Location: Boston
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Walk the Freedom Trail the first time you visit Boston and you'll quickly get a sense of this coastal city's revolutionary spirit and history. But make sure you also explore some of Boston's fine museums (try the Isabella Stewart Gardner, featuring masterpieces displayed in their collector's mansion) and old neighborhoods (like the North End, Boston's Little Italy). You can't claim to have experienced real Boston culture, though, until you've watched a Red Sox game from the bleachers.
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1. Freedom Trail Tours
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5.0 based on 1,246 reviews
The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile trail of Boston's most historic sites. The Freedom Trail Foundation offers official tours led by colonial guides who bring history to life! Tour times available at our website!
2. PhotoWalks Tours of Boston
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5.0 based on 260 reviews
Explore Boston from a different angle! PhotoWalks provides interactive guided walking tours of Boston with photography tips that teach you how to see creatively and capture amazing pictures in less than 2 hours--no matter what camera you have! All ages and skill levels are welcome. And, there's plenty of fascinating commentary of the city's historic sites and iconic landmarks for history and architecture buffs too.
3. Freedom Trail Run
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5.0 based on 782 reviews
Freedom Trail Run is a 5k running tour of Boston’s Freedom Trail. We’ll show you all of our city’s most famous historical sites while you enjoy a fun workout!. Registration includes the two hour guided run, return harbor ferry ride, choice of drink and a souvenir run shirt.
4. Boston Custom Tours - Private Tours
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5.0 based on 164 reviews
Boston Custom Tours. We offer tours throughout New England given by experienced guides. History, nature, architecture, food, sports and all things fun. Enjoy a day absorbing all the area holds, as told by two natives of Ireland who have made this their home.
5. Museum of Fine Arts
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5.0 based on 8,156 reviews
Boston's oldest, largest and best-known art institution, the MFA houses one of the world's most comprehensive art collections and is renowned for its Impressionist paintings, Asian and Egyptian collections and early American art.
Reviewed By Laura843 - Boston, United States
Some suggested ideas for planning your trip: • Weekends: Try and go as close to opening time as possible on Saturday and Sunday [10am.] There are less crowds early in the day on weekends • Limit What You See: Plan to take in a limited number sections of the museum if possible. It's a lot easier to remember/savor what you've seen if you don't overwhelm yourself. You can preplan your route by looking at the museum floorplans & exhibitions online. • Audio Tours or Guided Tours: Try to add on an audio tour, or tour an exhibit with a guide who knows more about the artwork. Learning about the people who made that art, how they made it and the time period that the art was created is fun! Check the website mfa.org Programs>Gallery Activities & Tours for the schedule • Eat at the New American Cafe: Although it's pricey, and has a limited menu, the food is nice with fresh ingredients...and it's a great way to sit down for a bit and savor the museum experience while sitting in the cavernous open-spaced courtyard next to the new New American wing of the museum. • John Singer Sargent Murals in the Rotunda & Grand Staircase: Although technically part of the building, and not an exhibit... There are some beautiful murals painted in the ceiling and surrounding area of the Rotunda painted by John Singer Sargent on canvas, and then adhered to the walls. See the photo I posted below. • Parking: It's not easy or inexpensive to park in this neighborhood... if you can take the "T" it's just a short walk to the MFA from the Museum stop on the "E" Heath Street MBTA's Green Line. • Discounts: This can be an expensive trip... kids between 7 and 17 are admitted free after 3pm on weekdays, and some of the combo tickets for Boston include MFA admission. The museum occasionally does free days... check the website... but be forewarned they can be crowded. Many universities have institutional memberships so a current student ID is useful!
6. North End Boston Food Tour
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5.0 based on 331 reviews
Feast on Food and Culture Experience the oldest neighborhood in Boston with a lifelong resident of 60 years. Discover hidden gems on our famous Hanover and Salem streets. All inclusive a delicious pizza from the only wood fired brick oven pizzeria in the neighborhood an Italian cold cut sandwich from one of our award winning Salumerias and for dessert a delicious homemade ricotta cannoli.
7. Urban AdvenTours
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5.0 based on 1,155 reviews
Urban AdvenTours offers bike rentals and guided bike tours of Boston - from historic landmarks to quaint neighborhood streets of Boston and Cambridge - for families, students and visitors. Our custom city bikes are top quality, well maintained, and comfortable. Bike tour routes are designed to be safe while covering a lot of ground in a short time. Ride with us and see Boston the way it was meant to be seen - we'll show you a "wheely" good time! Book on our website for the best prices.
8. Lessons on Liberty
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5.0 based on 797 reviews
Boston's Best Freedom Trail Tour! Lessons on Liberty. Boston's only Freedom Trail walking tours guided by classically trained historians. Our tours are entertaining, educational, interactive and best of all historically accurate. Lessons on Liberty tours cover Boston's historic core along the downtown section of the Freedom trail starting on Boston Common and ending in the Faneuil Hall area. Our tours last approximately 90 minutes and walk just under 1 mile.
9. Bites of Boston Food Tours
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5.0 based on 427 reviews
Get off the beaten path and get a "taste" of Boston's most vibrant and delicious neighborhoods - literally and figuratively! During our tours, guests can expect to not only taste delicious local food specialties, but also to learn about the chef/owners behind each of these eateries, and to to visit and learn about unique points of local historical, architectural and cultural interest in each neighborhood. Our tour experiences are filled with food, facts and fun! All food tastings are included in the ticket price and collectively provide enough food for a satisfying lunch for most people. This tour covers approximately 1.5 miles in 3 hours and is suitable for a variety of ages and fitness levels.
10. Boston Foodie Tours
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5.0 based on 338 reviews
Local + Best of = Us. Boston Foodie Tours specializes in award-winning best eats (e.g. James Beard Award winners, Best of Boston winners, food institutions), history, and culinary education. Our offerings include the North End Neighborhood Tour (Little Italy), the Boston Public Market & North End Tour, and the Beacon Hill & Back Bay Tour. We also offer on-site team-building culinary events, private group and VIP tours, 3-course Dine Arounds at Boston's finest restaurants, community-based cooking classes at top restaurants, neighborhood cafes, and cooking schools, and historical Feed'em Trail Scavenger Hunts (Downtown, Beacon Hill). Join us on Boston's tastiest culinary tours and events as we "Stroll. Sample. Savor. Repeat."
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