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Tours, tickets and day trips in Boston, MA

The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.

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Top-rated experiences in Boston

The best-reviewed experiences in Boston from Viator, our tours partner: 489 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.

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Prices are Viator’s “from” prices in US dollars as of 16 Sep 2026; the final price depends on date and group. We earn a commission on bookings made through these links, at no extra cost to you.

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What people come to see

Most-visited sights in Boston with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
Boston Public Library3,818,8832017
Museum of Science1,500,000—
Museum of Fine Arts Boston477,4272021
Boston African American National Historic Site333,4632010
Boston National Historical Park277,1702020

The busiest is Boston Public Library at 3,818,883 visitors in 2017. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.

Day trips from Boston

Tours from Boston: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Boston to LowellUnited States37 km (23 mi)about 36 min
Boston to WorcesterUnited States62 km (39 mi)about 1 h
Boston to ProvidenceUnited States66 km (41 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Boston to ManchesterUnited States78 km (48 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Boston to New BedfordUnited States81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 19 min
Boston to SpringfieldUnited States129 km (80 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Boston to HartfordUnited States150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Boston to WaterburyUnited States187 km (116 mi)about 3 h 3 min
Boston to QueensUnited States297 km (185 mi)about 4 h 50 min
Boston to ManhattanUnited States299 km (185 mi)about 4 h 51 min
Boston to The BronxUnited States287 km (179 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Boston to YonkersUnited States284 km (177 mi)about 4 h 37 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Find things to do

Tours, tickets and day trips anywhere Viator sells them: pick a place, compare prices and reviews here, book on Viator.

Common questions

How do I book tours and tickets in Boston?

Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.

What is the most visited attraction in Boston?

Boston Public Library, with 3,818,883 visitors in 2017 (Wikidata).

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.