Boston Civic Center Tourist Scavenger Hunt

Overview

Are you planning a visit to Boston? Our downtown tourist scavenger hunt will take you from Old City Hall to the New England Aquarium by way of Boston Commons, Massachusetts State House, and Faneuil Hall!
You will have to solve challenges at every step to discover your next destination. At each step, you will learn a little history as well as interesting facts about what surrounds you.
Boston is the capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the largest city in this eastern state of the United States. Its own population is slightly less than 700,000, but its metropolitan area exceeded 4.5 million in 2017.

City: Boston

Sun 23 Feb

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What's Included

Historical and architechtural walking tour

Scavenger Hunt with 30+ challenges

Cinematic walking tour, discover 5 film locations around Boston's civic center.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Outdoor activity done in small groups, up to 6 persons. No need to touch anything or enter anywhere.

What To Expect

Old City Hall

Learn some history as well as solve your first 2 challenges.

Boston Irish Famine Memorial

Follow the Freedom Trail to this site for a little more history and another challenge

Old South Meeting House

Learn about the Boston Tea Party and the significance of this site. You'll also have another 2 challenges here.

Boston Opera House

Discover a little culture while you solve more challenges

Boston Common

Discover the history of this site, as well as the many TV shows and films that have shot here. There's a challenge with the monuments.

Massachusetts State House

Admire this grand building whose cornerstone was laid by Paul Revere. There's an observational challenge here.

Park Street Church

Discover a little about this church

Granary Burying Ground

Discover the many illustrious American patriots buried here, which include Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock.

Tremont Temple Baptist Church

Learn the ever-changing history of this church and find out which famous Texan once delivered an anti-slavery speech here. There's a complicated challenge here.

King's Chapel

Description of this architecturally different chapel with a political challenge.

Old State House

Can you properly identify the animals represented on this former state house? Learn about the Boston Massacre.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace

Learn about Peter Faneuil, and about Sam Adams.

Boston City Hall

Admire this brutalist-styled building, or not, it's up to you.

Quincy Market

Quincy Market replaced Faneuil Hall in 1826. Learn a little history as we as what you'll find here today. There is a complex challenge, don't be afraid to skip if you're not up to it.

Bell In Hand Tavern

Discover the oldest tavern in American as well as the origin of this one's name.

New England Holocaust Memorial

Pay your respects as you solve a challenge by discovering who wrote a particular poem.

Rose Kennedy Greenway

Admire Boston's longest and most varied park above the O'Neill Tunnel (underground highway).

Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park

Take a moment to relax and look out at the sea.

Boston Harbor Cruises

Learn about Boston's Harbourwalk Trail and another film location.

New England Aquarium

Another observational challenge awaits you here.