What to Do: Sightseeing, Tours & Trails Acorn Tours of Boston
Phone: (800) 979-3370 Email: [email protected] Website: www.acorntoursboston.com Description: Acorn Tours of Boston provides private, customized tours of historic Boston and scenic New England, including Lexington and Concord, Marblehead and Salem, Plymouth and Newport.
Adirondack III - Classic Harbor Line LLC 60 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 Contact: Jerry Vandalinda Phone: (617) 951-2460 Fax: (617) 951-1350 Email: [email protected] Website: www.boston-sailing.com Description: Classic Harbor Line operates the elegant 80 foot Schooner Adirondack III. They are dedicated to providing the most perfect hospitality & sailing experience one could find in Boston. Day sails, sunset sails, city lights and specialty sails!
Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure - Urban Adventure Quest
Boston Contact: Tami Walker Phone: (805) 603-5620 Email: [email protected] Website: www.urbanadventurequest.com Description: Turn Boston and the Freedom Trail into a giant game board with this fun scavenger hunt adventure. Combine the excitement of the Amazing Race with a three-hour city tour. Guided from any smart phone, teams make their way among well known and overlooked gems of the city, solving clues and completing challenges while learning local history. Start when you want and play at your pace. Only $39.20 for a team of 2-5 people after Promotion Code: BOSTONUSA. Register online at www.UrbanAdventureQuest.com.
Antique Limousine Tours of Boston
Contact: Mark Solimini Phone: (617) 309-6414 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.antique-limousine.com/sightseeing.htm Description:
Historic Boston tours in a 1939 Cadillac nine passenger limousine. The drivers dress, speak and act the part of the 1930's. Antique Limousine Tours gets you up close and personal to all the sites. We'll make you an offer you can't refuse. Call to schedule a pick up at your Boston area location.
Bay Colony Historical Tours, LLC
Contact: Kiki Kneeland Phone: (617) 523-7303 Fax: (617) 241-0861 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonreceptiveservices.com Description: Step-on sightseeing guides for motorcoach tours; customized itineraries of Greater Boston, Salem, Plymouth and Cape Cod. Corporate and convention services; student tours; art and museum groups. multilingual staff.
Bay State Cruise Company, Inc. 200 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA 02210 Contact: Julie Doherty Pagano Phone: (617) 748-1428 Alt. Phone: (877) 748-1428 Fax: (617) 439-6071 Email: [email protected] Website: www.baystatecruisecompany.com Description:
Enjoy the views of Boston's glorious skyline or the beautiful harbor islands from our ship's immaculately maintained and expansive open decks. In the grand tradition of coastal steamers, the Provincetown II will provide your group with unequaled spaciousness and simple elegance. The Provincetown II is outfitted with table seating for 160 passengers, perimeter seating for hundreds more, a fully enclosed deck, semi enclosed deck, and the enormous top deck. Along with the ship's three fully stocked bars, the Provincetown II's large dance areas will ensure a wonderful time on the water, in all weather.
Bay Sate Cruise Company: ferry service: Our vessels are wheelchair accessible on both the Boston and Provincetown docks. You may require the assistance of our crew depending upon the tide. Please call 617- 748-1428 extension 1251 for additional information.
Our high speed ferry has wheelchair accessible restrooms; our excursion service aboard the Provincetown II (which is a much older vessel) does not.
Bay State Cruise Company - Ferry Service 200 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA 02210 Contact: Julie Doherty Pagano Phone: (617) 748-1428
Alt. Phone: (877) 748-1428 Fax: (617) 439-6071 Email: [email protected] Website: www.baystatecruisecompany.com Description: Fast, sleek ferries, servicing Boston to Provincetown (seasonal May-October) and traditional ferry service (June-September). Frequent departures, & E ticketing. View our services, schedule and rate on-line. Purchase tickets online! Please inquire about our Private Charter and Summer Music Cruises on Boston Harbor!
Beantown Trolley/Gray Line of Boston/Brush Hill Tours
Phone: (781) 986-6100 Alt. Phone: (800) 343-1328 Fax: (781) 986-0167 Email: [email protected] Website: www.brushhilltours.com Description: Purchase your tickets now and avoid waiting in line for trolley tours! Ride with the most experienced sightseeing company in Boston. Gray Line celebrates its 100th Anniversary this year. The Red Beantown Trolley offers the most complete, 100 minute, fully narrated trolley tour of Boston available in the city - a FREE 45 minute Harbor Cruise is included with the cost of your ticket. Don't miss out on a view from the water. We depart daily from 19 stops throughout the city every 15 - 20 minutes; including the Back Bay, the N.E. Aquarium and the waterfront, U.S.S. Constitution Museum, our Gray Line Tour Office at S. Charles and Stuart Street, most major hotels in town and convenient locations right outside of the city. BEANTOWN - THE FAMILY FRIENDLY TROLLEY!
Beer Tours By Boston Brew Tours Citywide Boston, MA 02110 Contact: Chad Brodsky Phone: (617) 453-8687 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonbrewtours.com Description: Boston Brew Tours offers daily beer adventures to the region’s top breweries, brewpubs and eateries. Every tour includes 12 or more different craft beers, a lunch and beer tasting, entrance fees to all the breweries, and round-trip transportation. Whether you’re a light beer person or connoisseur, we are the perfect way to explore Boston's rich history, culture and of course, Beer! Check out our website for more information.
