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.

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Boston Neighborhood Tours

Beacon Hill

Walk past the stunning Federal and Greek Revival row homes along Beacon Hill's charming streets

tour duration90 minutes

tour distance0.7 mile

likely uneven surfaces and significant inclines

tour categories Architecture Beacon Hill Frequently Offered Neighborhood

Our Walking Tours

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Walk past the stunning Federal and Greek Revival row homes along Beacon Hill's charming streets

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

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

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

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

Trace the architectural and social history of this unique Boston neighborhood

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

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

This child's-eye view of the Freedom Trail is specially designed for young walkers (ages 6-12)

Relive a young boy's adventures in Colonial Boston based on the prize-winning, coming-of-age novel

This child's-eye view of Boston's North End is specially designed for young walkers (ages 6-12)

The perfect introduction to Boston’s Revolutionary history

Ideal for history lovers and those interested in our nation’s Revolutionary past.

Follow the words and history of the Adams Family over four generations

Celebrate the life of Boston-born Benjamin Franklin by visiting his homes and haunts in Colonial Boston

Hear the stories of Bostonians who remained loyal to the British crown

Follow the first President on his visit to Boston in 1789

Raise a glass in celebration of patriot Samuel Adams

Hear tales of misery, misfortune and murder - all based on true historic events!

Explore 12,000 years of human activity on Shawmut Peninsula, the lands we now call Boston

Discover stories of Boston’s Black writers who were laser-focused on the great topic of the era - slavery

Join us to discover the many lives of Boston Common and its people

Trace the stories, individuals, spaces, and events that shaped queer life in the city

Explore Boston's burying grounds and learn about the customs surrounding death in Puritan New England

Journey to Victorian Boston and see where writers and poets including Emerson, Alcott and Thoreau gathered

Learn where Boston’s Jewish West End residents worked, lived and worshipped - including The Vilna Shul

See Alcott’s Boston homes and hear the stories that inspired the beloved author of Little Women

Boston's places, people and protests that helped win the vote for women

Explore Massachusetts' long and complex history of slavery

Learn about the women who led Boston’s women’s trade unionism and suffrage movements

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

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

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

Discover how Boston’s urban landscape has changed as you uncover the clues left behind

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

Experience the colorful history of theater in Boston!

Our special annual 3-hour July 4th event!

For more than 30 years, this tour has been part of any great Halloween celebration in Boston.

New for 2025! This child's-eye view of Boston's Back Bay is specially designed for young walkers (ages 8-12)

New for 2025! Explore both the inside and outside of Boston's historic City Hall

New for 2025! Gain a deeper understanding of Boston's Jewish community in Grove Hall and Elm Hill