Guided tour

Boston: 2-Hour Back Bay and Freedom Trail Walking Tour

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Activity provider:Boston CityWalks
Guided tour

Boston: 2-Hour Back Bay and Freedom Trail Walking Tour

Activity provider:Boston CityWalks

From US$ 45 per person

Follow Freedom Trail, starting in the elegant Back Bay to Boston's dynamic downtown, on a guided tour. See the city's major landmarks and learn about the United States' revolutionary history.

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Duration 2 hours
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Live tour guide
English

Experience

Highlights
  • Explore the affluent and historic neighborhood of Back Bay
  • Follow Freedom Trail from Boston Common to Faneuil Hall
  • Learn about Boston's history from a professional guide
Full description
Your tour begins in the affluent neighborhood of Back Bay. Walkthrough Back Bay and see many of Boston's most famous architectural sites. Learn about the neighborhood and its development since the 19th-century. Continue your tour towards the stately Beacon Hill, once home to Boston's Aristocracy. during the 18th and 19th-centuries. Afterward, proceed to Boston's downtown area to see the major attractions of Freedom Trail. Visit Fanueil Hall and the Quincy Market Area, where you can later shop or eat to your heart's delight.  On this 2-hour tour see the beauty and grace of Copley Square, the Boston Public Garden, cobblestone drives and gaslights of historic Beacon Hill, the quirky, vibrant architecture and streets of old Downtown Boston, and walk along Freedom Trail from Boston Common to Faneuil Hall.
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  • Professional guide
  • Gratuities

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The front steps of the Boston Public Library on Dartmouth Street in Copley Square.

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  • Tips are not included in the cost of this tour
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Would have .Ikeda more time in Back Bay

September 17, 2022

Alan was great, explaining everything to everyone, telling the history, answering questions with kindness, giving recommendations. I learned a lot and had a great tour thanks to Alan! He does it with love and fun and deserves all the credit, he does it good

December 17, 2021

September 6, 2021

Product ID: 330396