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Excursions in Boston
Think you have seen Boston? Just the number of excursions in Boston is mind boggling. For a start, consider some of the excursions available in Boston.
- Foxwoods Casino Tour – Tour the world’s largest luxury casino in style and perhaps lady luck will take a fancy to you.
- Wrentham Village Premium Outlets shopping excursion - This is for serious shoppers to drool at, with the largest collection of name-brand outlets in New England.
- Fall Foliage Day Tour - Experience the crisp autumn air, and the wonderful foods of the season on this full day excursion.
- Cape Cod Day Tour - Capture the essence of summer in New England, including a cruise in the Hyannisport Harbor.
- New England Seacoast Day Tour - Explore the charming seacoast north of Boston. Tour includes a shopping stop in Kennebunkport.
- Seaport Express Water Taxi – See the city by water taxi. Give your feet a break.
- Fenway Park Tour - Soak up the rich history in the grounds of Fenway Park.
- Two-Day Beantown Trolley Tour – Ride the big red trolley which will take you all over town, with 19 stops near more than 100 top sites.
- Mass Bay Lines Whale Watch - Spend an amazing day with the amazing humpback whales.
- Freedom Trail Walking Tour - Walk through history with costumed historic characters leading the way along the red brick line of Boston’s Freedom Trail.
- Boston Harbor Cruise's 45-minute Constitution Cruise - Tour the waterfront and see history that is Boston.
- Bay State Cruises Ferry to Provincetown – Hope on the PROVINCETOWN II, Boston's largest passenger cruise ship. Just getting to Cape Cod is half the fun.
- Charles River Boat Tours - View the spectacular Boston and Cambridge skylines while cruising the beautiful Charles River.
- Historic Swan Boats - Take a ride aboard these elegant boats in the Public Garden Lagoon.
- Concord Museum - See artifacts from the American Revolution including the actual "one if by land, two if by sea" lantern.
- Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House - The Alcott family home and the setting for Little Women is a must see for all who love the classic novel.
- Liberty Ride - Lexington Sightseeing – A great way to experience the historic Lexington and Concord aboard the Liberty Ride.
- Olde Barnstable Trolley Company - Take a fully guided tour through historic Barnstable County.
- Cape Cod Canal Cruises - This two-hour sightseeing cruise includes commentary about the history and sights including Mass Maritime Academy, the Bourne Bridge, Vertical-Lift Railroad Bridge, Aptucxet Trading Post and Gray Gables.
Places to Visit in Boston and Cape Cod
- Buckman Tavern - Visit this beautiful historic landmark and see the gaping hole left by a British musket ball from 1775.
- Hancock Clarke House - Visit the house where Paul Revere went to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams about the arrival of British troops.
- Munroe Tavern - George Washington ate here in 1789.
- The Old Manse - This beautiful 18th-century Concord house preserves within its walls all the amazing history it has witnessed. Seasonal
- Newport Mansions of the Preservation Society - Tour three of the amazing mansions along Newport’s spectacular shoreline.
- Newport Vineyards - Free wine tasting. Burps.
- Sandwich Glass Museum - View more than 5,000 pieces of glass created in Sandwich during the 19th and 20th centuries as well as glassblowing demonstrations.
- JFK Hyannis Museum - The Museum is a multimedia exhibit on the days JFK spent on Cape Cod.
- Cape Cod Museum of Natural History - There are 2 floors of exhibits that include the Cape's ongoing coastal changes.
- Cape Cod Museum of Art - If you truly want to know the Cape, discover its heart and soul as envisioned by its artists.
- Cape Cod Maritime Museum - The exhibits bring to life the unique and turbulent nautical heritage of the Cape.
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