Boston Historical and Modern Sightseeing Tour

Time Travel on Foot! Discover Boston's modern sites & behold historic delights on your guide's Ultra HD scroll! See, hear, and feel how the city was built over 400 years.
As you stroll along Boston's picturesque streets, each step will reveal architectural feats & visual treats connected to tales of triumph, resilience, and unprecedented brilliance!

Meeting Point

139 Tremont St

139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02108, USA

Come to the Boston Common Visitors Center! Your guide will be wearing a tall hat and holding a scroll with Behold Boston written on it.
Restrooms and water fountains are available in the visitors center if needed before the tour

What's included:

• 10 minute break with accessible restrooms & AC
• Hand-held scroll for interactive moments
• Expert Guide

Not included:

• Parking
• Souvenirs (available for additional price)

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

Boston Common

139 Tremont St, , Boston, 02111-1318, Massachusetts

Behold the Birth of Boston in 1630! Learn about the englishman who lived alone on this land since 1625 & the bold individual who spent 10 weeks sailing through stormy seas to seed this city.

15 minutes

Boston Soldiers and Sailors Monument

139 Tremont St, Boston, 02111-1318, Massachusetts

Admire this monument to the civil war. Reflect on its symbols and their connection to the people who established Boston. From here we have an excellent view into Back Bay

15 minutes

Back Bay

, , Boston, Massachusetts

Behold Boston's Back Bay, back when it was a bay! See how it was filled in and a beautiful neighborhood for business and residents was built!

Pass by without stopping

The Embrace

139 Tremont St, Boston Common, Boston, 02108, Massachusetts

See the story which inspired the sculpture commemorating MLK Jr. He met his wife Coretta Scott in Boston while studying at Boston University

5 minutes

Park Street Church

1 Park St., , Boston, 02108-4899, Massachusetts

Behold the (former) tallest building in America, the Park St Church. Site of America's first subway, and one of the busiest streets in Boston.

Pass by without stopping

Downtown Crossing

24 Winter St, Boston, 02108-4704, Massachusetts

Discover the transformation of downtown from 3 separate centuries. Behold the Burnt District, as this neighborhood was called after a devastating fire.

25 minutes

Winthrop Square

60 Winthrop St, Boston, 02129-3359, Massachusetts

Take a 10 minute break among stunning fountains and the brand new Great Hall in the Winthrop Center. On the walk here, we will discuss education and writings which influenced Bostonians & the rest of the world!

10 minutes

South Station

S Station, Boston, MA, USA

See the transformation of transportation in Boston, discussing railways, highways, tunnels, and boats that passed by the waterfront here. See what happened to the connection between Boston's North and South Station & learn about Charlie from the subway cards.

15 minutes

Post Office Square

Post Office Square, Boston, MA, USA

Are the streets of Boston former cow paths? Why is parking so expensive here? We horse around or morse around here depending on crowd preferences.

15 minutes

Old State House

310 Washington Street, , Boston, 02108-1702, Massachusetts

Behold Boston's Brightest time capsule. Learn about the removal and replica of British symbols atop the oldest public building in Massachusetts as we see its evolution over 300 years.

15 minutes