2007 HOLIDAY TOURS
Admission:
$15.00 (members $6.00)
No reservations required. Tours proceed rain or shine!
Independence
Day
Wednesday, July 4, 2007: 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
FOOTLOOSE ON THE FREEDOM TRAIL
Rarely presented in its entirety, this is the trail that led to Boston's
freedom and a nation's liberation. Highlights include Faneuil Hall, "The
Cradle of Liberty"; the Old North Church where the famous signal lanterns
were hung; the Old State House, where the Declaration of Independence
was first read in Boston; and the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides"),
the world's oldest commissioned warship.
Tour Meets: At the foot of the State House steps, on Beacon Street across from
the Boston Common, Boston.
Nearest T stop: Park Street (Red & Green lines).
Labor Day
Monday, September 3, 2007: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
BOSTON'S BACK BAY: MAKING LAND & MAKING HISTORY
Tour Meets: At the Boston Common, corner of Beacon & Charles Streets, Boston.
Halloween
Wednesday, October 31, 2007: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
BEACON HILL WITH A BOO!
This ninety–minute guided tour will highlight The Hill's rich heritage
of mystery and suspense. Sites include: the home of the murdered George
Parkman, the Common where Quakers were hanged and famous men buried, and
many more scenes of the macabre.
Tour Meets: At the foot of the State House steps, on Beacon Street across from
the Boston Common, Boston.
Nearest T stop: Park Street (Red & Green lines).
2007
BOSTON HARBORFEST
BELLS, BRIDGES & LOCKS
Saturday 6/30/07: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Tuesday 7/3/07: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Discover the things that move in, around, and over the Charles River Basin. In this secluded area, just minutes away from Causeway Street, walkers will experience art, technology, nature, and history.
Tour Meets: At the entrance to the North Station MBTA stop across from the front of the TD Banknorth Garden on Causeway Street.
Admission: $8.00 per person (members $4.00)
BOSTON UNDERFOOT
Thursday 6/28/07: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Sunday 7/1/07: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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 the nation’s first subway; and learn about such taken–for–granted utilities as water, sewage, gas, steam, and electricity.
Tour Meets: In front of Faneuil Hall Marketplace at the statue of Samuel Adams on Congress Street.
Admission: $14.00 per person (members $6.00)
CAPTAIN KIDD'S TREASURE HUNT
Friday 6/29/07 through Wednesday 7/4/07: 12:00 noon – 12:30 pm
A short self–guided tour for buccaneers of all ages. Each participant receives a treasure map and clues leading to a trove of architectural and historical gems.
Tour Meets: Purchase your kit at the Statue of Samuel Adams, on Congress Street.
Admission $10.00 per group of up to ten people
Admission: Each kit costs $10.00 per group of up to 10 people
CHARLESTOWN: WHERE BOSTON BEGAN
Saturday 6/30/07: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Tuesday 7/3/07: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Tour the urban village that focuses on the early Puritan settlement, the Battle of Bunker Hill, the monument, and the contribution of many distinguished Charlestown citizens.
Tour Meets: At the entrance to the North Station MBTA stop across from the front of the TD Banknorth Garden on Causeway Street.
Admission: $12.00 per person (members $6.00)
JOHNNY TREMAIN
Friday 6/29/07: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Sunday 7/1/07: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Monday 6/2/07: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Follow the adventures of a silversmith’s apprentice caught in the whirlwind of pre-revolutionary Boston. Visit the Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, the Paul Revere House, and the Old North Church that tell the larger tale of America’s fight for freedom.
Tour Meets: At Copp’s Hill Burying Ground at the Hull Street Entrance.
Admission: $10.00 per person (members $5.00)
SON OF BOSTON: A SALUTE TO BEN FRANKLIN
Friday 6/29/07: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Sunday 7/1/07: 4:00 am – 5:30 pm
In his day, Benjamin Franklin was America’s greatest scientist, inventor, diplomat, humorist, statesman and entrepreneur. Ben Franklin was born in Boston, came of age in Philadelphia and was the darling of Paris. From his inventions, scientific achievements, and establishment of civic, philanthropic and educational institutions to his role in the founding of America, his legacy is immeasurable. Trace the milestones of the best-known of the Founding Fathers against the backdrop of the sites where he was born, educated and worked before leaving Boston at the age of 17.
Tour Meets: Aat the corner of School and Washington Streets outside Borders Books.
Admission: $12.00 per person (members $6.00)
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