• Boston's Historic Quincy Market.Boston image by Alessandro Lai from Fotolia.com
  
  Boston, Massachusetts, is a city that boasts many proud accomplishments and attractions. The city is home to some of the top colleges and universities in the country, several championship professional sports teams and has played a critical role in early American history. There are several diverse offerings of tours in Boston that take visitors across and around the city on foot, bus and boat. Each offers a unique glimpse and experience of Boston.
  
  

Boston Duck Tours

• The Boston Duck Tour company creates a memorable experience for guests by integrating a land and sea segment into their tour. A majority of the tour fleet contains amphibious vehicles used by the U.S. Army during World War II, while other tour vehicles are similar modified versions. Points of interest on the tour include Boston's Old North Church, Beacon Hill, Trinity Church and Boston Common, among many others. Tours depart from the Prudential Tower in the Back Bay, the Boston Museum of Science and the New England Aquarium.
  
  Boston Duck Tours
  4 Copley Place, Suite 4155
  Boston MA 02116
  617-267-3825
  bostonducktours.com
  
  

Boston Movie Tours

• The Boston Movie Tour showcases the numerous movies and television shows that have been filmed in Boston on two different tours. Each provides guests with a different experience. The Theatre on Wheels Bus Tour lasts about 2 to 2.5 hours. More than 60 different film and television locations around Boston are visited, with background information provided on the films and actors. The Movie Mile Walking Tour lasts about 90 minutes and takes visitors around the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. More than 30 different filming locations are visited while tour guides narrate. Beacon Hill was a filming location for the MTV series "The Real World" and Hollywood films such as "The Departed" and "Boondock Saints." Tours depart from the Boston Common Visitors Center. Discounts are available for student and corporate groups and senior citizens.
  
  Boston Movie Tours
  9A Hamilton Place
  Boston MA 02108
  866-668-4345
  bostonmovietours.net
  
  

Gray Line Boston/ JFK Library & Museum Tour

• The Gray Line Boston/ JFK Library tour is a fully narrated five-hour tour that focuses on historically significant sites around Boston as well as other major landmarks. Highlights along the tour include a 30-minute stop at the USS Constitution at Charlestown Navy Yard and a two -our visit to the JFK Library and Museum. Other sites visited include the JFK birthplace in Brookline, Fenway Park, The Massachusetts State House and the Boston Public Gardens. Tours are offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday from June 1 through late October. 2010 rates start at $49 for adults with a 10 percent discount offered to Automobile Association of America (AAA) members. The tour rates include admission to the JFK library and museum as well as pickup and return from all Boston hotels and many others in nearby Cambridge and other suburban areas.
  
  Gray Line Boston
  16 South Charles St.
  Boston MA 02368
  617-720-6342
  grayline.com