Boston Bike Tours by Urban AdvenTours
Contact: Andrew Prescott Phone: (617) 670-0637 Alt. Phone: (800) 979-3370
Fax: (617) 670-0532 Email: [email protected] Website: www.urbanadventours.com Description: Urban AdvenTours, guided bicycle tours and quality bike rentals, is a locally owned, green company in Boston. Our bike tours depart daily and cover all of Boston's best sites, from Fenway Park and the South End, to the Freedom Trail and the Charles River Esplanade. We pride ourselves on renting the highest quality bikes in Boston, and with our BioBus, which runs on used veggie-oil, we can deliver rental bikes to your hotel while staying eco-friendly. Tours run every day at 10 am, 2 pm, & 6 pm from our location at 103 Atlantic Ave in the North End, near the Aquarium stop on the Blue line. Reserve your tickets at www.urbanadventours.com or by calling 800.979.3370, and - we guarantee you'll have a 'wheely' good time!
Boston By Foot, Inc.
Phone: (617) 367-2345 Alt. Phone: (617) 367-3766 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonbyfoot.org Description: In addition to our regular schedule of walking tours, Boston By Foot is pleased to create a private, custom tour for your group. Private group tours are ideal for groups over 10, for corporate events, class field trips, reunions, or those looking for an experience beyond our classic regularly scheduled tours. In addition to our classic tours, you can select from a variety of themes, combinations, or let our knowledgeable and experienced guides offer a completely custom tour for your group's interests or itinerary. For more information, please call Boston By Foot at 617-367-2345 or visit www.bostonybyfoot.org. We'd be happy to help make your event in Boston a special one
Boston CityView Trolley Tours
Contact: Michael Thomas, Jr. Phone: (617) 363-7899 Fax: (617) 363-7898 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cityviewtrolleys.com Description: See The Freedom Trail and Historic Boston with an unlimited On-and-Off all-day pass that includes a FREE harbor cruise. This is Boston’s best value. SAVE $10 on Adult tickets with your online purchase www.CityViewTrolleys.com. We offer you the BEST packaged value around. Your ticket includes the choice of a Historic Walking Tour, or a Free Boston Harbor Cruise (May-Oct). Click on our options for more info, for tour details, and to book online and SAVE!
Boston Civil War Tours 198 Orchard Street Watertown, MA 02472
Contact: Ted Kulik Phone: (617) 413-6998 Email: [email protected] Website: bostoncivilwartours.com Description: Learn how the city that ignited the Revolution led the country in the fight to abolish slavery and save the union. On a 90-minute guided tour, hear the Boston stories of John Wilkes Booth, John Brown, Uncle Tom's Cabin and many others. Tours begin at the Visitors Information Center on Boston Common and end at Quincy Market. The Sunday Civil War Beacon Hill tour begins at the visitors center and ends at the African Meeting House.
Boston Duck Tours
Contact: Bob Schwartz Phone: (617) 267-6327 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonducktours.com Description:
Hop aboard Boston Duck Tours and enjoy a fully narrated, historic tour of Boston in a "DUCK", a W.W.II style amphibious landing craft that travels on land and water. You'll cruise by all the places that make Boston the birthplace of freedom and a city of firsts. Just when you think you've seen it all, your ConDUCKtor drives the DUCK right into the Charles River for a breathtaking view of the Boston and Cambridge skylines.
80-minute tours depart daily from March 19 - November 25 from 9am until and hour before sunset from the Museum of Science & Prudential Center
Ticket Prices for 80-minute tours: Adults: $32.99 Students/Seniors(62+)/Military: $27 Children 3 -11: $22 children under 3: $10 Special Needs: $21
Group Rates for 80-minute tours: Adult Group: $26pp Student/Senior(62+)/Military Group: $24pp Children aged 3 to 11 Group: $20pp
Abbreviated, 60-minute tours from the New England Aquarium depart on the following days: April - Saturdays & Sundays (and daily during MA April School vacation) May, September & October - Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays June, July and August - Daily
Tours from the New England Aquarium start at either 12pm or 3pm and run until 8:15pm.
Ticket Prices for 60-minute tours: Adults: $28.99 Students/Seniors(62+)/Military: $25 Children 3 -11: $19 children under 3: $10 Special Needs: $21
Group Rates for 60-minute tours: Adult Group: $25pp Student/Senior(62+)/Military Group: $22pp Children aged 3 to 11 Group: $17pp
Groups may call 617-450-0068 or 800-226-7442 or book on-line.
*Rates do not include a 5% Convention Center Surcharge. Prices are subject to change without notice.
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Boston Harbor Cruises 1 Long Wharf Boston, MA 02110 Contact: Doug Hall Phone: (617) 720-9232 Alt. Phone: 877SEE-WHALE Fax: (617) 742-8677 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonharborcruises.com Description: BHC offers whale watching, Cape Cod Fast Ferry, the thrill boat ride Codzilla, sightseeing cruises, lighthouse and sunset cruises, private charters, entertainment cruises and Boston’s only fully outdoor waterfront bar, The Landing.
Boston Pedicab, Inc.
Phone: (617) 266-2005 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonpedicab.com Description: Boston pedicab specializes in providing "ridiculously fun city experiences!" Whether you're a local or a tourist, you can enjoy private customized street-level tours and quick rides from the 'point a' to the 'point b' of you choosing. Our knowledgeable and hilarious drivers will entertain and excite while you kick back and enjoy the fresh air and unobstructed panoramic views. On a pedicab it is "All about you!" and this shows in our fare
system. On a pedicab, you "pay as you please!" Look for the guys and girls riding tricycles with neon green shirts!(They're hard to miss!)Feel free to hail us down or call anytime. For reservations, departure locations, rates on tours and events, and pickups, contact us at. (617) 266-2005 or www.bostonpedicab.com.
