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Walking Tour: Downtown Freedom Trail plus Beacon Hill to Copley Square/Back Bay

Walking Tour: Downtown Freedom Trail plus Beacon Hill to Copley Square/Back Bay

Overview

Enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of Boston on this 2-hr Guided Walking Tour of the Downtown Freedom Trail between Faneuil Hall and Boston Common and then travel to Copley Square in Back Bay via Beacon Hill. The Downtown Boston portion of the popular Freedom Trail features many of the locations of historical significance to the United States including the Old State House, Old Granary Burial Ground, and the site of the Boston Massacre. We will then see where the Boston aristocracy lives on Beacon Hill on our way to the Boston Public Garden and see the Victorian brownstones in historic Back Bay. See the famous Cheers restaurant, Newbury Street and Commonwealth Avenue on our way to the Boston Marathon Finish Line. Other top highlights include: Old & New State Houses, Boston Massacre Site, Old & New City Halls, Old South Meeting House, King's Chapel, Park Street Church, Beacon Hill, Boston Public Garden, Swan Boats, Boston Public Library, Trinity Church.

City: Boston

Mon 23 Sep

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Starting at $45.00

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Mon 23 Sep

Starting at $45.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

See Victorian Brownstones throughout the Back Bay neighborhood

Stroll through the Boston Public Garden and view the Swan Boats

Professional/Local Guide

2-Hour Walking Tour of the Freedom Trail in Downtown Boston

See popular sites between Faneuil Hall and Copley Square including Old State House & Quincy Market

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (345)

Bryan B

Jul 2019

We loved it. Our guide was good and he made the trip of the downtown area fun. Our smallest (5 yr old) didn't love it so much. Glad we took the shorter tour.

Rick M

Jul 2019

Downtown Boston is filled with amazing history and the tour did a good job in covering the items of interest in downtown historic Boston. Our tour guide appeared to be more interested in impressing us with her detailed knowledge and extensive understanding of the history of the area, than she was in conveying "the story" of downtown. The result is a talk with extensive details that lost most of the individuals on the tour. For example, to talk about the Boston Tea Party our tour guide started about 100 years before the actual event to give our group an understanding of the politics and challenges going on in Europe before the actual event. Although interesting, the actual Tea Party event was almost an after thought to the tour guide spending a very small amount of time on the actual event and its meaning, as compared to what it meant to the parliament of England and how the French Parliament also reacted to it. It would have been most helpful if there were some benches to sit along the way to listen to the guide. Standing for 1 1/2 hours was a bit much.

Response from Host

Jul 2019

I suspect this review was based on a different tour since it referenced "standing for 1 1/2 hours". The tour we run is two hours and includes not just the Freedom Trail, but Back Bay and Beacon Hill as well.

Scrappy88

Jul 2019

Very Informative. Tour guide enjoyed his job and talked at an adult level but includes the kids and made history fun