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Boston Harbor Cruises
Boston, Massachusetts
If your family only has time to do one thing in Boston, you should go on a whale watch. A high-speed catamaran skims you across the water for about...
Boat Ride
Boat Tour
Faneuil Hall
Boston, Massachusetts
This is the coolest urban marketplace your family will visit in the United States, with impromptu street performances, historic buildings all around you, and a million little boutiques and food...
Historical Landmark
Restaurant
Shopping Mall
Boutique
Live Music Venue
Skywalk Observatory & Exhibit
Boston, Massachusetts
You can't get a better view of Boston than from here, 50 floors up at the top of the Prudential Tower. When you get off the elevator and pay for...
History Museum
Special Collection
Roadside Landmark
Historical Landmark
Boston by Little Feet
Boston, Massachusetts
Even the littlest feet will learn something from this hands-on, right-in-the-thick-of-things tour. Meet at the Sam Adams sculpture (he's got one foot forward, showing...
Historical Landmark
USS Constitution Museum
Boston, Massachusetts
Built in 1797, the three-masted frigate known as Old Ironsides is so tough that cannonballs bounced off her two-foot oak hull. Yes, that's how she earned her nickname...
History Museum
Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park
Boston, Massachusetts
This friendly neighborhood park, where you're more likely to find locals than tourists, is located behind the New England Aquarium in the North End. In addition to an elaborate play...
Scenic Landmark
Park
Fenway Park Tour
Boston, Massachusetts
Babe Ruth, The Kid, Yaz. Even if you don't love the Red Sox (no Yankees fans are allowed), taking a look at the oldest Major League baseball park in the...
Baseball
The Mapparium
Boston, Massachusetts
You won't find anything like this anywhere else in the world. The Mapparium is a stained- glass globe that visitors actually walk in to. A guide leads you inside, closes...
History Museum
Special Collection
Historical Landmark
Museum of Science
Boston, Massachusetts
This museum of science is rivaled only by the Exploratorium in San Francisco. It's really an amazing place, with a gazillion interactive exhibits, live animal shows, live science demonstrations, and...
Science & Nature Museum
Special Collection
Theater
New England Aquarium
Boston, Massachusetts
Right on the water, with the salty smell of the ocean all around it, the New England Aquarium is a spectacular place. The main attraction is the enormous ocean tank...
Aquarium
Whale Watching
Boat Ride
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