A. The Swan Boats are located in the Boston Public Garden. Open Daily: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets are purchased at the Swan Boat dock prior to boarding the boat. No advance reservation or ticket purchase is needed. The ride lasts between 10-15 minutes. Prices Adults $4.50, Children $3.00 (age 2-15 years), Under 2 years rides for free, Seniors $4.00 (age 65+)

B. Massachusetts State House tours are given Monday to Friday throughout the year from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. Free tours last approximately 30-45 minutes and include an overview of the history and architecture of the State Capitol.

C. Walk the Freedom Trail starting at

Boston Common Visitor Center

139 Tremont Street

Tours are also available

D. Newbury Street is a mile-long, eight block stretch of shops, salons, galleries and restaurants. This famous street becomes a pedestrian-only walkway on Sundays in the summer from Berkeley Street to Massachusetts Avenue.

E. Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Quincy Market Take the 'T' (MBTA) from the Green Line Arlington Street Station (take right on Arlington from hotel) to the Government Center Station. Walk along the right side of City Hall and down the stairs.

F. The Queen of Versailles starring Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham at the Emerson Colonial Theatre at 106 Boylston St. Shows on Friday, 8/16 at 8 pm, and Saturday, 8/17 at 2 pm and 8 pm. Tickets may be found HERE

G. Fisherman's Feast of the Madonna Del Soccorso di Sciacca - August 15-18, 2024 http://www.fishermansfeast.com/ This Feast began in Boston in 1910 and is based on a tradition that goes back to the 16th century in Sciacca, Sicily. The Feast is based on the devotion of the fishermen from Sciacca to the Madonna del Soccorso (Our Lady of Help). When the fishermen immigrated to America in the early 1900s, they brought their traditions with them. Today's Feast is much the same as it was over 100 years ago, with lights adorning the street and food stalls crowding the streets. The Fisherman's Feast is located in Boston's historic North End on North, Fleet and Lewis Streets. Easily accessible from Hanover St. and just off of the Freedom Trail. The feast culminates on Sunday with a seven-hour procession of the Madonna through the streets, and finally the grand “Flight of the Angel,” where two girls dressed as angels recite an Italian devotion and a third angel flies down from a third-story window to meet the Madonna.

Take the 'T' (MBTA) from the Green Line Arlington Street Station (take right on Arlington from hotel) to Government Center or Haymarket stations

Walking Directions - Just off of the Freedom Trail in Boston's North End, follow the signs and the red line on the sidewalks to North Square or Hanover Street. Only a five or ten minute walk from Faneuil Hall / Quincy Market.

Other sights not on the map

Boston Public Library – 700 Boylston Street - Take the 'T' (MBTA) from the Green Line Arlington Street Station (take right on Arlington from hotel) to Copley Station or walk west on Boylston Street.

Art and Architecture Tours 8/17 at 11:00 – noon, 8/18 & 8/19 at 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Christian Science Mother Church - Church tours begin in the Welcome Hall at How Do You See the World? experience where visitors gather for the tour - 210 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA. Take the 'T' (MBTA) “E” train from the Green Line Arlington Street Station (take right on Arlington from hotel) to Prudential Station You will walk a short distance across the Christian Science Plaza to enter the church through the glass walled Portico. Tour start times

Friday: 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

Saturday: 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

Sunday: 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Mapparium at Christian Science Church- 210 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA Monday–Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. / Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m

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