Boston Highlights Scenic Drive & Harbor Cruise

3 hours | Boston | B O S - 6 0 5
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$ 99.95

Points of Interest

  • Public Garden
  • Newbury Street
  • Freedom Trail
  • North End
  • Faneuil Hall & Quincy Marketplace
Easy activity

Description

Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.

Board your comfortable transportation and drive to the wharf where you'll embark on a delightful harbor cruise. Your knowledgeable captain points out many historic sites and provides ongoing commentary as you cruise Boston Harbor. Learn about the history, geography and development of this bustling harbor while cruising within sight of the Old North Church, Bunker Hill Monument, and Boston's busy waterfront.

Back on land, your scenic tour of Boston continues as you drive past historic landmarks and enjoy a photo stop at Copley Square. Drive through Boston's Back Bay district, passing 19th-century Victorian brick and brownstone mansions, and travel down Parisian inspired boulevards.Continue past the Public Garden with its century old swan boats. You might even catch a glimpse of the Bull & Finch Pub that inspired the TV series "Cheers."

Then follow part of the Freedom Trail, a 2.5-mile red brick trail recounting the story of the American Revolution. Well preserved and authentic, each landmark along the trail is a true American treasure. You'll pass such sights as the King's Chapel, its Burial Ground. Continue past the Old State House and the site of the Boston Massacre. See the balcony from which the Declaration of Independence was read on July 18, 1776. Your tour brings you to Faneuil Hall, nicknamed the "Cradle of Liberty" because of the many meetings held by American patriots within its walls. This Georgian-style building is adjacent to bustling Quincy Market, considered the social center of Boston.

The city's rapid expansion in the 1800s created a need for Quincy Market, a two story, 27,000-square-foot marketplace built out of New England granite. The indoor pavilion has over 100 shops, eating establishments, and delightful street performers that stroll through the area. Here, you may choose to remain for independent sightseeing. You are then responsible for your own return to the ship.

Special Notes:

Tour sequence may vary due to traffic conditions. Optional Quincy Market drop-off available on morning and mid-day tour departures only. Guest is responsible for own transportation back to the ship.

Child Price:

12 & under reduced

Details

Tour timeline may vary to avoid overcrowding, etc.

Depart the pier for Long Wharf to embark vessel

Transport type:
Air Conditioned Transportation
Transport Capacity:
46
Travel time:
00:30
Air conditioned:
No
Wheelchair accessible:
Yes
Shopping available:
No

Begin the harbor cruise

Time at site:
00:45
Free time at site:
45
Inside visit:
Yes
Air conditioned:
No
Walking distance:
20
Steps:
4
Wheelchair accessible:
Yes
Restroom available:
Yes
Shopping available:
No
Photo/video opportunity:
Yes

Disembark the vessel and board your transportation for a scenic drive through Boston to Copley Square.

Transport type:
Air Conditioned Transportation
Transport Capacity:
46
Travel time:
00:25
Inside visit:
No
Walking distance:
20
Wheelchair accessible:
Yes
Photo/video opportunity:
Yes

15-Minute photo stop at Copley Square then drive on past Public Garden, Beacon Hill, Freedom trail and Faneuil Hall.

Transport type:
Air Conditioned Transportation
Transport Capacity:
46
Travel time:
00:45
Time at site:
00:15
Free time at site:
10
Inside visit:
Yes
Walking distance:
100
Wheelchair accessible:
Yes
Restroom available:
Yes
Shopping available:
No

Optional drop off at Quincy Market or depart Quincy Market for the pier

Transport type:
Air Conditioned Transportation
Transport Capacity:
46
Travel time:
00:20