City Tour – Boston, Massachusetts
City Tour – Boston, Massachusetts
With its stunning parks, historic landmarks, and amazing architecture, Boston embodies the finest of both the past and present of the United States.
In Boston, Massachusetts, you may enjoy rich New England cuisine, engage with world-class museums firsthand, and take in panoramic views of the city skyline, all within a vibrant, historically significant city. Boston has a lot to offer, and CityPASS can make it easier for you to see some of the city’s most well-known sights.
Gorgeous City Views
At first, Boston may seem a little overwhelming, but a bird’s-eye perspective will help you orient yourself. Experience the Boston skyline and waterfront from 50 floors above with a 360-degree panorama from the Skywalk Observatory. Explore both modern and historic buildings, go on an audio tour, and view an aerial video tour in a cutting-edge theater. Though you’re sure to capture a few images that you’ll treasure forever, it’s more than just a photo opportunity.
Take a cruise with Boston Harbor Cruises and experience the sea from the sky. Savor the sea wind and breathtaking views of the skyline and ocean. Take a pleasant, educational, and fully narrated 90-minute boat ride around Boston Harbor to see its historical and modern sites and subtleties.
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Fantastic Attractions on Boston Harbor Cruises
You may dive straight in at the New England Aquarium, one of the city’s main attractions, once you’re ready to go deeper. See a thriving colony of penguins as well as tanks housing over a thousand aquatic creatures, such as green sea turtles, stingrays, sharks, seals, and eels. At the four-story-tall big ocean tank exhibit, which houses hundreds of animals from the Caribbean reef, visitors may experience being submerged in the sea. Visit the touch tank to interact with sharks and rays, and don’t miss the New Balance Foundation Marine Mammal Center for its expansive views of Boston Harbor.
Visit the Museum of Science to transition from marine life to science. With 700 interactive displays including dinosaur fossils, an indoor lightning storm, and the Charles Hayden Planetarium, visitors can create, experiment, and have fun. See nature’s beauty in the butterfly garden and get hands-on scientific experiences in the discovery center where you can touch a real fossil and put together an animal skeleton.
Visit the Harvard Museum of Natural History to pique your interest in the natural world even more. Located on the campus of Harvard University, its exhibits include wildlife specimens from around the world from dinosaurs to whales and hundreds more. Explore the world though life-like flowers made entirely from glass and paintings of the deep ocean that literally glow with luminescent pigments. And it’s all steps from the picturesque Harvard Yard.
A mounted Kronasaurus at the Harvard Museum of Natural History
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New England Aquarium
Museum of Science
Harvard Museum of Natural History
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Getting There
Start your Boston, Massachusetts, experience by flying into the Boston Logan International Airport. Boston offers a lot to explore, and CityPASS is the ideal way to see famous attractions at a significant savings.