2023 Tour Season Announced

Boston By Foot (BBF) is pleased to announce its lineup of walking tours and water-based tours for the 2023 season. Explore Boston with us on 42 different tours throughout the season, from April 1st to mid-November. Here’s a preview of what you can look forward to in the coming months!

DAILY & WEEKLY TOURS

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

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

Learn more about our Daily & Weekly Tours

TOUR SERIES

Beacon Hill Social History Series:
Discover fascinating social history in this series of tours exploring people and places of Beacon Hill.

• Jewish Beacon Hill
• The North Slope of Beacon Hill
• Notable Women of Beacon Hill
  

Learn more about the tours in our Beacon Hill Social History Series

Bostonians Fight for Change Series: Feel inspired on this series of tours traveling in the footsteps of Bostonians who fought oppression and made change happen.

• Boisterous Bostonians: Riots & Protests
• Boston’s LGBTQ Past
• Road to the Vote: Boston Suffragists
• Working Women: Boston Women Find Their Voice

Learn more about the tours in our Bostonians Fight for Change Series

Literary Series: Explore the power of the pen and Boston’s literary greats across the centuries on our Literary Tour series.

• Black Voices: 19th Century Black Writers on Beacon Hill
• The Hub of Literary America
• Literary Beacon Hill: The 20th Century
• Louisa May Alcott’s Boston

Learn more about the tours in our Literary Series

Neighborhood Series: Take a closer look at the history and architectural gems of some of Boston’s unique neighborhoods.

• East Boston: Maverick Square and Beyond
• South Boston’s Broadway
• Upham’s Corner

Learn more about the tours in our Neighborhood Series

Urban Development Series: Did you ever wonder why Boston looks the way it does? Pull back the layers of Boston’s cityscape on these Urban Development tours.

• Boston Reborn: After the Great Fire of 1872
• Commonwealth Ave.
• Fort Point Channel
• Reinventing Boston: A City Engineered
• The Story of Rowes Wharf

Learn more about the tours in our Urban Development Series

MORE MONTHLY & QUARTERLY TOURS

• Art, Architecture and Gardens
• Back Bay’s Victorian Architecture
• Beacon Hill From Both Sides
• Before Boston: Shawmut Peninsula Through 1630
• Ben Franklin: Son of Boston
• Boston's Gilded Age
• Boston’s Loyalists
• Bulfinch Triangle

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!

• Footloose on the Freedom Trail
• Beacon Hill with a BOO!

Learn more about our Annual Event Tours

NEW TOURS FOR 2023

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!

• Art Introspective: Copley Square to the South End
• Becoming Back Bay
• Fort Point and Seaport: The Evolution of the South Boston Waterfront
• Leather District

Learn more about our New Tours for 2023

SAILS & CRUISES

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

• A Sail Through Time
• Architecture Cruise

Learn more about our Sails & Cruises

BECOME A MEMBER!

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.