Boston's History and Highlights: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
- 1.5–2 hours
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
- Private tour
Highlights
Are you looking for a way to unlock the story behind Boston's beginnings without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • Hear the genesis of a nation on this highlight-packed tour from Copp’s Hill Burying Ground to the George Washington Monument • Listen to producer Gregg Squeglia, a local history fanatic and officer in the US Army Reserve • Do it all in 90 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just [pop in your headphones and] tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.
Inclusions
What's included
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
What's not
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and drink
Itinerary
This is a local history fanatic's own, extended version of the Freedom trail.
This is a local history fanatic's own, extended version of the Freedom trail.
Visit Copp's Holl Burying ground, the Old North Church and Little Italy.
In Copp's Hill Burying ground, hear how the site got its name and about the historically significant people who are buried there.
Walk down Hull street and see the "skinny house".
As you walk past the Old North Church, hear about Paul Revere's heroic relationship with the establishment.
Stop by the Paul Revere Mall to hear interesting facts about the site and about the hero himself.
Stop past the Paul Revere statue too hear about the sculptor, Cyrus Edwin Dallin, and how Paul Revere alerted the minute men to English offence.
Hear about the oldest house in Boston as you stop by the Paul Revere house.
As you walk through the greenway, learn how the city turned a monstrous highway into a park.
Visit the memorial to the Armenian genocide to hear about this tragedy that has been overshadowed by the holocaust.
Stop by to take in the stalls and street performers.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- VoiceMap Audio Tours
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Boston
- Its from-price is 95% below the median of the 81 city tours we list in Boston.
- It is shorter than most of them.
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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