Boston Explorer Pass: Affordable Multi-Attraction Access

Explore Boston’s top attractions at a fraction of the cost with the Boston Explorer Pass. Save up to 50% off regular admission prices and enjoy direct entry to your chosen attractions. Discover the best of Beantown with this affordable multi-attraction pass!

Duration: 1 month, 29 days
Highlights
  • Go City® - Boston - Go City offers you great savings to top Boston activities compared to buying separate attraction tickets. With an Explorer Pass you can choose 2, 3, 4 or 5 attractions from a list of over 20 top Boston sights and activities - all on one easy-to-use digital pass. Your pass is valid for 60 days from first use at any given attraction, and comes with a digital guide packed with useful attraction information to help plan your itinerary in advance.
  • Museum of Science - Be scientist for the day and explore all things science, technology, engineering, and math at the Museum of Science in Boston, one of the world’s largest science centers and New England’s most attended cultural institution.

With over 700 interactive exhibits, you’ll find hands-on adventures geared towards all ages that ignite curiosity and a greater understanding for the science behind everyday occurrences. You’ll get to watch real chicks hatch, safely witness lightning during one of the museum’s twice daily live shows, get an up-close look at the first space capsule, and more – all while learning through the fun of play about everything from some of the most basic fundamentals of science to more complex concepts still being explored today.

Please note: Reservations are required for this activity (check your digital guide for full instructions).

  • View Boston Observation Deck - Experience sky-high 360-degree views of Boston from the 52nd floor of the Prudential Tower!
  • Boston Children’s Museum - Boston Children’s Museum has been building innovative, meaningful, and fun exhibits for over 100 years, with a continued emphasis on ‘hands-on engagement and learning through experience’ that has inspired other museums around the world.

Designed for children and families, the exhibits focus on science, culture, environmental awareness, health and fitness, and the arts. The Museum promotes a love of learning and exploration that is crucial to the development of any child. Visit Boston Children’s Museum with your little ones, and get ready for a full day of fun and adventures!

  • Boston Harbor City Cruises - Historic Sightseeing Cruise - Hop on a sightseeing cruise and take a tour of Boston Harbor. This 90-minute trip takes you through Boston’s inner and outer harbors while your tour guide tells you real tales of the Revolutionary War and all about the local legends of the sea. Learn how the harbor was transformed into the pristine waterway it is today, and see the oldest, continuously manned lighthouse in the country, Boston’s working port, and the extravagant waterside properties. A must-do for newcomers to the city.

Please note: Reservations are not required but are recommended for weekends, which may sell out in peak season. Check your digital guide for more information.

  • CityView Trolley Tours - See the best of Boston and enjoy the convenience of a Hop-On Hop-Off fully narrated trolley tour.

The CityView Trolley Tour is a great way to get around the city and hit all the top attractions, popular shopping destinations, museums, and more. As you ride, you’ll learn about Boston’s unique history while you get acquainted with the area with open-air views.

  • Fenway Park - Don’t miss this classic Boston experience at “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark”. Fenway Park is more than an iconic baseball stadium; many Bostonians consider it the heart and soul of the city and you can see why on this one hour Fenway Park Tour.

Explore the park where Babe Ruth pitched, Ted Williams hit, and Carl Yastrzemski led his amazing career. Visit Pesky’s Pole and sit atop the world famous Green Monster overlooking left field.

Please note: Reservations are required for this activity (check the included digital guide for instructions).

  • Museum of Fine Arts - Boston is a city of culture, higher-learning, innovation, music, and of course art. The city’s Museum of Fine Arts tastefully captures the creative spirit of this New England capitol, housing an impressive collection of international masterpieces and mainstays in the mediums of painting, sculpture, artisanal items, textiles, and musical instruments. The Boston MFA is also the proud home of the “Art of the Americas” wing, which features a whopping fifty-three galleries of art and artifacts from the Pre-Columbian era through the third quarter of the twentieth century. Visitors will see such well-known American pieces as The Sons of Liberty Bowl and The Passage of the Delaware.
  • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—a work of art in totality—is at once an intimate collection of fine and decorative art and a vibrant, innovative venue for contemporary artists, musicians, and scholars. Housed in a 1902 building, modeled after a 15th century Venetian palazzo, and a 2012 wing designed by Renzo Piano, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum provides an unusual backdrop for the viewing of art. The historic galleries surrounding the verdant Courtyard contain more than 2,500 extraordinary works of art, featuring pieces by Titian, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Manet, Degas, Whistler, and Sargent.
  • Salem Witch Museum - Do you believe in witches? Don’t answer until you’ve visited the Salem Witch Museum, located north of Boston. This remarkable museum brings you back to Salem Village as it existed in 1692. Visitors are given a dramatic history lesson using stage sets with life-size figures, lighting and narration. Learn about the word “witch” in the “Witches: Evolving Perception” exhibit, a provocative tour that examines the pagan midwife, the associations that led to the stereotypical “witch” perception, modern witchcraft and the phenomenon of the witch hunt. The presentation is also available in Japanese, French German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Please note: Reservations are required for this activity (check the included digital guide for instructions).

