MetroWest Legal Services – 2012 Holiday Online Auction
Auction Ends: Dec 12, 2012 10:00 PM EST

Day Trips

Boston by Foot- Walking Tours of History and Architecture

Item Number
160
Estimated Value
72 USD
Sold
40 USD to apples60
Number of Bids
4  -  Bid History

Item Description

Six tickets to a Boston by Foot classic tour during the 2013 season (May-October). Tours are 90 minutes and depart from Faneuil Hall, the State House and other Boston locations.

Tour Louisburg Square and other works by Charles Bulfinch, learn about Boston's engineering feats, from the filling of the Back Bay to the Big Dig, ride on the nation's first subway, stroll the homes and haunts of Thoreau, Alcott and the like, explore the labyrinth of narrow streets and exotic marketplaces of the North End and more.

Classic Walking Tours 

Beacon Hill 
From the Massachusetts State House through the historic streets of elegant brick row houses on Beacon Hill, experience the Federal-style architecture of Charles Bulfinch and his followers.  

Boston By Little Feet 
Boston By Little Feet is the only walking tour of the Freedom Trail specifically geared for children. Children will see the Cradle of Liberty, the site of the Boston Tea Party meeting at Old South, the site of the first Public School, and statues of Samuel Adams and Benjamin Franklin.  

Boston Underfoot 
Trace the evolution of Boston from a small peninsula through to the Big Dig. Walking through Boston's oldest alleys, along the modern Greenway, and into the subway, your guide will present the engineering of a city.  

The Dark Side of Boston 
Take a walk on Boston's Dark Side through its history of misery, malevolence, misfortunes, malfeasance, malice, misdeeds, and the macabre.  

Heart of the Freedom Trail 
Walk American history on the downtown portion of the Freedom Trail and see historic sites from the Puritan settlement through the American Revolution. Stops include Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market, the Old State House, King's Chapel, Old South Meeting House as well as the site of the first public school in America.  

Literary Landmarks 
Enthusiasts of American literature will enjoy walking among the homes and haunts of the great Victorian writers such as Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Alcott, James, Dickens, and Longfellow.  

The North End 
Visit America's oldest neighborhood tracing its evolution from an early Puritan settlement through the waves of immigrants whose cultures have shaped the city. Now considered the Little Italy of Boston, this tour will also feature the revolutionary icons of Paul Revere and the Old North Church.  

Victorian Back Bay 
Tour the 19th century made-land and one of America's richest collections of art & architecture. This tour features Trinity Church, the Boston Public Library, New Old South Church, and the many Victorian townhouses along streets designed after the grand boulevards of Paris.

Item Special Note

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