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Boston: Boston Athenaeum Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine
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The Boston Athenaeum has existed for more than 200 years in four locations. The current building, constructed between 1847 and 1849, houses books once in the libraries of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
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