Boston Red Sox Fenway Park Tours 19 Yawkey Way Boston, MA 02215 Contact: Marcita Thompson Phone: (617) 226-6423 Fax: 617-226-6669 Email: [email protected] Website: www.redsox.com/tours Description: Visit Fenway Park, "America's Most Beloved Ballpark" is celebrating its 100th Anniversary. Nestled in the city of Boston and visited by fans from around the world. Fenway Park is a place where dreams are made, traditions are celebrated and baseball is forever. See the home of Red Sox Legends, Williams, Yaz, Fisk and Rice. Visit Pesky's Pole and sit atop the fabled Green Monster 37 feet 2 inches high above deep leftfield. Our experienced tour guides will provide a thrilling, one hour, walking tour of Fenway Park. We welcome all fans to Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox and the pulse of Red Sox Nation.
Tours: Tours leave from the Souvenir Store across Yawkey Way. Guided tours last one hour; arrive 15 minutes prior to tour. For more information call 617-226-6666. Tours are Daily year-round (except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day) every hour on the hour from 9am - 5pm. *Please note that on game days the last tour leaves 3 hours prior to game time.
Tickets: Adults $16; Seniors (60+) $14, Children Under (ages 3 to 15) $12
Groups - 40+ by reservation only.
For more information and group reservations, call the Fenway Park Tours Hotline at 617-236-6666 or e-mail [email protected]. Tickets can only be purchased in-person, at the Red Sox Box Office, Gate A.
Boston Town Crier
Contact: Donald Watson Phone: (617) 794-7512 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostontowncrier.com Description: Walking tours of Boston.
Boston Upper Deck Trolley Tours
Contact: Jack Harte Phone: (617) 742-1469
Fax: (617) 242-8687 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonsupertrolleytours.com Description: Excite-Entertain-Educate
Experience the best and most comprehensive touring experience Boston has to offer. Board our new Upper Deck Trolleys at any of 21 convenient and popular stops throughout Boston and Cambridge for a 2.5 hour fully narrated tour. From Fenway Park to the Fish Pier, from Harvard Square to Boston's National Park we offer you a complete touring experience. Our tour includes Boston, Cambridge, Boston Harbor and the Charles River by land and by sea.
Boston Upper Deck Trolleys are custom made, looking like double-decker buses on the outside while featuring top deck stadium seating inside for the best view available on any vehicle. If state of the art sound, the best views, 20 minute frequency, comfortable seating, climate control, Boston's best tour guides and an accurate Visitors Guide and Map is not enough, we offer free transfer to our 1 hour fully narrated Super Trolley Tour of Cambridge including Harvard Square, MIT and the Galleria Mall (Museum of Science).
We also offer free tickets for either a Boston Harbor Cruise or Charles Riverboat Cruise with each Upper Deck Trolley ticket in season.
Boston Upper Deck Trolley Tickets Adults: $36.00 Senior/Student/Military: $32.00 Children 3 to 11 years: $18.00 Children under 3 years: Free
Combination: Super Duck Tours, Boston Upper Deck Trolley Tours and Super Trolley Tours of Cambridge. Combine the excitement of a duck tour with the trolley experience! Tickets Adults: $61.00 Senior/Student/Military: $53.00 Children 3 to 11 years: $31.00 Children under 3 years: $12.00
All rates include a 5% Convention Center Surcharge
For group and charter tour please call us at 1-877-34-DUCKS or 1-877-343-8257
Capt. John Boats, Inc. 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA 02360
Contact: Stan Tavares Phone: (508) 746-2643 Alt. Phone: 800-242-2469 Fax: 508-746-7472 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.captjohn.com Description:
Join us during a 4 hour Capt. John Boat Adventure across Cape Cod Bay to Stellwagen Bank feeding ground of the world's largest mammals. Our mammal sightings are hump back, fin-back, minks and Pilot Whales and these majestic creatures can be up to 70 feet long and weigh 65 toms. We also do deep sea fishing, harbor cruises and have a ferry that departs from Plymouth to Proviencetown. Please call for reservations. Sightings Guaranteed!
Charles River Canoe and Kayak 500 Broad Canal Way Cambridge, MA 02142 Contact: Mark Jacobson Phone: (617) 965-5110 Email: [email protected] Website: www.paddleboston.com Description:
See Boston from a whole new perspective! Charles River Canoe & Kayak has five rental locations, including Kendall Square in Cambridge and Soldier's Field Road in Allston/Brighton (Boston). Our Kendall Square location is just a 5-minute walk from the Red Line (Kendall/MIT)!
We offer hourly/daily rentals of kayaks and canoes, plus amazing guided tours. Try our Skyline, Sunset, Barbeque, or Harbor Tours to revel in the best skyline view in Boston and explore the rich history of the area.
Visit us online at PaddleBoston.com for directions, rates, and tour reservation information.
Charles Riverboat Company 100 CambridgeSide Place Cambridge, MA 02141 Contact: Thomas Culbertson Phone: (617) 621-3001 Fax: (617) 621-3002 Email: [email protected] Website: www.charlesriverboat.com Description: Boston's only riverboat company, we specialize in custom tailored cruises to meet the special requirements of your event, offering private charters and sightseeing excursions along the Charles River and Boston Harbor. Whether you're planning a casual outing or a formal sit-down affair - the Charles Riverboat Co. will exceed
your expectations. Start by selecting a vessel that accommodates your group's size, type of event and menu requirements. Whether you're looking for a simple one hour ride, cocktail party, or formal seated dinner we can accommodate all your needs.
