When?
May 31 to June 20: Daily, weather permitting, 10 am to 4 pm
June 21 to September 6: Daily, weather permitting, from 10 am to 5 pm
Where?
How much?
Tickets: $4.50 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for children 2 to 15 years old, and free for children under 2 years old. Tickets can be purchased at the dock before boarding the boat.
Why should I go?
One of Boston’s most popular tourist attractions, the pedal-powered boats take riders on a leisurely 15-minute tour of the Boston Public Garden lagoon, offering a unique glimpse of its 24 acres of flower beds, specimen trees, and lawns.
The boats have been a Boston summer fixture since 1877. Lore has it that the boats’ founder, Irish immigrant and shipbuilder Robert Paget, was inspired by the Richard Wagner opera