his mother than JFK himself, I really enjoyed to learn about her and where JFK came from.
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