City Water Taxi
Contact: Rob McPherson Phone: (617) 633-9240 Fax: (617) 884-1922 Email: [email protected] Website: www.citywatertaxi.com Description: Water taxi with 10 boats in our fleet servicing Logan Airport and Boston Harbor.
Boston CityPASS
Contact: Kathleen Plourde Phone: (208) 787-4300 Alt. Phone: (208)787-4300 Fax: (208) 787-4306 Email: [email protected] Website: citypass.com/boston?mv_source=greaterboston Description:
Save 47% off admission to Boston’s 5 must-see attractions with Boston CityPASS. You’ll skip most ticket lines, too. CityPASS ticket booklets are valid for nine days beginning with the first day of use. Cost: adult $54 (value $101.90); kids (3-11) $39. Purchase booklets or e-tickets at citypass.com or at the first attraction you visit. Includes:
New England Aquarium • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Museum of Science • Skywalk Observatory at the Prudential Center Harvard Museum of Natural History OR Revolutionary Boston at The Old State House
CityPASS ticket booklets include detailed attraction information, hours, location, insider tips and a map.
Constitution Yacht Charters 28 Constitution Road Boston, MA 02129 Contact: Bobby Toabe Phone: (617) 241-9640 Fax: (617) 242-3013 Email: [email protected] Website: www.constitutionyachtcharters.com Description: Boats available by the hour, day and extended day for bed and breakfast and sunset cruises. Located on The
Freedom Trail.
Don Quijote Tours of New England, Inc.
Contact: Rafael A. Torres Phone: (617) 328-1333 Fax: (617) 639-5481 Email: [email protected] Website: www.TURISMOenBOSTON,com Description: Operating in the New England and metropolitan area of Boston, since 1991, Don Quijote Tours has provided our exclusive tour services to international visitors in search of the consummate American experience. Featuring Spanish/Portuguese receptive wholesale tour operators. Foreign Language tour guide service of Greater Boston in Spanish / English / Portuguese, conducted by a knowledgeable bilingual group of tour guides. Experienced not only with Boston and its surroundings but with the customs and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese speaking visitor. Esperamos que disfrute su visita. Para su conveniencia nuestra pagina he sido creada en ingles y espanol. Si usted no encuentra la information que busca denos un llamada o envienos un e-mail.
Freedom Trail Foundation
Phone: (617) 357-8300 Fax: (617) 357-8303 Website: www.thefreedomtrail.org Description:
The Freedom Trail Foundation is the OFFICIAL non-profit organization that promotes and supports Boston's Freedom Trail, a 2.5 mile historic walking trail. Relive the story of the American Revolution in its original setting - real buildings and places- where the patriots engaged in daring and dangerous activity to overthrow England's rule of the colonies.
Follow the red line for a Walk Into History on the streets of this sophisticated city and into the 16 sites where exhibits and interactive experiences bring the story to life. Take a walking tour with a Freedom Trail Player, an 18th century costumed guide, and learn the tales of the American Revolution as you retrace the footsteps of Americans who fought for freedom and played a significant role in the formation of the country. It's American history, but not the same old story. Wear comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing.
Tours begin at Boston Common Visitor Information Center and Bostix Booth at Faneuil Hall daily. Tickets are available online at 10% discount at http://www.TheFreedomTrail.org. Group rates for families, school and corporate groups are available. Additional themed tours also available throughout the year. Because the Foundation is a non profit organization - A PORTION OF EVERY TICKET SALE SUPPORTS PRESERVATION OF THE FREEDOM TRAIL.Check out http://www.TheFreedomTrail.org for a calendar of events, tickets and history facts and stories.
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Ghosts and Gravestones of Boston
Phone: (617) 269-3626 Fax: (617) 269-8018 Website: http://ghostsandgravestones.com/boston/ Description: Step aboard the trolley of the doomed and join your host, a 17th Century grave digger, cursed with a sentence of eternal damnation. Hear about Boston's most sinister characters, from the Angel of Death to the king of all killers, the Boston Strangler. Learn about all the haunts that call the "Hub" their home. But that's not all! Step inside two of the oldest burying grounds in Boston proper for a walking tour you will never forget. Learn the significance of much of the imagery found in these 17th century burial grounds and the famous and not so famous (but even more interesting) occupants therein. Visit the Copp's Hill Burying Ground in the North End, nestled atop the tallest point in one of Boston's oldest historic districts. Here you will visit the final resting place of Cotton Mather, a man famous for his "intimate" involvement with the Salem Witch Trials. Then to the Granary Burying Ground where you will visit the final resting places of many of the most famous heroes of the American Revolution including John Hancock, Paul Revere and Samuel Adams.
Guide Service of Boston, Inc.
Contact: Darlyn Gagnon Phone: (781) 239-9920 Fax: (781) 239-9921 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonguides.com Description: Full service receptive company providing dynamic, knowledgeable step-on guides. Our guides will provide an experience your group will remember.
Haunted Boston Ghost Tours
Contact: Hillary Kidd Phone: (617) 605-3635 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hauntedboston.com Description: A 90-minute long walking tour that takes you through historic and haunted Boston in search of the countless ghosts rumored to haunt the city. Tours run at 8 PM nightly (Mid-April through Mid-November). We also offer private group tours. Reservations are required.
