Overview

For all ages! • 5.5 Hours • Private tour • Up to 6 people

Duration: 5.5 Hours
Meeting Point: Little Italy, Boston.
Group Size: Maximum 6 people
Description: View photos, complete details, availability, and more on this tour's Page: Official Tour Listing
What is Included: - Come hungry! Tour includes pick-up and drop-off at your hotel.

• Minivan is stocked with plenty of water bottles for guests.
  Itinerary: 1. 30 min - Pick Up
  Your guide will pick you up in a comfortable minivan, as you begin your day in style!

• 20 min - Caffe Vittoria
  Start the day with a classic Italian coffee and cannoli.

• 20 min - North Square
  See Paul Revere's House, one of the oldest wooden houses in Boston. Learn about the immigrant history of the North End as told by artwork installed in the square.

• 15 min - Paul Revere Mall
  Visit the historic Paul Revere Mall park, home to one of the city's most iconic "postcard" locations of the statue of Paul Revere with the backdrop of the Old North Church. View the plaques surrounding the park commemorating many of the other Revolutionary figures. Learn the real story behind the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere!

• 10 min - Old North Church
  See the Old North Church, where Robert Newman hung up two lanterns to signal Paul Revere on the eve of the American Revolution.

• 15 min - Copp's Hill Burying Ground
  Visit the second-oldest cemetery in Boston, including the graves of some of Boston's most prominent early citizens.

• 30 min - Bricco
  Enjoy classic Italian sandwiches for lunch!

• 20 min - Beacon Hill
  Walk through Boston's most prestigious and wealthiest neighborhood, learning about the history of some of Boston's most famous families. Admire the brownstone mansions lining the brick paved streets

• 20 min - Boston Public Garden
  Take a walk through America's first botanical garden, learning about Boston's history through statues around the park. Hear stories about the invention of anesthesia, Boston's most corrupt yet beloved politician, and more.

• 35 min - Boston Common
  Walk through America's oldest public park, listen to the story of how Boston was originally founded right on this spot. Drive on the road that was previously water's edge in historic Boston to appreciate the magnitude of the man-made land the city has created! See the location of the very first football club in America!

• 25 min - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Drive through the MIT campus and learn about the university's "theory and practice" motto, focusing on belief that the dual approach of learning and doing is the way! Hear all about (in)famous MIT pranks, some of which can be seen to this day! See the main MIT building, the Great Dome. See a stunning view of Boston's skyline from "north of the river" in Cambridge.

• 20 min - Back Bay
  Drive through the historic Back Bay neighborhood. Back Bay is built entirely on land reclaimed from the sea using dirt from hills of Boston to landfill the bay. The neighborhood has been home to the wealthy since its inception in the late 1800s, today it has some of the best preserved examples of 19th century Victorian architecture in the world!

• 10 min - Lobster Rolls
  Pick-up a cup of New England clam "chowdah" and a delicious lobster roll from a local lobster shack.

• 30 min - Copley Square
  Have a seafood picnic on the steps of the Boston Copley Library, while listening to stories about Boston's rich cultural and academic past. Feast on the chowder and lobster rolls from Luke's Lobster while learning how Boston's maritime past made the construction of the magnificent buildings surrounding Copley Square possible during Boston's "gilded age".

• 30 min - Drop Off
  Drop off back at your door for an easy end to a great day!