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Boston Vacation Tips

Whether you are planning to come to Boston in order to soak up some history, look at a college, take in a Red Sox game or just have a good old-fashioned visit in one America’s greatest cities, there are certainly a few Boston Vacation Tips that might make your trip a little bit easier. The first one of those is purchasing a Boston Attractions Pass in order to get free admission to 51 Boston different attractions for one low price, but the advice certainly doesn’t stop there. Long thought of as an “early city,” Boston actually extended the subway system’s hours earlier this month and now offers service between 12:30 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. Although not everyone will necessarily be excited about this development, riders and visitors to the city have embraced the new hours and the program’s “Use it or lose it” mantra is certainly being taken to heart by people who want to see the extension become permanent. Do your part by taking a late-night T trip! No matter what you do at night, you should have no problem filling your day with culture, cuisine, contemporary attractions and historical destinations. Stroll through the Boston Common and check out one of the most beautiful outdoor spaces north of Central Park in NYC or head to the Back Bay for a glance at the outstanding architecture in the “Athens of America,” Copley Square. If you work up an appetite during your walk, stop by the North End for a slice or a cannoli and then wash down your bodacious bites with a beer from Sam Adams Brewery Tour – which is included with a Go Boston pass discount attractions pass. However, you don’t just want to confine yourself to the city. Use a Go Boston pass discount attractions pass while you travel to destinations in Salem, Lexington and even Nantucket. It might not specifically contain any attractions that are available with a Boston attractions pass, but Harvard Square in Cambridge is also an excellent place to visit. Saunter through the Square and people-watch as buskers perform for change and chess players intently battle, or pop into one of the numerous bookstores or sidewalk cafés that make the area famous. Sound too good to be true – it’s not! Just read this review from someone who used a Go Boston pass last August and found that it was “easy to use” and a “great value.” “We just returned from a week trip to the Boston area, and used the Go pass for everything,” wrote one Pennsylvania customer. “We really saved a lot of money and on the one rainy day we had, we were able to change our plans at the last minute and not have it cost us any more money. The pass was easy to use at every site we went.” Looking for things to do in Boston and discounts on attractions and tours? Learn how to save money with a Boston discount attractions pass by Smart Destinations.

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