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Best Boston Small Group Tour: I Know the Secrets Others Don't!

4.8 (75 reviews) 6–8 hours Free cancellation
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Best Boston Small Group Tour: I Know the Secrets Others Don't!

About this activity

Small group tour limited to six guests where you will learn the amazing origins of everyday things. Enjoy the stories of the great places where liberty was born, told by an amazing guide and driver who really knows his stuff. You explore the interior of Old Ironsides, the battleground and museum at The Battle of Bunker Hill and the incredible history of Harvard while amazing you with information about Boston that most Bostonians don't even know.. We provide better service because unlike big chains, we are local and depend on our guests' satisfaction.

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At a glance

Duration
6–8 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Up to 6 people
People per booking
1–6
Guide
English
Operated by
Best Boston Tour

Ages: Infants (0–1 years) · Children (2–5 years) · Youth (6–16 years) · Adults (17–120 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Saratoga Springs water, Coke, Diet Coke, Polar Orange Dry
  • Included: We stop on request for pictures.
  • Included: Expert Guide

Not included

  • Not included: We are equipped to carry luggage on tours with four or fewer guests.
  • Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

  1. Harvard University

    30 min

    You will hear how a one acre farm grew to become a world class research institution and those who made Harvard influential, wealthy, and prestigious.

  2. Beacon Hill

    10 min

    Neighborhood in Boston from where the rich and powerful ruled the city for two centuries. Optional stops for pictures and exploration.

  3. Granary Burying Ground

    10 min

    Created on the sight of a grain store house because there was no more space available at The Kings Chapel Burial Ground, where many patriots are buried.

  4. King's Chapel

    10 min

    First Anglican Church and oldest burial ground in Boston.

  5. Old City Hall

    10 min

    Originally the location of The Latin School, first free public school in America. Across the street from The oldest hotel in town, The Parker House and behind the historic King's Chapel and Burial Ground.

  6. Old South Meeting House

    10 min Admission not included

    An early Congregational church and meeting place for The Sons of Liberty, later desecrated by British Dragoons (Mounted Infantry).

  7. Faneuil Hall Marketplace

    10 min

    The oldest outdoor market in America and Boston's first town hall.

  8. Old State House

    10 min Admission not included

    The seat of government for Massachusetts as a colony and later a state. The scene of the Boston massacre and reading of The Declaration of Independence.

  9. North End

    10 min

    Boston's oldest neighborhood. Mostly British during the 17th and 18th centuries(some French Protestant/Huguenots). Large influx of Irish and Jewish during the 19th century. Finally becoming Little Italy in the 20th century.

  10. Bunker Hill

    30 min

    The first battle of the new Continental Army. A pyrrhic victory for the British Occupiers and a lesson from the Patriots on the new face of war.

  11. Charlestown Navy Yard

    30 min

    Where hundreds of American battleships were built and repaired. The home of the U.S.S Constitution famously known as Old Ironside, the oldest ship afloat and America's Ship of State.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • Our pickup vehicle is a Black Lincoln Navigator that says "BEST BOSTON TOUR" on the front.

End point

  • Our pickup vehicle is a Black Lincoln Navigator that says "BEST BOSTON TOUR" on the front.

Pickup points

  • The Midtown Hotel MOD Collection By Sonesta
  • Hotel AKA Boston Common
  • The Westin Copley Place, Boston
  • The Newbury Boston
  • Copley House
  • Staypineapple, A Delightful Hotel, South End Boston
  • Courtyard by Marriott Boston Downtown
  • Moxy Boston Downtown
  • Four Seasons Hotel Boston
  • Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill
  • Hyatt Centric Faneuil Hall Boston
  • Mandarin Oriental, Boston

and 48 more pickup points

Your tour will begin at 9AM.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%
  • The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

  • Service animals allowed

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Traveller ratings

4.8 out of 5 · 75 reviews
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