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Boston Harbor
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Jan
33°F 0°C
19°F -7°C
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Feb
37°F 2°C
23°F -5°C
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Mar
42°F 5°C
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Jun
73°F 22°C
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Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Distance in: mi km
Hotel EUR* Distance Rating
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel €183 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Seaport Hotel €149 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Boston Harbor Hotel €303 0.9 mi 1.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
InterContinental Boston €322 0.9 mi 1.5 km 4 of 5 stars
Boston Marriott Long Wharf €227 1.1 mi 1.8 km 4 of 5 stars
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Morton's - The Steakhouse 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Spirit of Boston 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Flour Bakery 0.6 mi 1.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Bank of America Pavilion 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Harpoon Brewery/Mass Bay Brewing Co. 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Peddock's Island 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Boston Harbor's Spectacle Island: from dump to oasis” Dallas Morning News / Associated Press
“In Boston Harbor, but a World Away” New York Times (free registration required)
“Quite the Spectacle in Boston” MSNBC.com / Associated Press
“Travel details: Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor” Dallas Morning News (free registration required)
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #44 of 330 attractions in Boston
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Attraction type: Island
Activities: Birdwatching
Address: Boston Harbor Boston, MA
Tel: 617-223-8666

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“Delightful afternoon at Boston Harbor Island”
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4 of 5 stars
Nikko4Me   120 contributions
Milford, Massachusetts
Sep 2, 2008
2
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Having been to Georges and Bumpkin Island, we decided to try another Boston Harbors’s 34 Islands – Spectacle. The ferry, departing next to the Marriott Long Wharf/Christopher Columbus Park, took about 15 minutes to get to there. Entering the Visitor’s Center, one comes upon a beautiful mural of sea glass and pottery that was harvested from the island as it... more

“Relaxing day trip”
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4 of 5 stars
LimeyG   6 contributions
Medford, Massachusetts
Dec 27, 2007
1
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A short ferry-ride from Boston, this tiny island is a good place to spend an afternoon. Five miles of gravel path curve around the shore and up the island's two gentle hills, so you can get a nice low-intensity workout. The plant life is relatively new but all native, and is already attracting a good variety of bugs, butterflies and... more

“Spectacle Island- A Hidden Jewel In Boston Harbor”
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5 of 5 stars
bostonirish   1 contribution
framingham,ma
Jul 15, 2007
5
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My family and I took advantage of the beautiful weather to take a day trip from Framingham to Boston,and took the ferry out to the Boston Harbor Islands Spectacle Island.It is so hard to imagine that this was a dumping ground!We spent a great day sunning, walking the shoreline,and enjoying the view from the veranda of the visitors center,and bemoaning... more

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Boston Harbor, Boston, MA
Tel: 617-223-8666