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2. Spectacle Island (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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   Spectacle Island is a 114-acre (46 ha) island in Boston Harbor, [1] 4 miles (6.4 km) offshore of downtown Boston, Massachusetts.It is part of the city of Boston. The island has a varied history, and today is a public park with a marina, visitor center, cafe, lifeguarded swimming beach, and five miles of walking trails, [1] forming part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.

3. Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park - Wikipedia

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   The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is managed by the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership, [27] a statutory body established as a federal operating committee by the park enabling legislation. The partnership consists of individual members who represent a range of federal, state, city, and nonprofit agencies, including:

4. Sheep Island (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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   Sheep Island. Sheep Island is a small uninhabited island of about 3.2 acres (1.3 ha) (or less) [1] in Hingham Bay, an outer arm of Boston Harbor.It is within the bounds of the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is owned by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, and is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.

5. Georges Island (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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   Georges Island is one of the islands in the Boston Harbor, situated just over 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 39 acres (160,000 m 2), plus an intertidal zone of a further 14 acres (57,000 m 2), and rises to a height of 50 feet (15 m) above sea level. Historic Fort Warren is on the island.

6. List of tourist attractions in Boston - Wikipedia

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   Boston By Foot – offers guided architectural and historical walking tours of various Boston neighborhoods, including Beacon Hill, Back Bay, the North End, and the Freedom Trail; Boston Duck Tours – guided-tour that uses World War II-era duck boats; Boston HarborWalk – tour designed to allow people to walk the entire shore of Boston Harbor [1]

7. Peddocks Island - Wikipedia

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   Peddocks Island is one of the largest islands in Boston Harbor. [1] Since 1996 it has formed part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area . Managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation , the island is home to the now-defunct Fort Andrews , active in harbor defense from 1904 to the end of World War II, on its eastern ...

8. The Graves (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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   The Graves is an aggregation of rock outcroppings in Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States. Situated some 11 miles (18 km) offshore of downtown Boston, it is the outermost island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. View of The Graves, bracketed by two of the Brewster Islands

9. Boston Harbor - Wikipedia

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   Boston Harbor is a large harbor which constitutes the western extremity of Massachusetts Bay. The harbor is sheltered from Massachusetts Bay and the open Atlantic Ocean by a combination of the Winthrop Peninsula and Deer Island to the north, the hooked Nantasket Peninsula and Point Allerton to the south, and the harbor islands in the middle ...