Hawthorne Tours 27 Congress Street, Suite 109 Salem, MA 01970 Contact: Helen Medler
Phone: (978) 744-5463 Fax: (978) 744-7227 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hawthornetours.com Description: Hawthorne Tours is full service receptive tour operator providing complete itinerary planning for preformed groups, tour operators, and coach companies in Boston, New England, and the Eastern USA and Canada. We provide custom group tours and local step on guide services for schools, corporations, military reunions, senior travel clubs, churches, civic organizations, private clubs, reunion groups and more.
Historic Tours of America
Phone: (800) 868-7482 Alt. Phone: (800) tou-rHTA Fax: (617) 269-9493 Website: www.historictours.com Description: Boston Tours and Ticket Center. Your Ticket to Boston's Old Town Trolley tours, sightseeing, attractions and discount tickets.
Histrionic Academy (The)
Contact: David Samuels Phone: (617) 792-9423 Email: [email protected] Website: www.thehistrionicacademy.com Description: The Histrionic Academy offers walking tours of Boston and the freedom trail using costumed historical interpreters as guides. These actor/tour guides are available for both public and private sector special events. We can also be seen performing at historical events in and around Boston.
Hy-Line Cruises 220 Ocean Street Hyannis, MA 02601 Phone: (508) 778-2600 Website: www.hylinecruises.com Description: High-speed passenger-only ferry service to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard from the Ocean Street Dock in Hyannis, Cape Cod. Two islands, one friendly location!
InnovaTours, Inc.
Contact: Carol Wilkinson Conway Phone: (508) 626-2222 Alt. Phone: (877) 625-6232
Fax: (508) 626-0334 Email: [email protected] Website: www.goinnovatours.com Description: InnovaTours provides Receptive Tour Services throughout New England to the group travel industry. Our Expertise and insider's knowledge of New England means high quality tours at reasonable prices for you. We are your local "behind-the-scenes" partner, providing attention to detail, exceptional customer service, and unique touring opportunities. Pre- packaged tours and customized tours are available.
Lessons on Liberty Inc.
Contact: Gary Gregory Phone: (857) 205-1775 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lessonsonliberty.org Description: Boston's most comprehensive Freedom Trail Tour From Boston Common to Revere House, Old North and Copps Hill Burying ground! Join us as we walk the Freedom Trail, take part in an animating discussion on beginnings of the American Revolution. From the Stamp Act to the Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston's only Living Historians dressed in period correct clothing of 1775 will transform your historical site-seeing into a exciting history lesson. Historically accurate and very educational! Lessons on Liberty also offers unique programs for Groups, Schools and Events. Lessons on Liberty is a Non-Profit 501 (c) 3 corporation.
Liberty Fleet of Tall Ships
Contact: Heidi Hansen Phone: (617) 742-0333 Fax: (617) 742-1322 Website: http://www.libertyfleet.com/boston-harbor-cruises/boston-schooner-sailing Description:
See historic Boston Harbor from a historic tall ship! Our two replica 18th century sailing vessels, the Liberty Clipper and Liberty Star are the only tall ships in Boston offering daily public sails. Our boats depart from Central Wharf next to the New England Aquarium for 1.5 - 2 hour cruises.
Become part of the crew and help hoist the sails, or sit back and have a drink on deck while enjoying beautiful views of Boston and the harbor islands. We offer several different types of cruises, so there is sure to be something for everyone!
Day Sails - join us in the morning or afternoon for a sail around Boston Harbor!
Sunset Sails - our evening sails provide you the best vantage point to see a beautiful Boston sunset - from the water!
Sunday Brunch - come aboard for a brunch catered by the Silent Chef on the deck of the Liberty Clipper. A great family outing with delicious brunch options, combined with great views of Boston.
Rum and Revelry - our late night Saturday evening cruise, period actors will have you tapping your foot to their lively sea shanties as we serve traditional rum drinks such as Port, Madiera, and Royal Navy Rum as well as the sailor's favorite - the Dark 'n Stormy. (21+ only)
The Liberty Ride - Guided Tour of Historic Lexington & Concord
Contact: Masha Traber Phone: (339) 223-5623 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.libertyride.us/libertyride.html Description: Visit the birthplaces of American liberty and 19th Century literature! Board a classic trolley to ride along the historic Battle Road while your costumed guide recounts the exciting events of April 19, 1775 and the literary legacy that defined American identity and culture. Includes admission to 3 Lexington historic houses plus the Battle Green, National Heritage Museum, and the Minute Man National Historical Park.
Massachusetts Bay Lines, Inc. 60 Rowes Wharf Boston, MA 02110 Contact: Kerry Spence Phone: (617) 542-8000 Fax: (617) 951-0700 Email: [email protected] Website: www.massbaylines.com Description: Offering whale watch tours, school field trips, private charters and music cruises. Offering six vessels to choose from. Boston's only Replica Steamship Paddle Wheel Boats.
Michele Topor/Boston Food Tours
Contact: Michele Topor Phone: (617) 523-6032 Fax: (617) 367-2185 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bostonfoodtours.com Description: A food tour into the culinary traditions and marketplaces of Boston's Little Italy and Chinatown. Gain cooking secrets, experience benchmark flavors, learn how to select authentic ingredients. Discover some of the premier food neighborhoods in the country. Regularly scheduled and customized tours available.
Odyssey Cruises 60 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110 Contact: Kelley Yelle Phone: (617) 603-0801 Alt. Phone: (800) 946-7245 Fax: (617) 748-1425 Email: [email protected] Website: www.odyssey.com Description: Perfect for parties of two to gala events for 700. Only Odyssey offers the unmatched atmosphere of an elegant cruising vessel. Dining, dancing, music, outstanding service. Spectacular views.
