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Visitor Information

Contact the city and state tourism offices below for general information, details about seasonal events, discount passes, trip planning, and attraction information. The National Park Service has a Boston office where you can watch an eight-minute slide show on Boston's historic sites and get maps and directions. The Welcome Center and Boston Common Visitor Information Center offer general information.

Tourist Information

Boston Common Visitor Information Center (Tremont St. where the Freedom Trail begins, Boston. 617/426-3115). Boston National Historical Park Visitor Center (15 State St., Boston. 617/242-5642. www.nps.gov/bost). Cambridge Tourism Office (4 Brattle St., Cambridge. 617/441-2884 or 800/862-5678. www.cambridge-usa.org). Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau (2 Copley Pl., Suite 105, Boston, 02116. 617/536-4100 or 888/733-2678. 617/424-7664. www.bostonusa.com). Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (State Transportation Bldg., 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4510, Boston, 02116. 617/973-8500 or 800/227-6277. 617/973-8525. www.massvacation.com).