Media Relations & Tourism Sales Department of the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Larry Meehan, Vice President of Media Relations & Tourism Sales, lmeehan@bostonusa.com, 617-867-8231; Joanna Blasi, Media Relations & Tourism Sales Coordinator, jblasi@bostonusa.com, 617-867-8226.

November 2007 Edition

Here for Only One Day?

Five Suggestions for a One Day Visitor to BostonUSA

Only have one day in Boston? Visit the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau web site www.BostonUSA.com 

Here you'll find over 1000 points of interest, event listings and descriptions, family friendly things to do, and information you need to plan and enjoy your trip Boston and the Greater Boston area.

Click through to use a MAP of Boston while using this site and to print for use when you visit Boston. Additional visitor information publications are available from the GBCVB by calling 1-888-SEE BOSTON.( toll free anywhere in North America). Want to shop for a pre-or-post cruise hotel overnight package? Some include extras such as trolley tickets or Boston Duck Tour tickets… Visit the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau web site www.BostonUSA.com  and select “visitor” and “accommodations” 

Six Suggestions for a One Day Visitor to BostonUSA

1. Orient yourself to Boston from 50 stories above!

The indoor Skywalk Observatory is New England's tallest observatory and Boston's ONLY sky-high vantage point. On a clear day, visibility is more than 80 miles. The Skywalk Observatory offers breathtaking 360° views of Boston, over 700 feet in the air.  Exhibits and features at the Skywalk include the Dreams of Freedom Immigration Museum, an Antenna Audio Tour of the city and “Wings Over Boston,” the Skywalk’s spectacular aerial video tour of Boston and Cambridge.  Narrated by noted actor Peter Strauss and shown in the Skywalk’s state-of-the-art video theater, “Wings Over Boston” takes viewers on a breathtaking ride high above the city to get a sky-high view of The Back Bay, Beacon Hill, The State House, Boston Common, The Public Garden, The North End, Fenway Park, Faneuil Hall, Harvard University, MIT and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, to name just a few.  Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St. 50th Floor Boston, MA 02199 Phone: 617-859-0648 $10.50 . The Skywalk Observatory & Exhibit is open 7 days a week. Winter Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from November through February 28, 2006. From March 1 through October 31, the Skywalk will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.Please note the Skywalk Observatory fully closes occasionally during regular business hours for private functions.

2. Purchase a Go Boston Card

With the Go Boston Card you'll enjoy unlimited admission to 60 plus attractions and tours in Boston for one low price! PLUS you'll receive a Free 172 page full color pocket guidebook, and savings of up to 20% on shopping and dining throughout the city. Traveling further? You can keep "Going" with admission to other New England attractions, including Plimoth Plantation, Old Sturbridge Village and much more! $49.00 Smart Destinations, 240 Commercial St. 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, Phone:  800 887 9103 website: www.gobostoncard.com

3. Purchase a Boston CityPass

Visit 6 of Boston's most visited attractions for ONE LOW Price. This is a cost-cutting way to see the John F. Kennedy Library & Museum; Prudential Skywalk, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, and the Harvard Museum of Natural History. NEW CITYPass is valid for 9 days beginning date of first use. Cost represents a 51% reduction in regular admission price if you purchased tickets for each attraction separately. And, go to the head of the line because there's no waiting in line ! With your CityPass enjoy a complimentary lobster ravioli appetizer (with purchase of one entre) at the country's oldest restaurant along the Freedom Trail - The Union Oyster House. Stop in at the Visitor Centers on Boston Common & at the Prudential Center. Visitor Information Booth - Boston Common & Visitor Information Booth - Prudential Center Tollfree: 888-330-5008 http://citypass.com/city/boston.html Email: info@citypass.com

Adults: $47 (a $79.95 value); Youth 3-11: $21.25 (a $42.45 value).

4. Purchase a one-day Old Town Trolley or Beantown or CityView Trolley Ticket  ($29.00)

Old Town Trolley Tours - Historic Tours of America: The original, orange and green Old Town Trolley. Daily departures, leave at least every twenty minutes from 17 stops throughout the city including: the New England Aquarium, U.S.S. Constitution Museum, the Trolley Stop Store on the corner of S. Charles & Boylston Streets and most major hotels (see your concierge. Enjoy a 100 minute, fully narrated sightseeing tour with more than 100 points of interest guaranteed aboard our authentic, all weather trolley! Additional features include: a fully narrated 45 minute Walking Tour of Beacon Hill; discounted rates for Boston Harbor Cruises, Children's Museum, Aquarium and Spirit of Boston.  Phone: 617-269-7150 Beantown Trolley/Gray Line:      Departs 9:30 - 4:30 pm approximately every 20 minutes. See Beacon Hill, Newbury Street, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Charlestown, Bunker Hill Pavilion, and more. Choose from  twenty stops with over 100 points of interest. Tour Boston on the Red Beantown Trolley. Once aboard you can enjoy a two hour narrated tour or hop on and off at your leisure. Unlimited use. Sit back and relax for an insider's view of Boston on our San Francisco style trolley cars. Beantown Trolley is the only trolley with direct service to the Museum of Fine Arts and the Seaport District. Your ticket price includes a Harbor Cruise from the New England Aquarium or the U.S.S. Constitution (Cruise operates May - October) (Winter Schedule in effect Jan-Feb) Phone: 781-986-6100 Tollfree: 800-343-1328)  CityView Trolley Tours (the silver trolleys) offers you the BEST packaged value around. Your ticket includes the choice of a NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM ADMISSION(year round), or a FREE BOSTON HARBOR CRUISE (May-Oct). CityView's one hour narrated tour includes free, unlimited boarding at any of our stops.  Phone: 617-363-7899

5. Walk the Freedom Trail: Boston’s most popular visitor tour- and it’s free.

Visitors to Boston from all over the world - school children, teachers, historians, history buffs, citizens- walk the Freedom Trail. There is no other place in the United States where you can take in the rich history of America’s Revolution — the events that lead up to the historic break from Britain and the brave people who shaped our national government.

Beginning at the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau Boston Common Visitor Information Center, the Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile red-brick walking trail that leads you to 16 nationally significant historic sites, every one an authentic American treasure. The Freedom Trail is a unique collection of museums, churches, meeting houses, burying grounds, parks, a ship, and historic markers that tell the story of the American Revolution and beyond. This is Boston’s most popular visitor tour- and it’s free. (a few sites charge admission fee)

6. Purchase a Boston Duck Tour  ($27.00/$17.00 children)

"One big splash and the rest is history!" This fully narrated historic tour, takes place in authentic WWI amphibious vehicles through the streets of Boston and into the Charles River. The fun begins as soon as you board! Operating seven days a week, the tours depart every 30 minutes starting at 9am and the last tour leaves an hour before sunset. Departure Locations: Outside Prudential Center and Museum of Science. Rain or Shine! 2007 Season runs March 26- November 25. (All DUCKS are heated.) Boston Duck Tours average one hour and twenty minutes in length.