Old Town Trolley Tours of Boston
Contact: Leslie Nagy Phone: (617) 269-8912 Alt. Phone: (617) 269-7150 Fax: (617) 269-8018 Email: [email protected] Website: www.trolleytours.com Description: Buy Tickets Here and Save! Insist on the original, one and only, orange and green Old Town Trolley Tours of Boston. Enjoy a 100 minute, fully narrated sightseeing tour aboard our authentic, all weather trolley! Daily departures leave at least every twenty minutes from 18 stops throughout the city including the New England Aquarium, U.S.S. Constitution Museum, the Trolley Stop Store on the corner of S. Charles & Boylston Streets, and most major hotels (see your concierge).
Old Town Trolley has expanded its tour route to include new stops in the Seaport District and at legendary Fenway Park. Adding two stops in the Seaport District gives guests access to the new Institute of Contemporary Art, the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC), Black Falcon Pier, and all the great hotels in this area. Welcoming visitors from around the country and around the world, Old Town Trolley conductors turn back the pages of history as they share colorful anecdotes, humorous stories and carefully researched historical information with riders. Guests may tour the city at their own pace, disembarking and re-boarding at any or all of the stops to enjoy attractions, shopping and dining. The daily historic tour of the city on the familiar green and orange trolleys covers more than 100 points of interest including Boston's Historic Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall, the "Cheers” bar, Beacon Hill, Old North Church, The Public Garden, the North End (an exclusive stop) and much more.
BONUS ITEMS FOR ALL TOUR GUESTS Every Old Town Trolley rider receives a complimentary Full Color Souvenir Guidebook including four color postcards (available to non-tour guests for $8.00), a complimentary City Map, and a complimentary assortment of coupons ($50 value) offering discounts at some of Boston's most popular attractions and restaurants including Durgin Park, the Skywalk Observatory, TOMB, Cheers, Slugger's Dugout and The Mary Baker Eddy Library, among others. In celebration of Old Town Trolley's new stop at Fenway Park, all tour guests receive a special 10% coupon for the official Red Sox Team Store outside
Fenway Park. Old Town Trolley riders also enjoy free admission to the Old State House Museum, one of Boston's most stately historic sites ($5 value). Ranking as the oldest surviving public building in Boston, the museum houses fascinating artifacts chronicling the very beginning of American democracy. (The Declaration of Independence was read from the building's balcony in 1776.) Located at 206 Washington Street, The Old State House is adjacent to Trolley Stop #5.
Tours begin at 9 a.m. seven days a week, with the final tour of the day departing at 5 p.m. For ticket prices, Buy Tickets Here and Save! . The Old Town Trolley offers a One Day Pass,Two Day Pass, New England Aquarium/Old Town Trolley Tour package and Boston's premiere frightseeing tour Ghosts and Gravestones!
For more information, call 617-269-7010, visit www.trolleytours.com or stop by any of the many Old Town Trolley Ticket Booths conveniently located throughout the city. Old Town Trolley's main Ticket and Information Center is located at Stop #1 on Atlantic Avenue directly adjacent to the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel.
ON LOCATION TOURS (TV & Movie Tours)
Contact: Jenny Gomeringer Phone: (800) 979-3370 Email: [email protected] Website: http://onlocationtours.com/boston-tours/ Description: HAVE YOU BEEN ON LOCATION?™ Runs daily at 11am! Take a TV & movie tour to see Boston’s rich cinematic history and how the city is fast becoming the new Hollywood East. The Boston TV & Movie Sites 2 ½ hour bus tour will take you to spots you’ll recognize from Oscar winning films and award-winning television series including America Hustle, Ted, Good Will Hunting, The Heat, The Town, The Departed and many more. Experience Boston’s movie magic on the Boston Movie Mile, a fun and interactive walking tour. You will learn behind-the-scenes trivia and inside gossip as you visit hot spots made famous by over 25 TV shows and movies including The Departed, Good Will Hunting, Cheers, Ally McBeal and so much more. For reservations for either tour visit: www.onlocationtours.com.
Pocket Metro
Contact: Simon Dao Phone: (617) 500-4597 Fax: (501) 423-1299 Email: [email protected] Website: www.pocketmetro.com Description: PocketMetro is a GPS map that you rent and take with you when you visit Boston. As you walk, PocketMetro displays all of the information you need to find whatever you're looking for, wherever you are!
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy 185 Kneeland Street, 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (617) 292-0020 Website: www.rosekennedygreenway.org Description:
The Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston's mile and half of contemporary parks, offers a variety of free events all summer long! Along with beautiful gardens, and fun fountains, you can find exercise classes, a weekday farmers' market, a weekend artisan market, art exhibitions, horticulture tours and all sorts of free fun activities.
The Greenway is free and open to the public every day from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm and invites you to spend that time strolling through its five distinct parks relaxing, frolicking in the grass, and perhaps grabbing a bite to eat from the many food trucks stationed throughout the Greenway. The Rose Kennedy Greenway offers a custom one-of-a-kind permanent carousel. Filled with creatures from the Boston area, the carousel is a fun attraction for the whole family.
The Greenway is fully wheelchair accessible. The Greenway Carousel is wheelchair accessible as well. For more information visit rosekennedygreenway.org.
