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2024 Tour Season Announced

2024 Season Announcement

Boston By Foot is pleased to announce its lineup of walking tours and water-based tours for the 2024 season! Explore Boston with us on 43 different tours throughout the season, from March 31st through November 24th.


Here’s a preview of what you can look forward to
in the coming months!

DAILY & WEEKLY TOURS

We continue to offer seven of our most popular 60-, 90- and 120-minute tours on a daily or weekly basis. These tours include:

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  • Boston By Little Feet
  • The Dark Side of Boston
  • Heart of the Freedom Trail
  • The North End: Boston's Immigration Gateway
  • Reinventing Boston
  • Road To Revolution

Learn more about our Daily & Weekly Tours

TOUR SERIES

Architecture Series:

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  • Back Bay's Victorian Architecture
  • Bulfinch Triangle
  • Change & Response: Boston's Architecture
  • Rethinking Boston Brutalism



Learn more about the tours in our
Architecture Series


Boston Social History Series:

  • Jewish%20BH%20cropped.pngBecoming Back Bay
  • Boston's Gilded Age
  • Boston's LGBTQ Past
  • Jewish Beacon Hill

Learn more about the tours in our Boston Social History Series


Green Spaces Series:

  • Rose%20Kennedy%20Greenway%20edited.jpgArt, Architecture & Gardens
  • Commonwealth Avenue
  • Rose F. Kennedy Greenway

Learn more about the tours in our Green Spaces Series

Kids and Family Series:

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  • Johnny Tremain's Boston
  • North End By Little Feet

Learn more about the tours in our Kids and Family Series

Literary Series:

  • Louisa%20May%20Alcott%20cropped.jpg Black Voices: Writers for a 19th Century Revolution
  • The Hub of Literary America
  • Louisa May Alcott’s Boston

Learn more about the tours in our Literary Series

Neighborhood Series:

  • Bay Village
  • Boston's Chinatown
  • East Cambridge
  • Leather District

Learn more about the tours in our Neighborhood Series

Waterfront Series:
  • Fort Point and Seaport: The Evolution of
  • the South Boston Waterfront
  • Rowes Wharf: Sensationally Good City Making



Learn more about the tours in our Waterfront Series

MORE MONTHLY & QUARTERLY TOURS

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  • Peninsula Through 1630
  • Ben Franklin: Son of Boston
  • Boston Reborn: After the Great Fire of 1872
  • Boston’s Loyalists
  • Remarkable Women of Jamaica Plain

Learn more about our Monthly & Quarterly Tours

ANNUAL EVENT TOURS

No BBF season would be complete without our special annual July 4th and Halloween celebrations!

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  • Beacon Hill with a BOO!


Learn more about our Annual Event Tours

NEW TOURS FOR 2024

Each year, our volunteer guides create brand-new tours that are offered twice during the season – first as a pair of preview tours offered exclusively for BBF members, then later in the season as a pair of tours open to the public. Tour dates and times will be announced soon!

  • betances%20mural.jpgArt Introspective: Copley Square to the South End
  • Boston Common: Past Lives and Hidden Stories
  • Boston's City Hall
  • Sam Adams' Boston
  • Slavery and Abolition in Massachusetts


Learn more about our New Tours for 2024

And look for more new tours to be announced in April!

SAILS & CRUISES

We continue to offer our two water-based tours in partnership with The Liberty Fleet of Tall Ships and the Charles River Boat Company.

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  • A Sail Through Time
  • Architecture Cruise

Learn more about our Sails & Cruises

PRIVATE TOURS

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Boston By Foot private tours are perfect for family groups, school groups, corporate groups, university and alumni groups, people who wish to tour with their pets, and anyone looking for a more personalized tour experience.

Any of the walking tours listed on our website can be booked upon request as a private tour. We kindly request at least 1-2 weeks notice to make arrangements.

BECOME A MEMBER!

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Join our community and support our work by becoming a member of Boston By Foot. Members enjoy free access to most of our programming along with other benefits.

Membership Benefits

- Unlimited free admission on most walking tours for the noted number of people*. Pre-registration is required for all tours.

- Free admission to all of Boston By Foot’s virtual programming

- Access to recordings of past Boston By Foot virtual events (upon request, subject to availability)

- Exclusive member previews of new tours before they're offered to the public

- Weekly or bi-weekly emails to keep you informed about Boston By Foot programs and activities

* Discounted admission applies to our two annual celebration tours: Footloose on the Freedom Trail and Beacon Hill with a BOO!

Membership Levels

- Senior Membership (One Person/65 or older) - $60
- Student Membership (One Person) - $60
- Individual Membership (One Person) - $75
- Dual Membership (Two People) - $100
- Family Membership (Six People) - $150
- Patron Membership (Six People) - $200

In addition to the benefits of a Family Membership, Patron Members also receive invitations to special events and programming and special thanks in our annual report.

Membership dues are fully tax-deductible.

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