John Hancock Tower

The John Hancock Tower in Boston is known for being the tallest building of the city and is attractively built. There are two John Hancock towers in Boston and are known as Old John Hancock Tower and New John Hancock Tower, both are located near to each other and were built during the 1940s and 1970s respectively. Among the attractions of Boston, these two are of much importance. If you are looking for additional useful information on this building in Boston, going through our travel related articles is highly recommended.
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Luxury Hotels near John Hancock Tower

Are you looking for Boston Hotels offering the best Boston hotel packages? There are many luxury hotels with great packages near John Hancock tower. You can get more information about these luxury hotels online by using the Google map to find the hotels or using various links such as Expedia.com. Enter the date of your travel and view the best hotel packages on Hotels near John Hancock tower.

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Stay in these luxury hotels and enjoy cozy guest rooms with contemporary furnishings and delicious meals. Most of the hotels near John Hancock Tower such as the Hotel 140 have spacious rooms, friendly staff and offer competitive packages. Review the luxury hotels to choose the best for your upcoming individual or group travel.

Important Tips

While staying in hotels near John Hancock tower don't miss visiting the tower and have spectacular sea and sky view or watch navy pier fireworks. Inquire to know if the hotel you are making reservation is offering special packages to the tower. Most hotels near the tower provide discounted ticket packages for people who would want to visit the tower; use that opportunity maximally.

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John Hancock Tower Boston

The John Hancock Tower happens to be the tallest structure in the city of Boston standing at a lofty sixty feet high. The tower is actually a building-a sky scraper. The building is actually been reported to have swayed in intensely windy weather and the top floor occupants had suffered from nausea because of this. However the architectural design has been bettered with a certain installation that was made on the fifty eight floor and the swaying has thus been dealt with.

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Where is it located?

The building is located on 200 Clarendon Street. If you are a tourist to the city of Boston and you are staying in Boston MA hotels you can always try reserving a day to see the tower which is a sixty feet glass magnificence.

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What makes the Tower a tourist attraction?

The Tower also has an observation deck that serves as the best location for an observatory for providing a panoramic view of the whole city. However you must know that the observatory is closed temporarily due to the 9/11 attack.

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Need any more facts about the Tower?

- The building has the fastest elevators in the country, taking 39 seconds to reach the observatory from the ground floor

- There aren't any birds to be seen on level of the observatory, they stop flying above 500ft.

- The observatory is the only one that has an open-viewing deck in the whole of Chicago.