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Regular
Tours
Boston
By Foot regular tours are offered daily from May through October.
Reservations are not required. Tours proceed rain or shine.
Tickets may be purchased from Boston By Foot guides at the
start of the tour. To join a tour, meet your tour guide at the locations below.
All tours are 90 minutes. $12 for adults, $8
for children (ages 6-12) unless otherwise noted.
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Beacon Hill
Monday through Friday at 5:30 PM
Saturday at 10:00 AM
Sunday at 2:00 PM |
From the
golden dome of the State House to the elegant homes of Louisburg Square,
the Beacon Hill Tour offers examples of the work of architect Charles
Bulfinch and his followers. By daylight or by twilight, "The Hill"
casts a spell of enchantment. |
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Meet your guide in front of the State House steps on Beacon Street across from The Boston Common. |
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Boston Underfoot
Sunday at 2:00 PM
Admission: $14.00 per person (includes T-fare) |
Follow
Boston's great engineering feats from the filling of the Back Bay to the
Big Dig, now America's largest public works project. Ride on the nation's
first subway; and learn about such taken-for-granted utilities as water,
sewage, gas, steam, and electricity. T-fare included in admission. |
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Meet your guide in front of the State House steps on Beacon Street across from The Boston Common. |
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Boston By Little Feet
Monday and Saturday at 10:00 AM
Sunday at 2:00 PM,
Admission: $8.00 per person |
This child's-eye
view of the Freedom Trail's architecture and history is especially
designed for young walkers of 6 to 12 years. A free Explorer's Map
is included. |
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Meet
your guide on Congress Street in front of Faneuil Hall at the Samuel
Adams statue. |
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The Heart of the Freedom Trail
Daily at 10:00 AM |
An ideal introduction to the city, this historic walk features seven designated Freedom Trail sites. It includes
the Old State House, where the Declaration of Independence was first read in Boston; the site of the Boston Massacre;
and Faneuil Hall, "The Cradle of Liberty". |
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Meet
your guide on Congress Street in front of Faneuil Hall at the Samuel
Adams statue. |
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Literary Landmarks
Saturdays at 2:00 PM |
Our
literary stroll highlights the homes and haunts of such great Victorians
as Hawthorne, Thoreau, Alcott, and Longfellow. Individually, they
were writers and poets without peer. Collectively, they made Boston
the epicenter of American Letters. |
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your guide at the corner of School and Washington Streets outside
Borders Books. |
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The North End
Fridays and Saturdays at 2:00 PM |
Boston's
oldest neighborhood is a delightful labyrinth of narrow streets and
exotic marketplaces. A gateway for immigrants from around the world,
it is also home to the Old North Church and the Paul Revere House. |
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Meet
your guide on Congress Street in front of Faneuil Hall at the Samuel
Adams statue. |
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Victorian Back Bay
Mondays at 5:30 PM
Fridays and Sundays
at 10:00 AM |
Boston's
Back Bay embraces one of America's richest collections of art and
architecture. Its treasures include grand rows of Back Bay townhouses,
Trinity Church, the Boston Public Library, and New Old South Church. |
| Meet your guide on the steps of Trinity Church facing Copley Square. |
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In addition to these award-winning tours, we offer special Tours of the Month.
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