Spirit Cruises, Boston 200 Seaport Boulevard, 200 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA 02110 Contact: Marybeth Flynn Phone: (617) 603-0809 Alt. Phone: (866) 211-3807 Fax: (617) 748-1425 Email: [email protected] Website: www.spiritcruises.com Description: Spirit Cruises is the most vibrant and interactive dining cruise experience in Boston. Step aboard for a truly engaging experience on the water filled with grand buffets, non stop entertainment, dancing and breathtaking views. Spirit of Boston welcomes groups of all sizes aboard our three enclosed decks and open-air deck. Our professional event planners will do all the work so you can relax and take in all the compliments.
StevesTravelGuide , ----- Boston, MA Contact: Steve Gladstone Phone: (978) 808-8509 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stevestravelguide.com Description: StevesTravelGuide is the developer of innovative guides and travel information for the Freedom Trail and Historic Boston including the Amazon best seller "Freedom Trail Boston - Ultimate Tour & History Guide - Tips, Secrets and Tricks". Our guides and maps are available in print, ebook, Android and iPhone/iPad app formats,
and on the web. Innovative features include auto-translation into Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese and other languages. Custom versions are available to meet unique corporate needs.
Super Duck Tours
Phone: (877) 343-8257 Fax: (617) 242-8687 Website: www.superducktours.com Description: Excite-Entertain-Educate
Super Duck Tours offers the only amphibious tour of Boston and Boston Harbor. Board our new ocean ducks at Boston's National Park (Charlestown Navy Yard-USS Constitution).
We offer a 90 minute fully narrated tour of Boston and Boston Harbor. Tour Boston's Historic Waterfront first by land and then by sea. Our Super Ducks are custom built to provide the best and most comfortable touring experience available in Boston on both land and sea. Our vehicles are 12 feet tall and provide the best line of sight, state of the art sound, comfortable seating, open air viewing in good weather and enclosed heating during cooler days.
Our captains are licensed commercial Master Mariners and well versed in maritime history. Our mates are master storytellers and will not only look to your safety but entertain you on your excursion though Boston. Tickets are the same price whether purchased at our kiosks, web or at your hotel.
Tickets Adults: $35.00 Senior/Student/Military: $31.00 Children 3 to 11 years: $23.00 Children under 3 years: $12.00
Combination Tour: Super Duck Tours, Boston Upper Deck Trolley Tours and Super Trolley Tours of Cambridge. Combine the excitement of a duck tour with the trolley experience!
Tickets Adults: $61.00 Senior/Student/Military: $53.00 Children 3 to 11 years: $31.00 Children under 3 years: $12.00
All rates include a 5% Convention Center Surcharge
For group and charter tour please call us at 1-877-34-DUCKS or 1-877-343-8257
Taza Chocolate - Factory Store & Tours
561 Windsor Street Somerville, MA 02143 Phone: (617) 284-2232 Fax: (617) 716-2085 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tazachocolate.com Description: Visit the Taza Chocolate factory, located in Somerville, MA, just minutes from Boston and Cambridge! Take a behind-the-scenes tour of our artisanal bean-to-bar factory to learn about our traditional Mexican-style stone ground process, get a close up view of our vintage chocolate making machines, and sample delicious Stone Ground chocolate (reservations required). At our Factory Store, you can see the chocolate machinery through viewing windows while you shop for the entire line of Taza Chocolate, plus limited edition treats and gifts. Samples always available!
TOS (Tour Operation Services)
Contact: Michiyo Suzuki Phone: (617) 424-1188 Fax: (617) 424-1110 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tosboston.com Description: Japanese and English tour and destination management services. Specialize in transportation, dining, entertainment, ticket arrangement, and interpretation services, customized for executives, students, and other groups.
TourMappers North America, LLC
Contact: Julie Katz Phone: (617) 236-1236 Fax: (617) 236-1201 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tourmappers.com Description: Boston's foremost receptive tour company providing complete tour packages and all ground operations for Greater Boston and New England. Tours guides available in ten languages.
Trademark Tours One Mifflin Place, Suite 400 Cambridge, MA 02138 Contact: Daniel Andrew Phone: (855) 455-8747 Fax: (617) 203-9088 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.trademarktours.com Description: Enjoy the number one tour of Harvard - "The Hahvahd Tour" and see what 50,000 people a year are raving about! (www.harvardtour.com) Tour with us today on the Freedom Trail and learn history without losing your smile! (www.tourfreedomtrail.com) Private school tours and VIP bookings are available but book quickly! Visit us today!
WalkBoston
Contact: Wendy Landman Phone: (617) 367-9255 Fax: (617) 367-9285 Email: [email protected] Website: www.walkboston.org Description: WalkBoston promotes walking for transportation, health, and recreation and to create safe and attractive walking environments that build vital communities.
Wolfe Adventures & Tours 29 Groton Road Shirley, MA 01464 Contact: Taunya Wolfe Finn Phone: (978) 255-1645 Fax: 866-666-9531 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wolfetours.com Description: Welcome to Boston & Beyond! Customized day & overnight Tours-Adults & Students. Boston's Trails, North Shore Lobsters & Local Artists, Salem's Stories, Plymouth's Past, Cape Cod & the Islands' Escape. Convention & Reunion Tours, Receptive Tours, Step-On Guides, Spirits & Mayhem Ghost Tours for groups, Small Group Adventures, Private Shore Excursions.
Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority P.O. Box 284 Woods Hole, MA 02543 Contact: Kimberlee McHugh Phone: (508) 548-5011 Fax: (508) 548-8410 Email: [email protected] Website: www.steamshipauthority.com Description: Ferry service from Cape Cod to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Offering passenger-only service from Hyannis to Nantucket in under an hour.
