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Charles River Boat Company
Charles River Boat Company is a sightseeing stop in Cambridge, MA, part of the Boston guide. Cost: $25 to $50. Cruises run May through October.
Lechmere Canal Park, CambridgeSide · Cambridge, MA
Why you should go…
Departing from Lechmere Canal Park behind CambridgeSide, the company runs a 70-minute narrated sightseeing cruise past Boston and Cambridge landmarks, plus weekend cocktail and sunset cruises and a longer architecture cruise through the Charles River locks and harbor. Cruises run May through October.
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