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What to Do: Sightseeing, Tours & Trails Acorn Tours of Boston Phone: (800) 979-3370 Email: [email protected] Website: www.acorntoursboston.com Description: Acorn Tours of Boston provides private, customized tours of historic Boston and scenic New England, including Lexington and Concord, Marblehead and Salem, Plymouth and Newport. Adirondack III - Classic Harbor Line LLC 60 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 Contact: Jerry Vandalinda Phone: (617) 951-2460 Fax: (617) 951-1350 Email: [email protected] Website: www.boston-sailing.com Description: Classic Harbor Line operates the elegant 80 foot Schooner Adirondack III. They are dedicated to providing the most perfect hospitality & sailing experience one could find in Boston. Day sails, sunset sails, city lights and specialty sails! Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure - Urban Adventure Quest Boston Contact: Tami Walker Phone: (805) 603-5620 Email: [email protected] Website: www.urbanadventurequest.com Description: Turn Boston and the Freedom Trail into a giant game board with this fun scavenger hunt adventure. Combine the excitement of the Amazing Race with a three-hour city tour. Guided from any smart phone, teams make their way among well known and overlooked gems of the city, solving clues and completing challenges while learning local history. Start when you want and play at your pace. Only $39.20 for a team of 2-5 people after Promotion Code: BOSTONUSA. Register online at www.UrbanAdventureQuest.com. Antique Limousine Tours of Boston Contact: Mark Solimini Phone: (617) 309-6414 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.antique-limousine.com/sightseeing.htm Description: Historic Boston tours in a 1939 Cadillac nine passenger limousine. The drivers dress, speak and act the part of the 1930's. Antique Limousine Tours gets you up close and personal to all the sites. We'll make you an offer you can't refuse. Call to schedule a pick up at your Boston area location. Bay Colony Historical Tours, LLC Contact: Kiki Kneeland Phone: (617) 523-7303 Fax: (617) 241-0861 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonreceptiveservices.com Description: Step-on sightseeing guides for motorcoach tours; customized itineraries of Greater Boston, Salem, Plymouth and Cape Cod. Corporate and convention services; student tours; art and museum groups. multilingual staff. Bay State Cruise Company, Inc. 200 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA 02210 Contact: Julie Doherty Pagano Phone: (617) 748-1428 Alt. Phone: (877) 748-1428 Fax: (617) 439-6071 Email: [email protected] Website: www.baystatecruisecompany.com Description: Enjoy the views of Boston's glorious skyline or the beautiful harbor islands from our ship's immaculately maintained and expansive open decks. In the grand tradition of coastal steamers, the Provincetown II will provide your group with unequaled spaciousness and simple elegance. The Provincetown II is outfitted with table seating for 160 passengers, perimeter seating for hundreds more, a fully enclosed deck, semi enclosed deck, and the enormous top deck. Along with the ship's three fully stocked bars, the Provincetown II's large dance areas will ensure a wonderful time on the water, in all weather. Bay Sate Cruise Company: ferry service: Our vessels are wheelchair accessible on both the Boston and Provincetown docks. You may require the assistance of our crew depending upon the tide. Please call 617- 748-1428 extension 1251 for additional information. Our high speed ferry has wheelchair accessible restrooms; our excursion service aboard the Provincetown II (which is a much older vessel) does not. Bay State Cruise Company - Ferry Service 200 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA 02210 Contact: Julie Doherty Pagano Phone: (617) 748-1428 Alt. Phone: (877) 748-1428 Fax: (617) 439-6071 Email: [email protected] Website: www.baystatecruisecompany.com Description: Fast, sleek ferries, servicing Boston to Provincetown (seasonal May-October) and traditional ferry service (June-September). Frequent departures, & E ticketing. View our services, schedule and rate on-line. Purchase tickets online! Please inquire about our Private Charter and Summer Music Cruises on Boston Harbor! Beantown Trolley/Gray Line of Boston/Brush Hill Tours Phone: (781) 986-6100 Alt. Phone: (800) 343-1328 Fax: (781) 986-0167 Email: [email protected] Website: www.brushhilltours.com Description: Purchase your tickets now and avoid waiting in line for trolley tours! Ride with the most experienced sightseeing company in Boston. Gray Line celebrates its 100th Anniversary this year. The Red Beantown Trolley offers the most complete, 100 minute, fully narrated trolley tour of Boston available in the city - a FREE 45 minute Harbor Cruise is included with the cost of your ticket. Don't miss out on a view from the water. We depart daily from 19 stops throughout the city every 15 - 20 minutes; including the Back Bay, the N.E. Aquarium and the waterfront, U.S.S. Constitution Museum, our Gray Line