The story of Fallout 4 takes place in a world similar to ours, but one that has noticeable differences in its history. This alternate timeline diverged from ours sometime after 1945, but even with all the technological and political changes, there are some things that are true to real life.

Take Boston for example. The game developers did a fantastic job recreating this historic city in Fallout 4 to give it justice. That being said, there are some noticeable differences that can’t be chalked up to a timeline divergence.

10 Accurate: Salem Witch Museum

In the greater Boston area of Fallout 4, players can find The Museum Of Witchcraft. It’s a quirky museum in a Gothic church that houses a Deathclaw nest. There are a number of artifacts and relics portraying the infamous Salem witch trials, including a group of mannequins.

In reality there is a museum, but it’s called the Salem Witch Museum. The building is almost identical and many of the relics and artifacts found in the game are found in real life. Even the mannequins are present, albeit with clothing on. There are no Deathclaws living in it though.

9 Inaccurate: Quincy Market

In the game, players can come across the Faneuil Hall, which is surrounded by large buildings and is a camp for Super Mutants. Across the street is nothing terribly important and players not familiar with real-life Boston will walk on none the wiser.

In real life, an important landmark known as Quincy Market would have been across the street. It’s considered a partner to the Faneuil Hall and is a big shopping center with stores, restaurants, and a long promenade. It would have been interesting to come across a Super Mutant camp infesting this large shopping complex.

8 Accurate: Fenway Park

The legendary Fenway Park makes an appearance in Fallout 4 as Diamond City. This stronghold of the waste is where survivors go to escape the raiders and mutants and live a somewhat normal life in a post-apocalyptic world.

It’s actually a pretty faithful recreation of the actual Fenway Park. The color and design is all there and perhaps most notable is the famous Green Monster, the large green wall that sits at the far end of the field. In fact, there’s an in-game mission to give thanks to the Green Monster for keeping the citizens safe by giving it a fresh coat of green paint.

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7 Inaccurate: Boston's Size

This entry is admittedly a bit nitpicky, as this is a result of the limitations of the game engine and not laziness by the game developers. The in-game Boston is a somewhat large cluster of buildings and city blocks that the player can spend several hours exploring.

In real life, Boston and the greater area is a massive sprawl of buildings, roads, parks, and historic areas that would take months to fully explore and loot. Doing a 1:1 recreation of the entirety of Boston would be a lot of fun, but it’s understandable the developers didn’t go that far and chose to keep it small.

6 Accurate: Orpheum Theatre

Players have the chance to disrupt the operations of the Combat Zone, a gladiatorial style arena where the companion Cait is being kept as a slave fighter. The Combat Zone is a massive theater and all the action takes place on the stage.

In reality, this is the famous Orpheum Theatre. It’s currently used for concerts and other performances, though nothing of the "fight to the death" variety. Much of the architecture is the same and the only main noticeable difference is the distinct lack of graffiti on the outside walls of the building in the game.

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5 Inaccurate: Lake Cochituate

In Fallout 4, Lake Cochituate is to the far west and surrounded by interesting places to explore and loot, like the Natick Police Department that has partially sunk into the lake. There’s a radioactive dump site for Mass Fusion, which is understandably not present in real life, but other than that the lake looks pretty good.

Except for that fact that it’s in the wrong spot. In actuality, the lake is much closer to Boston than it is in the game.  Instead of being on the border of Connecticut it’s actually within the greater Boston area more towards the center of the state.

4 Accurate: Bunker Hill Monument

Considered one of the more defensible settlements in the game, Bunker Hill and its iconic monument are a great place to put down some roots. The tall white tower has seen better days, but in spite of the damage it stands as a proud monument commemorating the famous Battle of Bunker Hill.

The in-game monument actual does impressive justice to its real-life counterpart. It’s the same height, width, color, and has the familiar windows at the top. Sure the statue out front is a little different, but honestly that could be chalked up to the timeline divergence.

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3 Inaccurate: USS Constitution

This is arguably the biggest difference from real life and it’s not hard to see why. In Fallout 4, the USS Constitution nicknamed “Old Ironsides” is a massive frigate that was outfitted with electronics and NX-42 rocket engines. The ship was able to gain altitude and fly for a few moments, but the engines failed and the ship crashed on top of the Weatherby Savings & Loan bank.

Obviously, this ship is not on top of a bank, but instead rests safely in the harbor where tours are routinely conducted. It’s highly unlikely Boston has plans to make it air worthy anytime soon.

2 Accurate: Massachusetts State House

The Massachusetts State House in Fallout 4 is filled with Mirelurks, and a Mirelurk queen dwells in the submerged basement. This historic building contains a variety of useful loot, including a Fusion Core and Raider Power Armor.

In real life it looks very similar, though admittedly on the small side. But the design, color, and internal layout are very close. It’s clear that the developers were trying to do it justice but were limited by scalability.

1 Inaccurate: Skyscrapers

Boston’s skyline is iconic in the real world for its massive skyscrapers that stand proud next to smaller historic buildings. These gargantuan buildings jut like teeth into the blue sky and are a true symbol of human's architectural feats.

In the game however, very few of these skyscrapers can be found. It written off as damage from the nuclear blasts because they simply aren’t there. It could be there were stricter policies in place to prevent their construction, but likely it was a limitation of the game engine and development resources that led to the absence of these massive buildings.

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