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Boston Ghosts & Gravestones Night-Time Trolley Tour

Boston Ghosts & Gravestones Night-Time Trolley Tour

Overview

Join other adventure seekers and become an apprentice grave digger on an entertaining tour through the darker side of Boston. A scary, fun and informative frightseeing experience that is truly one of a kind.

City: Boston

Sun 22 Sep

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Starting at $46.20

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Sun 22 Sep

Starting at $46.20

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Narration by professional tour conductor

Local taxes

Ghost themed trolley tour

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Instant Confirmation
When booking, and for contact purposes only, please enter a local Boston hotel phone number or a cell phone number you can be reached on
Children under 6 years of age are not allowed on this tour
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

What To Expect

Ghosts & Gravestones

Step aboard the trolley of the doomed and join your host, a 17th-century grave digger, cursed with a sentence of eternal damnation. This wretched creature is doomed to travel the streets of Boston and relay the stories of the unfortunate souls he encountered and the macabre events he had been witness to during his purgatory. Hear about Boston's most sinister characters - from the Angel of Death to the king of all killers - the Boston Strangler. Learn about all the haunts that call the "Hub" their home. But that's not all! Step inside two of the oldest burying grounds in Boston for a walking tour you will never forget. Learn the significance of much of the imagery found in these 17th century burial grounds and the famous and not so famous (but even more interesting) occupants therein. Visit Copp's Hill Burying Ground in the North End, nestled atop the tallest point in one of Boston's oldest historic districts. Here you will visit the final resting place of Cotton Mather, a man famous for his "intimate" involvement with the Salem Witch Trials. Then to the Granary Burying Ground where you will visit the final resting places of many of the famous heroes of the American Revolution including John Hancock, Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. Remember that half of the tour is walking, so comfortable shoes are recommended (so you don't become "dead" on your feet)!

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Granary Burying Ground

Walk through Granary Burying Ground

Copp's Hill Burying Ground

Visit Copp's Hill Burying Ground in the North End, nestled atop the tallest point in one of Boston's oldest historic districts. Here you will visit the final resting place of Cotton Mather, a man famous for his "intimate" involvement with the Salem Witch Trials. Then to the Granary Burying Ground where you will visit the final resting places of many of the famous heroes of the American Revolution including John Hancock, Paul Revere and Samuel Adams.

North End

Hear about Boston's most sinister characters - from the Angel of Death to the king of all killers - the Boston Strangler. Learn about all the haunts that call the "Hub" their home. But that's not all! Step inside two of the oldest burying grounds in Boston for a walking tour you will never forget. Learn the significance of much of the imagery found in these 17th century burial grounds and the famous and not so famous (but even more interesting) occupants therein.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (1000)

GilmoreGal

Oct 2022

Visited Boston for a girl's weekend with three friends the week before Halloween. Based on the reviews here, we booked the Ghosts & Gravestones Night-Time Trolley Tour. Unfortunately, we felt that it did not live up to the reviews and was actually a waste of money. Our guide (don't know his name, but he wore a long khaki-colored coat and had dark hair) was not a good public speaker, did not enunciate, and was very difficult to hear/understand over the trolley's speaker system. At one point, he became visibly angry with a woman who was talking to her seatmate, went out of character, and publicly called her out over the microphone. I appreciate that it is his job to maintain control over the passengers, but this was very unprofessional, and he could have accomplished the same thing by talking to her privately. We enjoyed the two cemeteries, and the witch who was the guide at the second cemetery was quite good. But overall, we didn't find the tour to be very informative or fun. And we must not have been alone in feeling that way, because at least 1/3 of the passengers did not re-board the trolley after the second cemetery visit. When our trolley passed some of the other trolleys, we could hear the other guides, and they sounded much more fun and interesting than ours. So the quality of the tour seems to be largely dependent on who your guide is. Also - on the afternoon of the tour, we wanted to find out how much walking would be involved so we could choose the appropriate footwear. I called the phone number for Historic Tours of America listed on the confirmation email, but no one answered and there was no way to leave a voicemail. Very disappointing.

Response from Host

Nov 2022

Hello, We were sorry to read you did not enjoy your time on the Ghosts and Gravestones tour. We offer a satisfaction guarantee located on the customer service page of our website, trolley tours dot com, under the subheading "our guarantee".

Marta_G

Oct 2022

The tour guide is as hilarious and full of energy. Made the tour a lot of fun Highly recommend it!!!

megan g

Oct 2022

Definitely recommend! The stories were so interesting and some I hadn’t heard or read about. Really enjoyed it overall.