Thank you for a very informative post. I wanted to see Boston soon but I only have one day to do it.

#1 Walk the Freedom Trail .  Boston is a great walking family tours to china city and this option lets you stroll through the city at your own pace, for free, following your map and the red painted line on the sidewalk (not quite the yellow brick road I know) and visit all of the historic sites the city is known for.  But it also pulls you through thriving sections of the city that are attractions on their own in the present.  So you can live in the past by learning all about the American Revolution and then take a few steps off the trail into the present to visit the shops, street performers and tasty food found at Quincy Market.  And that is as good a place as any to take a break, call it a day, or use as your starting point.  The Freedom Trail can be followed in any order and even done in partial segments.  It is there as a resource family tours to china of history for you to use as you wish, given the time you have.
#2 Take the Old Town Trolley .  Maybe you didn t pack your sneakers or it s too hot to walk all over creation.  Or maybe you want to pick and choose a sampling of the stops along the trail in a short period of time.  Then you can buy a pass for the Olde Town Trolley and hop on and off wherever you want.  In addition to having the luxury family tours to china of skipping certain sites and spending more time at others, the Trolley will get you between them more quickly than walking and has drivers who give you a tour along the way.  The Trolley also can take you into Harvard Square in Cambridge across the Charles River.
#3 Ride the Duck Boats . If you have kids then you probably don t want to drag them around family tours to china the city looking at old graveyards and people in period costumes all day. Or maybe your own attention span isn t that long either. Then what you really need is a good quick overview with a special vantage point and drivers who are all about entertainment. The Duck Boats (which are WW2 Amphibious Vehicles) drive around the city to all the same spots along the trail, and a few more, but they don t stop.  It is a ride-along tour covered in about an hour and a half that includes a splashdown into the Charles River for views of the Back Bay.  The time in the river is a little slow, but the driver lets a few lucky souls drive the boat and unless you want to go walk across all the bridges to Cambridge, the view is unique.
All methods are well advertised and accessible from various hotels throughout the city.  But whichever mode you choose, don t forget to save some time for a tour of Fenway Park or a Red Sox game.  It s the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball and has lots of history all it s own.
Thank you for a very informative post. I wanted to see Boston soon but I only have one day to do it.. started Googling and found your site will bookmark this for future reference. Now all I need to do is plan for my trip. I am taking the bus from CT. I have no idea where (exactly) to get off in Boston and start my walking tour.. )
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Thanks for the helpful information on the Boston attractions. My husband and I will be driving down from Vegas, where we live, and it is very helpful to see informative sites such as this one to help us see the most of a city in the short time we have. We plan on walking the Freedom Trail, so we can see all the history Boston has to offer, and see the city as much as possible in just the short time we will have to spend there. Thanks again! Very helpful.
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