Boston Vacation Rentals

"The Hub of the Universe" beckons with its iconic waterfront, lobster dishes, and world-famous museums. Boston vacation apartments make it easy to see the city.

Arriving into Boston

Boston is served by the Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) which is located three miles from downtown. Free shuttle buses operate between the terminals, and MBTA Blue Line Airport Station offers good connections to Boston city. If you're in the mood to travel in style, take an Airport Limo to your Boston vacation rental. The chauffeurs are a knowledgeable, and will readily brief you on the passing sights.

Dig Into Boston’s Famous Lobster and Sweets

Begin your food adventure at James Hook & Co, a waterfront favourite since 1925 for its New England specials: butter lobster rolls, crab cakes, shrimp chowder, and more. Make sure to try Boston cream pie, a decadent treat of rum-soaked sponge cake and chocolate fondant.

Boston's "Little Italy," the North End, entices with its gelaterias and bakeries. Try cannoli, a classic Italian dessert. For a sip of history, stop at Scholars American Bistro and order a Smirnoff Boston Tea Party cocktail.

Follow the Freedom Trail and Cheer On the Red Sox

Edward Hopper paintings, African masks, mummies, and half a million objects line the world-famous Museum of Fine Arts. A top free attraction in Boston is the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail, which takes you past historic sights such as the 18th-century Faneuil Hall Marketplace, an area abuzz with street performers, souvenir stores, and eclectic food stands.

Acorn Street is a photographer's delight, with picturesque cobblestones, gas lamps, and colonial row houses. Baseball enthusiasts should catch a game at Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox since 1912. Finish with a Swan Boat ride at Boston's Public Garden, America's oldest botanical garden.

Travelling in Boston with Kids

Like vast green spaces where your kids can safely play to their hearts' content? You'll love Boston's public parks. Enjoy a picnic in the USA's oldest urban park, Boston Common, right in the heart of the city. During winter the aptly named Frog Pond becomes a public ice-skating rink, while in summer you can catch a public outdoor performance at the Parkman Bandstand or ride on the antique carousel. If you prefer a gentle stroll or bike ride, Boston's beautiful Esplanade walkway lines the Charles River.

Famous as the setting for the classic story Make Way for Ducklings, the Boston Public Garden is a Victorian-era botanical garden bursting with bird life where you can ride a swan boat on the lake. For more expansive wildlife encounters, take the kids to Franklin Park Zoo to see gorillas, giraffes, and zebras, or visit the impressive New England Aquarium for all kinds of sea life, a Caribbean coral reef, and Boston's biggest IMAX movie theatre.

There's plenty of other ways to stay active in Boston. Visit America's oldest baseball stadium at Fenway Park, or catch home games of the city's championship-winning baseball, basketball, and hockey teams. The Freedom Trail offers a living walking history lesson, while the Boston Children's Museum and the Museum of Science are two world-class museums that will stimulate kids' minds. Finish it all off by scooting up to the top of the Prudential Tower for impressive views taking in the Boston skyline, Cape Cod's beaches, and the New Hampshire mountains.

Kids love Boston Duck Tours, where amphibious vehicles take them along the Charles River. Seals, sharks, penguins, and Caribbean reef animals await at the New England Aquarium, whose biggest attraction is the Giant Ocean Tank.

The interactive Boston Children's Museum boasts intriguing soap bubble-making tools and a two-storey maze. Take a break from the city and drive down to the Cape Cod National Seashore for a fun outing in the sun. Top off with a whale expedition and spot magnificent finback and humpback whales.

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