Best Boston Small Group Tour: I Know the Secrets Others Don't!

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. You will hear how a one acre farm grew to become a world class research institution and those who made Harvard influential, wealthy, and prestigious.

   30 min

2. Neighborhood in Boston from where the rich and powerful ruled the city for two centuries. Optional stops for pictures and exploration.

   10 min

3. Created on the sight of a grain store house because there was no more space available at The Kings Chapel Burial Ground, where many patriots are buried.

   10 min

4. First Anglican Church and oldest burial ground in Boston.

   10 min

5. Originally the location of The Latin School, first free public school in America. Across the street from The oldest hotel in town, The Parker House and behind the historic King's Chapel and Burial Ground.

   10 min

6. An early Congregational church and meeting place for The Sons of Liberty, later desecrated by British Dragoons (Mounted Infantry).

   10 min

7. The oldest outdoor market in America and Boston's first town hall.

   10 min

8. The seat of government for Massachusetts as a colony and later a state. The scene of the Boston massacre and reading of The Declaration of Independence.

   10 min

9. Boston's oldest neighborhood. Mostly British during the 17th and 18th centuries(some French Protestant/Huguenots). Large influx of Irish and Jewish during the 19th century. Finally becoming Little Italy in the 20th century.

   10 min

10. The first battle of the new Continental Army. A pyrrhic victory for the British Occupiers and a lesson from the Patriots on the new face of war.

    30 min

11. Where hundreds of American battleships were built and repaired. The home of the U.S.S Constitution famously known as Old Ironside, the oldest ship afloat and America's Ship of State.

    30 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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Know before you go

How it compares in Boston

• Its from-price is 56% below the median of the 49 day trips we list in Boston.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 8 of 49.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Boston

Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, is a compact harbour city of colonial history, red-brick streets, universities and seafood on the New England coast.

Boston was founded in 1630 and played a central part in the American Revolution, and its Freedom Trail, a red line on the pavement, links sixteen sites across the old centre, from Boston Common to Charlestown. Beacon Hill has gas lamps, cobbled streets and brick row houses, while the North End, the old Italian quarter, has the Old North Church and the Paul Revere House.

Top-ranked sights in Boston: Boston North End, Boston Old State House, Massachusetts State House.

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