Tour Office at S. Charles and Stuart Street, most major hotels in town and convenient locations right outside of the city. BEANTOWN - THE FAMILY FRIENDLY TROLLEY! Beer Tours By Boston Brew Tours Citywide Boston, MA 02110 Contact: Chad Brodsky Phone: (617) 453-8687 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonbrewtours.com Description: Boston Brew Tours offers daily beer adventures to the region’s top breweries, brewpubs and eateries. Every tour includes 12 or more different craft beers, a lunch and beer tasting, entrance fees to all the breweries, and round-trip transportation. Whether you’re a light beer person or connoisseur, we are the perfect way to explore Boston's rich history, culture and of course, Beer! Check out our website for more information. Boston Bike Tours by Urban AdvenTours Contact: Andrew Prescott Phone: (617) 670-0637 Alt. Phone: (800) 979-3370 Fax: (617) 670-0532 Email: [email protected] Website: www.urbanadventours.com Description: Urban AdvenTours, guided bicycle tours and quality bike rentals, is a locally owned, green company in Boston. Our bike tours depart daily and cover all of Boston's best sites, from Fenway Park and the South End, to the Freedom Trail and the Charles River Esplanade. We pride ourselves on renting the highest quality bikes in Boston, and with our BioBus, which runs on used veggie-oil, we can deliver rental bikes to your hotel while staying eco-friendly. Tours run every day at 10 am, 2 pm, & 6 pm from our location at 103 Atlantic Ave in the North End, near the Aquarium stop on the Blue line. Reserve your tickets at www.urbanadventours.com or by calling 800.979.3370, and - we guarantee you'll have a 'wheely' good time! Boston By Foot, Inc. Phone: (617) 367-2345 Alt. Phone: (617) 367-3766 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonbyfoot.org Description: In addition to our regular schedule of walking tours, Boston By Foot is pleased to create a private, custom tour for your group. Private group tours are ideal for groups over 10, for corporate events, class field trips, reunions, or those looking for an experience beyond our classic regularly scheduled tours. In addition to our classic tours, you can select from a variety of themes, combinations, or let our knowledgeable and experienced guides offer a completely custom tour for your group's interests or itinerary. For more information, please call Boston By Foot at 617-367-2345 or visit www.bostonybyfoot.org. We'd be happy to help make your event in Boston a special one Boston CityView Trolley Tours Contact: Michael Thomas, Jr. Phone: (617) 363-7899 Fax: (617) 363-7898 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cityviewtrolleys.com Description: See The Freedom Trail and Historic Boston with an unlimited On-and-Off all-day pass that includes a FREE harbor cruise. This is Boston’s best value. SAVE $10 on Adult tickets with your online purchase www.CityViewTrolleys.com. We offer you the BEST packaged value around. Your ticket includes the choice of a Historic Walking Tour, or a Free Boston Harbor Cruise (May-Oct). Click on our options for more info, for tour details, and to book online and SAVE! Boston Civil War Tours 198 Orchard Street Watertown, MA 02472 Contact: Ted Kulik Phone: (617) 413-6998 Email: [email protected] Website: bostoncivilwartours.com Description: Learn how the city that ignited the Revolution led the country in the fight to abolish slavery and save the union. On a 90-minute guided tour, hear the Boston stories of John Wilkes Booth, John Brown, Uncle Tom's Cabin and many others. Tours begin at the Visitors Information Center on Boston Common and end at Quincy Market. The Sunday Civil War Beacon Hill tour begins at the visitors center and ends at the African Meeting House. Boston Duck Tours Contact: Bob Schwartz Phone: (617) 267-6327 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonducktours.com Description: Hop aboard Boston Duck Tours and enjoy a fully narrated, historic tour of Boston in a "DUCK", a W.W.II style amphibious landing craft that travels on land and water. You'll cruise by all the places that make Boston the birthplace of freedom and a city of firsts. Just when you think you've seen it all, your ConDUCKtor drives the DUCK right into the Charles River for a breathtaking view of the Boston and Cambridge skylines. 80-minute tours depart daily from March 19 - November 25 from 9am until and hour before sunset from the Museum of Science & Prudential Center Ticket Prices for 80-minute tours: Adults: $32.99 Students/Seniors(62+)/Military: $27 Children 3 -11: $22 children under 3: $10 Special Needs: $21 Group Rates for 80-minute tours: Adult Group: $26pp Student/Senior(62+)/Military Group: $24pp Children aged 3 to 11 Group: $20pp Abbreviated, 60-minute tours from the New England Aquarium depart on the following days: April - Saturdays & Sundays (and daily during MA April School vacation) May, September & October - Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays June, July and August - Daily Tours from the New England Aquarium start at either 12pm or 3pm and run until 8:15pm.