Boston is a great destination city for a vacation. There’s plenty on tap to see and do, and it’s an easy city to get around on foot. And you’ll find Boston vacations a refreshing mixture of old and new.You can experience
start of revolutionary war, take a bus on a river, and see a coral reef – and all before dinner.
The best way of getting around during Boston vacations is walking. That’s right ole soft shoe shuffle. You’ll save time and see more by expending some shoe leather.
But for first time visitors I highly recommend an orientation tour first.
A SPLISH-SPLASH DUCK TOUR
One of best, and most unique tours is Duck Tour ride. The tour is done in a renovated World War II amphibious vehicle. You get to not only experience Boston from streets of city, but also from Charles River. That’s right, during tour, bus you’re on will become a boat, and you’ll see beautiful Boston skyline from river that separates Boston from Cambridge. You can pick-up and buy tickets for tour at two places: The Museum of Science, and The Prudential Center in Boston’s Back Bay. During summer tours are usually sold out by lunchtime. The tour lasts about 80 minutes, and there’s no stops.
It’s a great tour and you’d have to be “quackers” not to do it! Sorry couldn’t resist it.
THE FREEDOM TRAIL
The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile easy-to-follow red brick line that links 16 historical sites together around streets of Boston. It’s a one-way route starting from Boston Common and ending up at Bunker Hill monument in Charlestown. If you do whole thing, plan on at least 2–3 hours, or better still take whole day. You’ll pass by many landmarks on your trip, such as: The Boston Common, Boston Massacre Site, Paul Revere’s House, and USS Constitution.
The route takes you through Boston’s famed North End, where you’ll be sure to return during your Boston vacations to sample superb Italian restaurants.
THE NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM
As San Diego has its world famous zoo, then Boston has New England Aquarium. New England and its coastline have a history of fishing and whaling. But today instead of slaughtering whales, New Englanders spend most of their time saving them.
