Fall Foliage in Boston

City views, tours, cruises, and foliage reports

Fall foliage is a major Boston tourism attraction - and for good reason. Like most of New England, Boston blazes with gold, crimson, orange, and scarlet throughout autumn months.

Whether you view Boston fall foliage during city walks and drives, on foliage tours, or while on fall foliage cruises along the New England coastline, you'll find color everywhere you turn.

Boston's location in Southern New England means fall foliage comes a bit later than farther north - usually from late-September through mid-November.

Golden foliage by the Lagoon in Boston's Public Garden

Of course, plenty of fall color blazes beyond Boston. A memorable way to see it is on a New England foliage cruise up along the coastline into Eastern Canadian. These popular foliage cruises depart from Boston all fall - but best to book early, as visitors flock to Boston from around the world for this experience.

Some years, mellow foliage still lingers during early December. Check out these 7 favorite spots for viewing Boston foliage - no car required!

Another appealing option for seeing wonderful foliage, especially if you want to get outside of Boston, is Gray Line's Foliage tour. These full day excursions let you view gorgeous New England villages and spectacular foliage and scenery from mid-September - late October. Best of all, when you buy a Go Boston Card, the Foliage Tour (normally $55 adult, $30 child), is free. Since a 1-day card only costs $50, this is a very sweet deal!

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Fall Foliage Reports - Different Scenes Each Year!

My Boston Fall Foliage Reports show you what I see each week - and what you can see - around the city as autumn progresses. As you'll notice, each year brings colors at slightly different times!

Boston Foliage Report - 2011
- September 18 2011 photos - Downtown Boston and Rose Kennedy Greenway
Boston Foliage Report - 2010
Boston Foliage Report - 2009
Boston Foliage Report - 2008

Boston fall foliage colors / Fall Foliage Report - www.boston-discovery-guide.com

Late autumn color in Boston's South End

More about Boston Fall Events:

Boston Event Calendars - Find other things to do in Boston for each month
Halloween Boston - Celebrate autumn's scariest holiday
Halloween in Salem - All about the witch museums
Boston Thanksgiving - Best Boston restaurants for turkey and all the fixin's - as well as non-turkey holiday meals
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