  • Peabody Essex Museum - This museum harkens back to 1799, when sea captains would bring home a “cabinet of natural and artificial curiosities” from strange and exotic lands. Today, it houses one million works, including an 18th-century Chinese merchant’s house transported from China and reassembled here.

  • USS Constitution Museum - Standing proud on the docks beside the USS Constitution, this fantastic museum tells the story of the famous ship that dates from 1797. ‘Old Ironsides’ as she is lovingly known is the celebrated wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate that served most notably in the War of 1812 against the British. Please note: The Museum is separate to the USS Constitution vessel, which is free to visit. There is no need to present your pass to access the ship.

  • Franklin Park Zoo - Franklin Park Zoo (part of Zoo New England) is a 72-acre site nestled within Boston’s historic Franklin Park. Here, guests can visit the most innovative and intimate indoor gorilla exhibit in the world! Visitors to the Tropical Forest can stand face-to-face with the Zoo’s seven western lowland gorillas at one of five glass viewing stations at a state-of-the-art indoor exhibit. This is a truly unforgettable experience!

  • Harvard Museum of Natural History - Explore 12,000 natural specimens from around the world, including dinosaurs, whale skeletons of epic proportions, and the tiniest insects imaginable! Behold one of the first Triceratops ever discovered and see the world’s only mounted Kronosaurus, a 42 ft-long prehistoric marine reptile. Touch meteorites from outer space and be dazzled by thousands of minerals and gems, including a whopping 1,642-lb amethyst geode. The Harvard Natural History Museum is a veritable treasure trove of learning and exploration, and located at the campus of one of the most prestigious universities in the world, this is the place to come for a little enlightenment on your trip!

Please note: Currently unavailable due to Covid-19 restrictions.

  • Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology - See towering Native American totem poles, large Maya sculptures, and precious artifacts of the ancient world. Arts of War features over 150 weapons that are also works of art, and Wiyohpiyata: Lakota Images of the Contested West offers a rare view of 19th-century Plains Indian warrior art.

Please note: Currently unavailable due to Covid-19 restrictions.

  • Urban AdvenTours - Boston Bike Rental - With all of its history and charm, Boston is a city that deserves exploring. And what better way to take your family on this adventure than by bike? Urban AdvenTours offers the perfect Eco-friendly solution for you and your family: a well-maintained, comfortable, and safe standard bicycle, fitted to your specifications, that’s yours for the day until 6:00 pm.
  • TD Garden - TD Garden Guided Tour - Join a tour of the fantastic TD Garden arena in Boston’s North Station, home of the Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins, as well as host of many incredible concerts and ice shows.
  • The Sports Museum - The Sports Museum Guided Tour - Boston is known for its major sports leagues and being one of the biggest sports cities in the whole of the USA - don’t miss the chance to learn all about its important sporting heritage on this tour.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - MIT Tour - You’ll explore one of the most interesting university campuses in the world and learn all about this hub of research and innovation. As well as being the setting of Good Will Hunting and the place where Buzz Aldrin got his doctorate in astronautics, MIT has had a profound impact on lives across the globe.
What's Included
  • Digital Boston Explorer Pass valid for chosen attractions
  • Digital guide with attraction details and usage instructions
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Enjoy discounts up to 50%* off regular admission prices with the Boston Explorer Pass. This multi-attraction pass, valid for 60 days after your first use, provides admission to your choice of two, three, four or five attractions at one price. Choose from dozens of top attractions and activities in Boston, including the View Boston Observation Deck, Museum of Science and more. This is an easy and affordable way to experience the best of Beantown. Save time with direct entry to attractions with your saved pass on your mobile device – no voucher redemption required!

*Savings based on sample itineraries on the Go City website.

