Boston, MA Vacation Tours, Attractions, Parks, and Outdoor Recreation

Total Experience Tour

Boston Total Experience Tour

Experience over 370 years of history as you see the best that Boston and the surrounding areas have to offer.

Boston, home of many historical events including the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre, is a top-notch travel destination with a long list of activities. Visitors to this city of 600,000 will enjoy the many tours and boat cruises, excursions to nearby towns and parks for sports and recreation.

Boston was a stage for events during the Revolutionary War, as well as other important historical happenings, and the city abounds with interesting and educational tours of these sites.

Tours of Boston

• The Total Experience Tour will let you see it all. In 7 hours, visitors will see the towns of Cambridge, Lexington and Concord, the warship USS Constitution, and all the important Boston sights, including a stop at Faneuil Hall Marketplace for lunch.
  
• Pilgrims Path Tour: For a chance to see how the first settlers, the Pilgrims lived, and where they landed at Plymouth Rock, consider a Pilgrims Path Tour or a Plymouth Plantation Tour. These 6-hour tours will share with you everything about the first people who came to the New World and how they celebrated the very first Thanksgiving. Aside from these motorcoach tours, Boston offers several boat cruises that give visitors a different look at the city — from the water.
  
• Boston Harbor Whale Watch Tour: You're almost guaranteed to see a whale; on the Boston Harbor Sunset Cruise and the Boston Historic Sightsseeing Cruise, you'll be treated to views of all of the major historic sights including Griffin's Wharf, where the Boston Tea Party took place; and the USS Constitution Cruise takes you for an up-close-and-personal look at ships in Boston Navy Yard, including the USS Constitution.
  
• Duck Tour: If you want a tour that combines the best of land and water, hop on a Duck Tour, and enjoy your ride on an amphibious vehicle that takes you down the city streets as well as in the water of the Charles River.
  
• Cambridge, Lexington and Concord Tour: Boston is so close to several important and unique nearby towns that you won't want to miss an excursion to these spots, either! On the Cambridge, Lexington and Concord Tour, visitors get to see historic homes and sites of the American Revolution; included are homes of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Louisa May Alcott, as well as Harvard Yard, Cambridge Commons and Tory Row.
  
• Newport Tour: Equally interesting is the Fabulous Newport Tour, with views of the Vanderbilts' Marble House and the famous mansion called The Breakers; the tour includes a visit to the waterfront with boats of all sizes and kinds.
  
• Salem Witch City Tour: For an unforgettable adventure, take a Salem Witch City Tour, where you'll visit the Salem Witch Museum, Pickering Wharf and Abbott Hall in Marblehead, where the US Navy was founded.
  
• Cape Cod Excursion Tour: For a fun all-day trip, go on a Cape Cod Excursion Tour. This 9-hour tour takes you to Hyannis, where you'll see the famous memorial to John F. Kennedy, and have a chance to explore picturesque Cape Cod's shops, sightseeing and cruises.

In addition to all of the tours offered in Boston and its neighboring towns, Boston offers a chance to enjoy parks of all sizes with different features. Boston's extensive city parkway, known as the Emerald Necklace, is a string of parks that runs the length of the city. Included are:

• Boston Common
• Public Garden
• The Esplanade
• The Commonwealth Avenue Mall
• Back Bay Fens
• Olmstead Park
• Jamaica Pond
• Arnold Arboretum
• Franklin Park
• Boston National Park

The city parks offer such activities as jogging, bird watching, inline skating, sailing, enjoying a concert and playing at the playgrounds. Also in Boston is the National Park dedicated to preserving 34 islands just off Boston's shoreline — Boston Harbor Islands National Park. Visitors can take a ferry from the mainland and will be greeted by a natural oasis full of recreational opportunities.

Since the first settlers landed in Boston in 1634, the city has always been an important center for trade, the arts and for education. With no shortage of activities for travelers and visitors, Boston continues to be one of the most important and diverse cities in the nation.