Beach near Boston, United States

Boston Travel Guide

Massachusetts, United States

Boston is the capital of Massachusetts and a city of 654,776 people in the northeastern United States. It uses Eastern Time and sits beside Boston Harbour, with Cambridge across the Charles River.

Most visitors arrive via Logan International Airport (BOS), while Boston Harbor SPB (BNH) also serves the city. Nearby waterside beaches include Carson Beach in South Boston, 3.7 kilometres away, L Street Beach and Malibu Beach, both 3.8 kilometres away, and Magazine Beach on the Charles River, 4.3 kilometres away.

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Local time

654,776

Population

3,271 miles away

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Weather in Boston

Wed

30°

Thu

28°

Fri

27°

Know before you go

Pays in USD

Plug type Type A & Type B (UK adapter needed)

Emergency 911

Dial code +1

Tipping: Tipping is customary in the United States for various service industries. It's a significant part of service workers' income.

Best time to visit Boston

Jan

3°12

Feb

4°7

Mar

9°11

Apr

14°9

May

20°12

Jun

25°12

Jul

29°14

Aug

26°11

Sep

23°10

Oct

18°7

Nov

10°7

Dec

5°10

Average daily maximums with rainy days per month, from the last three years of weather history.

Beaches near Boston

  • Carson Beach, South Boston

    3.7 km away

  • L Street Beach

    3.8 km away

  • Malibu Beach

    3.8 km away

  • Magazine Beach

    4.3 km away

  • Orient Heights Beach

    4.9 km away

  • Constitution Beach

    5 km away

  • Savin Hill Beach

    5.7 km away

  • Nickerson Beach

    7.4 km away

Things to do in Boston

  1. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

    art museum

    3.9 km

  2. Modern Theatre - Suffolk University

    music venue

    0.5 km

  3. Harvard Art Museums

    art museum

    4.8 km

  4. Bunker Hill Monument

    monument

    2 km

  5. Trinity Church

    anglican or episcopal place of worship

    1.6 km

  6. Boston Public Garden

    park

    0.9 km

  7. Old South Meeting House

    museum

    0.2 km

  8. Boston Children's Museum

    childrens museum

    1.1 km

Getting there

Logan International Airport · 3.4 km

Boston Harbor SPB · 3 km

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