Holiday Tours

photograph of the U.S.S. Constitution in the Boston harbor

The U.S.S. Constitution was launched in 1797 and remains the oldest commissioned ship afloat in the world. The ship was to be decommissioned in 1830 until Oliver Wendell Holmes published a poem that year which saved it. He entitled it, Old Ironsides.

Footloose on The Freedom Trail concludes with the sailing of the U.S.S. Constitution. Photo by Tom Coppeto.

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Autumn colors, jack-o-lanterns & trick-or-treaters. Celebrate Halloween on Beacon Hill. Image by Tom Coppeto.

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Big days deserve big events and these highly attended Boston By Foot annual tours are just the things to do. Put on your costumes and learn about murder and suspense on Beacon Hill for Halloween or get revolutionary with a 3-hour tour of the entire Freedom Trail on Independence Day.

The annual Big Foot tour on Labor Day is a 5-hour extravaganza of Boston history. Each year features a different theme designed and researched by Boston By Foot docents.

2011 Holiday Tours
Freedom Trail Run	Patriots' Day Weekend Sunday April 17, 2011 8-9am
While your friends are waiting around in Hopkinton, join us on a guided run of the entire Freedom Trail from the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill to the U.S.S. Constitution in the Charlestown Navy Yard.

Footloose on the Freedom Trail	Patriots' Day Weekend Sunday April 17, 2011 10am-1pm
Get ready for the Boston marathon and Patriots' Day with this 3-hour walking tour of the entire Freedom Trail from the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill to the U.S.S. Constitution in the Charlestown Navy Yard.

Footloose on the Freedom Trail	Independence Day Monday July 4, 2011 9am-12 noon
Footloose on the Freedom Trail is a 3-hour walking tour of the entire Freedom Trail from the State House to the U.S.S. Constitution offered every Independence Day. Walk the 2.5-mile route with us on this patriotic tour through 16 historic sites, as it winds its way through the various special events. There's no better time to do it than on the Fourth of July, no better way to start off the day, and no better way to celebrate America's birthday!

Building Blocks: The Real Dirt on the Back Bay from the Civil War through the Gilded Age	Labor Day Monday September 5, 2011 10am-3pm
The Back Bay is the premier example of neighborhood planning adorned with unparalleled Victorian architecture. Starting at the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, walk with us through the years from 1861 to 1901 and experience Boston's prominence as an American city during the Victorian era.

Beacon Hill With a BOO!	Halloween Monday October 31, 2011 5:30-7pm
Beacon Hill With a BOO! is the Halloween walking tour of Beacon Hill featuring the murders, executions, ghosts and politicians of this seemingly quaint neighborhood.

The Flat of Beacon Hill	Holiday Decorating Sunday December 4, 2011 2-3:30pm
Discover the new 19th century neighborhood of Beacon Hill. From the early carriage houses to Victorian row houses, the Flat is a charming neighborhood with colorful history and architecture with notable landmarks such as the Church of the Advent and the Charles Street Meeting House.