Ferry to Charlestown and the USS Constitution

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Ferry to Charlestown and the USS Constitution

Photo: Ethan Long · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🚂 Train · Boston

3 hours · $ · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 25 min drive
    From Newton · Parking: Board at Long Wharf (by the Blue Line Aquarium station); by car use the Harbor Garage or Parcel 7
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat · Wind-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall

The cheapest boat ride in Boston: the MBTA F4 ferry takes 10 minutes from Long Wharf to the Charlestown Navy Yard, fare $2.40 and free under 11, with the skyline and seagulls along the way; you step off beside the USS Constitution, the oldest warship in the world still afloat, free to board, and a 7-year-old can spend an hour on deck.

💡 Tips
Adults need photo ID to board the ship, kids do not; the stairs below deck are steep, so carry little ones. The USS Constitution Museum next door is pay-what-you-wish with a hands-on kids' area. For the trip back, walk the Freedom Trail over the bridge to the North End for dinner.

What this place offers

✓ferry
✓10 minutes
✓old warship
✓free boarding
✓Navy Yard
✓skyline views
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Boston

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌦️
Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 40–60°F · 69% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 39–59°F · 3% rain

Location

Boston, Massachusetts

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