Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum Admission

Overview

Step back in time and see how the Boston Tea Party changed American history! This Boston museum details the series of events leading to December 16, 1773, and then goes on to demonstrate how that fateful day kick-started the American Revolution. View the Robinson Tea Chest, the only known surviving tea chest from the Boston Tea Party and experience it’s amazing story. At the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, spend your day exploring the famed tall ships, throw the fated tea into Boston Harbor, explore museum exhibits, watch a captivating movie recounting the events of that time and enjoy a fully guided tour!

City: Boston

Tue 19 Nov

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Tue 19 Nov

Starting at $28.72

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What's Included

Live Narrated Guided Tour

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
ALL guests must check in on-site 15 minutes prior to your tour time. Anyone not checked in within 15 minutes of their tour time may be considered a no-show and their seats may be re-allocated.
MUSEUM CLOSED ON THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas

What To Expect

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

Join the Sons and Daughters of Liberty and relive the night of December 16, 1773. The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum is an interactive, guided experience where you will be a part of the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution. Board 18th-century replica sailing ships brig Beaver and Eleanor, and join the countrymen in tossing the tea into the sea! View the only known surviving tea chest from that fateful night, the Robinson Tea Chest. Transport back in time while viewing the multi-sensory film "Let it Begin Here", where you will be a part of Paul Revere's midnight ride and be placed into the battle where the "Shot heard 'round the world" was fired. Complete your experience with a stop in Abigail's Tea Room at the end of your tour to enjoy some tea time. MUSEUM CLOSED ON THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (885)

NIAMH K

Jul 2019

This tour is an excellent interactive and informative tour which includes tourists. Tour guides are very knowledgeable and passionate about the topic. As a teacher I will be taking tips from these tour guides for role play on the Boston Tea Party back to the classroom

ndborn

Jul 2019

I had no idea what to expect but boy was this very well done!! The workers were in period costumes and spoke as if they were alive during that time. They got everyone involved. It was very informative about that part of our american history. Even my 17 year old daughter enjoyed herself!

NewPlaceFan

Jul 2019

We really enjoyed this experience which was hard to imagine until you've done it. To say that it's a museum implies that you wander through it at your own speed, but that isn't the way it works. Instead, you enter in groups of a specific size and are each given a name of a person who participated in the original Boston Tea Party. The tour leaders are dressed in period costumes and "recruit you" to be part of the event - all the while explaining the cause and the context. The group then moves from place to place, including one of the ships, the dock, a movie presentation, etc. The overall experience lasts about 1 hour and 15 minutes. There's no way to do it faster or slower. If you need to sit down frequently, there are seats in each of the stations along the way. It was really great watching the kids in the group learning about the Revolution. A great attraction for families. Note that there may be a wait when you arrive. Ask your hotel concierge about discounts and so on.