The Small Group Boston Tour

Join our small group Boston tour and explore historic sites with an expert guide. Learn the fascinating origins of everyday things and discover hidden stories of liberty’s birthplace.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Harvard University - Discover how a transformed home with a one-acre barnyard evolved into a world-renowned research institution, and learn about the individuals who made Harvard influential, affluent, and prestigious.
  • Bunker Hill - The site of the first battle of the new Continental Army. A costly victory for the British occupiers and a demonstration by the Patriots of the new nature of warfare.
  • Charlestown Navy Yard - The place where hundreds of American battleships were constructed and repaired. Home to the U.S.S Constitution, famously known as Old Ironside, the oldest ship still afloat and America’s Ship of State.
  • Beacon Hill - Boston’s oldest neighborhood, where the wealthy and powerful governed the city for two centuries. Optional stops for photos and exploration.
  • North End - Boston’s second oldest neighborhood. Predominantly British during the 17th and 18th centuries (with some French Protestant/Huguenots). Experienced a large influx of Irish and Jewish residents in the 19th century, eventually becoming Little Italy in the 20th century.
  • Faneuil Hall Marketplace - The oldest outdoor market in America and Boston’s first town hall.
  • Old State House - The seat of government for Massachusetts as a colony and later as a state. The site of the Boston Massacre and the reading of The Declaration of Independence.
  • Old City Hall - Originally the site of The Latin School, the first free public school in America. Located across the street from the oldest hotel in town, The Parker House, and behind the historic King’s Chapel and Burial Ground.
  • King’s Chapel - The first Anglican Church and the oldest burial ground in Boston.
  • Granary Burying Ground - Established on the site of a grain storehouse due to lack of space at The King’s Chapel Burial Ground, where many patriots are interred.
  • Old South Meeting House - An early Congregational church and meeting place for The Sons of Liberty, later desecrated by British Dragoons (Mounted Infantry).
What's Included
  • Bottled Spring water
  • Coke
  • Diet Coke
  • Juice Boxes
What's Not Included
  • We are not equipped to carry luggage and cannot pickup at airport due to local regulations.
Additional Information

Customizable small group tour limited to six guests where you will learn the amazing origins of everyday things. Enjoy the stories of the great places where liberty was born, told by an amazing guide and driver who really knows his stuff. Stewie will lead you through the interior of Old Ironsides, the battleground and museum at The Battle of Bunker Hill and the incredible history of Harvard while amazing you with information about Boston that most Bostonians don’t even know.. We provide better service because unlike big chains, we are local and depend on our guests’ satisfaction.

Location
Boston Marriott Long Wharf
State Street
Our pickup vehicle is a Black Lincoln Navigator that says "BEST BOSTON TOUR" on the front.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Thomas_p
Sep 23, 2024
Brilliant tour! - Stewie our guide was brilliant in giving us all the information on everywhere we visited and was so friendly, personable and had a great sense of humour. Would definitely recommend this day tour.
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Andy_c
Sep 11, 2024
Wonderful Tour - Our tour guide, Stewie, was amazing! It was like taking a tour of Boston with a friend. Stewie picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel. His knowledge on All Things Boston is vast. He offered us free soft drinks/water during the trip - he simply went the extra mile to make us feel welcomed. I recommend this tour!
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Barbara_p
Sep 7, 2024
Amazing tour with Stewie - I would highly recommend this tour! Stewie made this seem like an outing with a friend showing us his city! He went above and beyond expectations to make this a great day! We really appreciated that he picked us up at our hotel instead of us having to find our way to the meeting spot! Thanks Stewie for making this tour so special!
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Susan_n
Aug 10, 2024
Excellent guide - Stewie was happy to spend as much time as we wanted and had SO much great info to share! Not only about the sites we were seeing, but also about places to eat and things to do.
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338leannf
Jun 14, 2024
Best Boston Adventure! - We enjoyed ourselves throughly on this tour! Our guide was super knowledgeable about the area and added a touch of something to the experience that you could not have gotten from a typical tour. Stewie was an amazing guide and I would recommend him to anyone. We were thrilled with the amount of Boston that we got to see and more thrilled with the amount of knowledge we walked away with!
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Itscindyanderson
Jun 14, 2024
Fantastic Tour!! - This ended up just being the two of us with our guide Stuart aka Stuie. We were pick up at our hotel and taken around the city for a nearly 6 hour tour. Stuie was incredibly accommodating, asking us where we wanted to go, what sounded good for lunch, vehicle temperature, and on and on. He took us to a hole-in-the-wall pizza joint that had awesome pizza, to the USS Constitution, a Bunker Hill museum, and gave us a walking tour of Harvard. We also drove by dozens of other great sites. Stuie has a great informality about him while being full of knowledge of the area. The time with him flew by. Highly recommend this tour. And ask for Stuie!
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Michael_j
Jun 1, 2024
Perfect experience - Our driver Stewie was awesome with his knowledge of our country’s history and local events. It was a rainy day but our tour was not dampened. We saw all the highlights and more. At the end we were dropped off in the North end for early dinner then Stuwie came back and picked us up to return to our hotel
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Michaelhr3736ep
May 29, 2024
Awesome birthday present! Would highly recommend. - What an amazing trip around Boston. Stewie made it fun and customized the trip to our likes. He was a wealth of knowledge and was able to navigate Boston traffic like a pro. We are thankful that we decided to do it and if we ever come back we may do it again on a different landmarks. Thank you Stewie!
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Wade_h
Jul 7, 2024
In-Depth Boston Tour - The USS Constitution portion was absolutely outstanding! The Bunker Hill tour was very good,. The only negative at all was the timing, the tour lasted 6 hours and we didn’t quite get to see everything. However, I would definitely do this tour again!!
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Jean_s
Jul 26, 2024
Boston let down - I enjoyed the actual tour but our guide should learn to read his audience. Spent lots of time explaining history even when they started wandering. Wasted about an hour figuring out what to do with our luggage. I had told them in advance we would have a lot of luggage but he was not prepared for any luggage. We did not know others would be in the car with us. I felt communication was lacking. I have used viator many times and this was the only time I wasn't pleased
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