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Walking Tours

Our Walking Tours

Explore Boston’s history, neighborhoods, and architecture with Boston By Foot! Our walking tours are led by passionate, knowledgeable guides who bring the city’s stories to life for visitors and locals alike.

Many tours run daily and weekly from April through November, with special topics offered throughout the season. Private tours are available year-round and can be tailored for groups of all kinds.

Browse the list below to find tours by category, or view our calendar to search by date. Each tour page includes full details. We look forward to walking Boston with you!

PLEASE NOTE: Registration for all public walking tours closes one hour before tour start time.

Architecture, Art & Infrastructure Tours

victorian buildings in boston's back bay

Back Bay’s Victorian Architecture

Explore Boston’s Back Bay, home to one of the United States’ richest collections of art and architecture

tour duration90 minutes
tour distance0.65 mile
mostly flat surfaces and little to no inclines
Burned buildings and homes in boston after the great fire

Boston Reborn: After the Great Fire of 1872

Explore Boston's rebirth after the Great Fire of 1872, a more costly disaster than the Chicago Fire the year before

tour duration90 minutes
mostly flat surfaces and little to no inclines
mural of birds on boston's kennedy greenway

The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway

Stroll through Boston's beautiful new “People’s Park” that annually attracts over a million residents and visitors

tour duration90 minutes
tour distance1.2 miles
mostly flat surfaces and little to no inclines
Rowe's Wharf architectural rendering 1984

Rowes Wharf: Sensationally Good City Making

A visionary concept in urban planning, Rowes Wharf remains at the center of 21st century Boston

tour duration60 minutes
tour distance0.25 mile
mostly flat surfaces and little to no inclines
Wang Theatre

Theater District

Experience the colorful history of theater in Boston!

tour duration120 minutes
mostly flat surfaces and little to no inclines
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