Bites of Boston Food Tours
198 Tremont Street, Suite 451 Boston, MA 02116 Phone: (800) 979-3370 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bitesofbostonfoodtours.com Description: Bites of Boston Food Tours offers walking food tours in Boston's most tasty neighborhoods. Our walking food tours provide a unique opportunity for Bostonians and visitors alike to experience local flavors while gaining insight into the historical, architectural, and cultural components of the city. Our goal is to provide both a fun and filling experience as we walk - and eat - our way through Boston's most scenic, historic and delicious neighborhoods.
Boston African American National Historic Site 14 Beacon Street, Suite 401 Boston, MA 02108 Contact: Terry Brown Phone: (617) 720-0753 Fax: (617) 720-0848 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nps.gov/BOAF Description: Boston African American National Historic Site is comprised of the largest area of pre-Civil War black owned structures in the U.S. It has roughly two dozen sites on the north face of Beacon Hill. These historic buildings were homes, businesses, schools, and churches of a thriving black community that, in the face of great opposition, fought the forces of slavery and inequality.
Boston Harbor Mini Speed Boats, Inc. East India Rowe, India Wharf Marina Boston, MA 02110 Phone: (617) 725-0900 Email: [email protected] Website: www.minispeedboattour.com Description: Captain your own mini speedboat as you navigate Boston Harbor, see many historical sites, the amazing skyline, all while following our experienced and witty tour guide. No boat experience or license required, our trained staff will teach you the rules of the water, boat safety and boat operations. It's PURE Exhilarating FUN! Book now, limited boats available.
Boston Pizza Tours 71 Commercial Street, Suite 134 Boston, MA 02109 Contact: Martin Elliott Phone: (855) 487-4992 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bostonpizzatours.com Description: Got Pizza? Discover historic Boston slice by delicious slice! We're serving up Tasty, Fun & Educational walking tours, exploring Boston's oldest neighborhoods. Every tour visits THREE Top-Rated Boston Pizzerias, tasting a slice from each location. Come hungry for Boston's tastiest food tour - at Boston Pizza Tours, we deliver YOU to the Pizza!
Cambridge Historical Tours , Suites Cambridge, MA 02138 Contact: Daniel Berger-Jones Phone: (617) 520-4030 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cambridgehistoricaltours.org Description: Learn the most captivating, hilarious, and occasionally bizarre stories across 400 years of Harvard and Cambridge history from guides in Victorian clothing on our daily Tours of Harvard and Cantabrigia Tours of Old Cambridge. We entertain as we educate! If you prefer less history and more fun, come join us for a Ghost Tour or Pub Crawl. Enthusiastic humor and great stories allow us to entertain nerds, clowns, scholars, and skeptics. You will leave wondering why all history isn’t taught this way. Learn more and purchase tickets at www.cambridgehistoricaltours.org.
New England Trips, Inc. 8 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Third Floor Boston, MA 02109 Contact: Stephen Belcastro Phone: (617) 515-3405 Fax: (617) 973-6406 Email: [email protected] Website: www.newenglandtripsinc.com Description: Summer is near and so is our 2014 Martha's Vineyard day trip. Spend a day like no other, relaxing on this wonderful island. Trip includes roundtrip coach and ferry service. We offer direct Boston hotel pickup and drop off along with complimentary snacks and bottled water. Discover New England one day at a time with New England Trips. Visit our website at www.newenglandtripsinc.com and book early as seating is limited.
Sunshine Travel 12 Tyler Street Boston, MA 02111 Contact: Jolin Zhou Phone: (617) 695-1989 Email: [email protected] Website: sunshineboston.com Description:
Founded in 1989, Sunshine Travel is one of New England's leading tour operators. The core strength of Sunshine Travel is our bus fleet including 7-15 seat small business vehicles and 38-56 seat air-conditioned Moto coaches as well as our bilingual tour guides in English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) with years of experience. Sunshine Travel run local tours that departure from Boston to the East Coast of the US all year around. Sunshine Travel also provides the private charter service to help clients plan and arrange all aspects of a trip including design of itinerary and booking of bus, tour guides, hotels, meals, attractions, and other service upon request.
Ye Olde Boston Tours Freedom Trail Boston, MA 02110 Contact: Brooke Barbier Phone: (617) 371-7305 Email: [email protected] Website: www.yeoldebostontours.com Description:
Ye Olde Tavern Tours offers historic tavern tours in Boston. You'll walk along The Freedom Trail and see historic sites related to the American Revolution and stop to grab a beer at some of the nation's most historic taverns. Led by a historian of Revolutionary America, you'll have stories to tell your family and friends.
Ye Olde Freedom Tours are guided walking tours along the Freedom Trail where guests hear the history of resistance and rebellion in Boston. Guests will see over a dozen historic sites related to the American Revolution, including the site of the Boston Massacre and Paul Revere's home. The tour groups are small and intimate and your guides are smart, personable historians, ensuring your experience
will be a fun one!
For more information on these tours visit www.yeoldebostontours.com or email [email protected].
Yummy Walks 22 Wilde Road Wellesley, MA 02481 Phone: (781) 239-9920 Fax: (781) 239-9921 Email: [email protected] Website: www.foodtoursboston.com Description: Yummy Walks offers fun and delicious walking, food tasting, and discovery tours. We highlight off the beaten path Mom and Pop establishments that locals frequent as well as iconic eateries and restaurants. Besides the great food, our guests learn the history, culture, architecture, and entertainment offerings of a specific neighborhood. Yummy Walks are ideal for groups looking to do something fun and different. We can accommodate groups all sizes on our food and historical tours.