Best Boston Private Tour, I know the secrets others don't!

4.9 (13 reviews) 6–8 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

I know the secrets that no one else knows. You will go on a small private tour 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. I will lead you through 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: Your group only
People per booking: 1–6
Guide: English
Operated by: Best Boston Tour

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: We stop for pictures on request.
Included: Optional Wheelchair available.
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: We are can carry luggage with four or fewer passengers
Included: Saratoga Spring water, Coke, Diet Coke, Polar Orange Dry Soda

Not included

Not included: Lunch on own, request lunch stop when you want.

Itinerary

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.
Beacon Hill

10 min

The neighborhood in Boston from where the rich and powerful ruled the city for two centuries. Optional stops for pictures and exploration.
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.
King's Chapel

10 min

First Anglican Church and oldest burial ground in Boston.
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.
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).
Faneuil Hall Marketplace

10 min

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