Boston Historical and Scenic Walking Tour

Stroll through Boston Common, the oldest public park in America and the starting point of the Freedom Trail. Learn about how Boston was first settled in this very spot. Find out why the golden dome of the Massachusetts State House is topped with a pine cone. Listen as tales of strict Puritan values mix with a long-standing history of rebellion and corruption to paint a picture of the duality that is the core of Boston's spirit.
Head into the picturesque Beacon Hill neighborhood, Boston's most prestigious area. See the houses built for Boston's elite society, past and present. Stand in front of the house of Louisa May Alcott and learn about the fortune she made from writing Little Women! Take a picture standing on the most photographed street in North America!

Take a walk through the Public Garden, America's oldest botanical garden. Take a picture sitting on the iconic Make Way for Ducklings statue. Learn about the first surgery using anesthesia, that took place in Boston.

Meeting Point

Boston Common Visitors Center

139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111, USA

Look for the Boston Common Visitors Center located in the Boston Common part. Address is 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111. The tour guide will be wearing a Boston Hidden Gems t-shirt and a name tag.

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

Boston Common

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

Start at the Boston Common Visitor Center and proceed through the park stopping at hidden plaques and forgotten monuments.

5 minutes

Massachusetts State House

24 Beacon St, Beacon Hill, Boston, 02133-1099, Massachusetts

See the iconic gold-domed Massachusetts State House. Learn why there is a pine cone on top of the dome.

10 minutes

Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial

Corner of Beacon Street & Park Street, Boston, 02108, Massachusetts

Learn about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the second African-American unit, organized in the Northern states during the Civil War.

5 minutes

Boston Foundation Monument

49 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108, USA

Learn about Boston's first European settler who paved the way for the Puritans to settle on the Shawmut peninsula.

15 minutes

Acorn Street

Boston, 02108, Massachusetts

Take a picture in front of the "Most Photographed Street in North America" and learn the story behind this alleged title.

10 minutes

Louisburg Square

Louisburg Square, , Boston, 02108, Massachusetts

See the house where Louisa May Alcott lived after she made her fortune writing Little Women. Robert Frost also lived on this square during his time in Boston. Louisburg Square today is home to some of the most expensive home's in Beacon Hill.

10 minutes

Make Way for Ducklings Statues

Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

See the iconic Boston statue, based on a children's book with the same name. Learn the story of this being the official children's book of Massachusetts.

20 minutes

Cheers

84 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108, USA

See the famous Cheers Bar, where everybody knows your name. Take a picture in a replica of the bar located in the building.

15 minutes

Ether Monument

Arlington Street, Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Learn the story of how anesthesia was first used during a surgery in Boston, and the tragic story of the man who invented it.

15 minutes

Robin Williams Park Bench from "Good Will Hunting"

13 Arlington St, Boston, MA 02116, USA

See the Robin Williams Bench, as pictured in the movie "Good Will Hunting".

5 minutes

See the location of the Great Elm, Boston's first "city hall', used for hangings and sermons.

15 minutes

The Embrace

139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02108, USA

See Boston Common's newest statue, dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr and his wife Coretta.

10 minutes

What's included:

• Tour Guide