  • Pass is now valid for 60 days from the time of first use.
  • Your Boston Explorer Pass will be immediately available as your ‘ticket’ after purchase. Print or save it on your mobile device and use for direct entry into the attractions.
  • Go City child passes are only available for ages 3 to 12 years old. For any accompanying children under 3 yrs old please check with each individual attraction or tour whether infants are accepted and/or need to pay an entrance fee.
  • The most popular activities require advanced reservations, check the instructions on the included digital guide, or Go City app, and make sure to place reservations well in advance to avoid disappointment.
  • Attractions and tours are subject to change. The Go City app has the most up-to-date line-up, opening times and instructions on how to access each attraction.
Location
Boston
Pass is available after purchase as your 'ticket.'
Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Customer Ratings
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Soey_o
Jul 8, 2024
nice - 4 attractions in total, which you can select while you are at the spots. save time and save money. worth it.
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Grandtour46026998072
May 23, 2024
4 seasons - Amazing! Staff, rooms, food! The fitness area, views of the park, every aspect was perfection! The hotel was spotless as well!
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Sightsee23821627539
May 18, 2024
A++ - Had a great time. Made everything easy to decide and choose from. I highly recommend the explore pkg for anyone on a short trip and want to get a good bang for your buck.
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Z5181zctonyd
Jun 17, 2024
No Aquarium! - The main attraction we wanted to go to is no longer included, although it is still advertised -The Aquarium!! Also, had 3 passes left for the Fenway Park tour -only 1 of them worked and had to pay the admission. Don't know if this is a fault with Go city or Fenway.
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Madelineg227
Jul 3, 2024
Activity that could not take place. No money back. I advise against - We booked a pass of 3 activities in Boston mainly for a cruise in the harbor, we showed up in the off-season with good weather conditions. Pass validation at Boston Cruise did not work. There were few people but clearly dissatisfied people at the counter. We were told that the evening cruise was not taking place to offer us the 4pm cruise before retracting under the pretext that the “Go City quota” was full and that we had to be reimbursed by Gocity who would be informed of the situation. I asked for written proof that I could not obtain. I wrote the same evening to Gocity who first apologized and pretended to check. After a month of exchanging a few emails and relaunching our GoCity says we did the activity, which is a lie. Result: 5 passes paid way too much for two small activities in Boston (a museum, the View Boston Tower), half a day wasted on vacation (the port being eccentric) as well as time spent by email. I don't recommend this company. Service provider-client relationship not at all up to standard. In the end it is the customer who toasts!
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Muthukrishnang2018
Jul 3, 2024
Don’t book via Viator - Hi TripAdvisor team, Don’t allow Viator for booing this attraction as QR code is not working at all in the attraction and Viator is not ready to refund ticket cost as well, Terrible Viator!!!
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Roving5319
Jul 1, 2024
not worth it - This pass is not worth it. The included tours are not the best ones. The hop on and off tour is not convenient. I booked a true crime tour through the pass and that was good. However, the ghost tour that I booked cancelled at the last minute and was not able to reschedule before we left. Will never purchase this again in any city!
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V4070xxtaylorj
Jun 21, 2024
Terrible customer service, just awful - Avoid this company. I wish someone had told me how terrible this company's customer service is. They are not based in the U.S. and there is no phone number for them. If you send an email, it can take a week or more to hear from them and it seems all of the agents have a different understanding of their policies. My daughter and I had COVID and we could not use our five day passes. I bought the most expensive passes and we never had the chance to use them. I emailed repeatedly and asked if they could be reinstated and one rep said yes so I replied. Then crickets. No response. One rep said yes, no problem then when I did get a response, the next rep said sorry no. Then crickets and then the next rep said they cannot override the system and reinstate the tickets. I replied and still haven't heard back. It's been weeks. If you value your time, do not buy this package. You might as well yell into a void. Just buy the tickets you want and save your sanity.
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Lorraineg684
Jun 4, 2024
Yikes - check carefully before you go - The bus tour was terrible. The driver had COPD? and we couldn’t understand him at times as he could not project his voice. The service ended too soon and we saw other companies still going strong throughout the city and at a later time. Not worth the money.
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S2575kbgaill
Apr 28, 2024
Waste of money - I purchased the 3 attraction Explorer Pass with 3 chosen destinations one of which was the New England Aquarium. We got to the Aquarium 1/2 hour before they opened and stood in an already forming line. When we got to the ticket counter we were told that the Aquarium is no longer affiliated with Go City and wouldn't accept our pass. I was never notified that this change happened and when I purchased my passes it was listed as one to choose from. All the advertisements for Go City around Boston still have the Aquarium listed as an option. Very poor customer communication/service and I will not use Go City again.
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