Boston Harbor Islands
Harbor Islands, Winthrop, United States
The Boston Harbor Islands are a 34-island national park scattered across Boston Harbor, and the fact that most visitors to Boston have never heard of them is one of the city's great missed opportunities.
New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
The New England Aquarium sits on Central Wharf overlooking Boston Harbor, and its centrepiece — the Giant Ocean Tank, a 200,000-gallon four-story cylinder of seawater containing sea turtles, sharks, rays, and hundreds of tropical fish — is one of the most mesmerising exhibits in any American aquarium.
USS Constitution
The Neck, Boston, 02129, United States
The USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat in the world — launched in 1797, she fought in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, and earned the nickname 'Old Ironsides' when British cannonballs were seen bouncing off her oak hull during an engagement with HMS Guerriere in 1812.
Explore maritime in Boston
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