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Walking Tours

Our Walking Tours

Boston By Foot tours offer opportunities for visitors and locals to explore Boston’s cityscape and discover its history with a passionate and knowledgeable guide. Core tours are offered on a daily and weekly basis during the April-November tour season, while others are offered monthly or quarterly. All tours are available upon request as a private tour at any time.

View tours by frequency, topic or by schedule by accessing our calendar. Each tour page contains detailed information about each of our offerings. We look forward to sharing our love of Boston with you!

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

Boston Neighborhood Tours

Paul Revere's house in Boston's North End

The North End: Boston's Immigration Gateway

Explore Boston’s oldest neighborhood and discover the charm of this unique, compact city space

tour duration90 minutes
tour distance0.88 mile
potential uneven surfaces and moderate inclines
Boston Public Library

Becoming Back Bay

Learn why Boston's Back Bay is considered a marvel of 19th Century civil and social engineering

tour duration90 minutes
mostly flat surfaces and little to no inclines
Boston Chinatown Gate

Boston’s Chinatown

Visit one of Boston’s most vibrant neighborhoods, and one of the few surviving Chinatowns on the East Coast

tour duration90 minutes
tour distance1.05 miles
potential uneven surfaces and moderate inclines
Maverick Square Mural in East Boston

East Boston: Maverick Square and Beyond

Learn how East Boston began as a planned community that became today's vibrant and diverse neighborhood

tour duration90 minutes
potential uneven surfaces and moderate inclines
Boston Freight Terminals

Fort Point and Seaport: The Evolution of the South Boston Waterfront

Explore two waterfront neighborhoods with the same roots but a completely different look and feel

tour duration90 minutes
likely uneven surfaces and significant inclines
Stoddards storefront Boston

The Ladder Blocks

Trace the architectural and social history of this unique Boston neighborhood

tour duration90 minutes
tour distance1.1 miles
mostly flat surfaces and little to no inclines
Lincoln Street, Leather District

Leather District

Discover what was once the hub of New England’s leather and shoe industries at the turn of the 20th century

tour duration90 minutes
mostly flat surfaces and little to no inclines
Horse drawn carriage with driver by row houses

South End

This vibrant neighborhood boasts one of the largest collections of Victorian architecture in the country

tour duration90 minutes
mostly flat surfaces and little to no inclines
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