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Beantown Trolley ToursParent rating: ![]() Location: Boston, MA There are a lot of trolley tours in Boston, but the Beantown Trolley Tours are the most popular. Riders are given fully narrated tours of Boston and other nearby spots. Tickets can be purchased...
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Histrionic Academy Freedom Trail ToursParent rating: ![]() Location: 147 Tremont Street, Boston Common Visitor Center, Boston, MA Historical interpreters bring America's history to life through tours and presentations. The Histrionic Academy's Path to Independence Tour is led by colonial characters created by trained His...
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Harvard SquareParent rating: ![]() Location: Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA Harvard Square is a place of history, of books, of ideas, and of learning. Visitors can find bookstores and coffee houses, fine dining, and eclectic shopping. There are folk music venues, old t...
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Boston Area Christmas Activities for KidsParent rating: ![]() Location: Boston, MA Whether there's snow on the ground or flurries have yet to fly, Boston comes alive during the holiday season with tree lightings, Nutcracker performances, outdoor activities, and other f...
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Freedom TrailParent rating: ![]() Location: 15 State Street, Boston, MA What is that red line anyway? It's not the mark of a painter gone mad; it's the Freedom Trail - the perfect introduction to Colonial Revolutionary Boston. The trail is three miles long ...
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Boston Massacre SiteParent rating: ![]() Location: next to Old State House, Boston, MA The Boston Massacre Site, a stop on the Freedom Trail, is the spot where the British clashed with an unruly mob on March 5, 1770. A star within a ring of cobblestones below th...
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Boston By FootParent rating: ![]() Location: 77 North Washington Street, Boston, MA Another walking tour? No way, Mom and Dad! What's a parent to do? Is there a tour out there that doesn't require hours of walking; one that the kids will enjoy? We think we've found one. Boston By...
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Trinity ChurchParent rating: ![]() Location: Copley Square, Boston, MA Located on Copley Square, Trinity Church is home to a vibrant parish founded before the American Revolution. The parish hosts a full program of music, education for all ages, and service...
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Black Heritage Trail®Parent rating: ![]() Location: 46 Joy Street, Boston, MA The Museum of African American History, Black Heritage Trail® is a guided walking tour that explores the the history of Boston's 19th century African American community in Beacon Hill. There ar...
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Innovation OdysseyParent rating: ![]() Location: 28 State Street, Boston, MA What do the microwave, telephone, small pox innoculation, and modern surgery all have in common? Take the Innovation Odyssey tour, and you'll find out that they were all invented right here in ...
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Boston National Historical Park Visitor CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 15 State Street, Boston, MA Freedom Trail Tours led by National Park Service Rangers along the heart of Boston's Freedom Trail begin here, at the Boston National Historical Park Visitor Center. Plus, you'll find free maps...
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Maritime Trail, Boston by SeaParent rating: ![]() Location: Boston (citywide), MA Explore Boston's shoreline on a self-guided walk on the Maritime Trail. Along Boston's shore you'll see historic homes and offices, vessels from around the world, parks, sea birds, and marine life. Ov...
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Walking Tours of Historic BostonParent rating: ![]() Location: 221 Massachusetts Ave. # 1003, Boston, MA Walking Tours of Historic Boston offers private tours for groups and families given by a relative of Paul Revere and noted children's book author. The guide, Ben Edwards, whose ancestors lived ...
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North End Cultural Heritage TourParent rating: ![]() Location: 11 1/2 Thatcher Street, Boston, MA The North End Cultural Heritage Tour provides a comprehensive, succinct and entertaining journey through the layers of history, heritage and culture of Boston's first neighborhood. This three-hour gui...
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