When looking to visit Boston’s best travel attractions at a deep discount, we feel that the Go Boston Card and Explorer Pass are at the “Hub”  of seeing more than 70 top local attractions, activities, tours and museums.

Here is what’s currently available for these money-saving admission cards:

Boston is a city filled with things to do, and the Go Card and Explorer Passport covers a lot of “travel and vacation” ground in this amazing city. If we were travelers from another region, this would be of our first line of choice for gaining admission to many of these wonderful travel attractions. It’s also a great way to avoid buying separate tickets to each Boston travel attraction — and “skipping the line,” especially at places like the Museum of Science and New England Aquarium.

Here is the difference between the Go Card and Explorer Passport: the Go Boston Card offers admission up to 70-plus attractions, saving you up to 55 percent with one, two, three, five and seven day passes available. The Customer Explorer Pass allows you to choose how many sights you see. You can save on two or more attractions. It’s ideal for trip planners and good for up to 30 days.

What are some of those categories of attractions? Quite a bit!  You’ll find access to zoos and aquariums, rides and adventures, day trips and excursions, museums, tours and cruises, family-friendly spots and historical and educational destinations. Farther down in the article, you’ll find a list of the specific Boston and New England travel destinations available through the Go Card and Explorer Passport.

We are Boston area natives and still plan on purchasing the Go Boston Card. As “thrifty New England travelers,” we found that last summer — in the thick of a bad economy —  we couldn’t visit many local attractions. Quite honestly, it gets so expensive. The low admission prices of yesteryear are, in many cases, are no longer in existence.  So, the Go Boston Card and Explorer Pass are really one of the only ways we’ve found that can significantly lower admission prices. You know how important that is if you have, say, a family of three, four, five, six or more. Prices really add up, don’t they?

The Boston go Card and Explorer Pass travel attractions extend way beyond Boston. That’s great news, as many other areas of New England are a short drive from Boston. So, you’ll also find popular and hidden gem travel attractions in places like Cape Cod, Salem, Mass., Newport, R.I., and Lexington-Concord, Mass.

Here are the Boston/New England travel attractions currently available:

Bay State Cruise Company-Provincetown Ferry

Boston Children’s Museum

Boston Duck Tour Boston Harbor 1-Hour Segway Adventure

Boston Movie Mile Walking Tour by On Location Tours

Boston TV & Movie Sites Tour by On Location Tours

Boston’s Tall Ships

Cape Cod Baseball Hall of Fame

Cape Cod Canal Cruise

Cape Cod Central Railroad

Cape Cod Gray Line Tour

Cape Cod Maritime Museum

Cape Cod Museum of Art

Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

Cape Cod Rail Trail Bike and Kayak Rental

Cape Cod: Heritage Museums & Gardens

Cape Cod: Hyannisport Harbor Cruise

Cape Cod: John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum

Cape Cod: Sandwich Glass Museum

Charles Riverboat Cruise

Concord Museum

Concord: Louisa May Alcott Orchard House

Concord: The Old Manse

Daily Luncheon or Weekend Brunch Cruise

Discover Plymouth’s History – A Walking Tour

EZ Pedaler Electric Bike Rentals

Fenway Park Tour

Foxwoods Casino Tour

Franklin Park Zoo

Freedom Trail® Walk Into History Tour

Gibson House

Gray Line Tour – New England Seacoast

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Hi-Speed Catamaran Whale Watch

Hop-On/Off Beantown Trolley

Institute of Contemporary Art

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Jenney Grist Mill

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Lexington: Buckman Tavern

Lexington: Hancock Clarke House

Lexington: Liberty Ride

Lexington: Munroe Tavern

Marthas Vineyard Ferry

Mary Baker Eddy Library / Mapparium

MIT Museum

Museum of Fine Arts

Museum of Science (Skip the Line!)

Nantucket Ferry

Nantucket Historical Association Whaling Museum

New England Aquarium (Skip the Line!)

Newport Mansions of the Preservation Society

Newport Vineyards

Newport: International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum

Newport: Islander Touring Train

Old North Church

Old South Meeting House

Old State House Museum presents RevolutionaryBoston

Old Sturbridge Village

Otis House Museum

Paul Revere House

Peabody Essex Museum

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

Plimoth Plantation & Mayflower II

Salem Witch Museum

Salem: The House of the Seven Gables

Samuel Adams Brewery Tour

Six Flags New England & Hurricane Harbor

The Nichols House Museum

The Swan Boats of Boston

The USS Constitution Museum

USS Constitution Cruise by Boston Harbor Cruises

Wrentham Village Premium Outlets Tour