Private tour in Boston Ricky M
Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
up to 6 people
5 hours 30 minutes
walking
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Ricky M.
Exploring a city on foot is where the true locals are met. If you are like me, authentic travel is...
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This tour mainly follows the lives of 4 Bostonians whose influence on the American revolution is often forgotten or misunderstood. John Winthrop, Puritan founder of Boston, led the 1st government that ruled by written laws and liberties rather than by the passion of men. 7 of the US Constitution's Bill of Rights can be traced to the 1641 Massachusetts Body of Liberties. Samuel Sewall, Salem Witch Trials judge, wrote in 1700 the 1st anti-slavery tract wherein he refutes the religious and practical justifications for slavery. Benjamin Franklin spent his youth in Boston where he learned his art of politics, to fly his kite and write satire. As colonial envoy to England, his testimony to Parliament inadvertently inflamed the growing rebellion in America. John Hancock, unanimously elected in 1775 as President of the 2nd Continental Congress by the likes of Franklin, George Washington, John Adams & Thomas Jefferson; became the 1st President of the United States 14 months later! Customizable itinerary:
·We'll start by meeting at a café where I'll share old maps over tea or coffee. ·We'll then walk the Boston Common and see how Boston 'looked' before Europeans arrived. ·Then, we'll visit sites related to Governor John Winthrop and outspoken Puritan and Quaker women. ·Next, we'll follow the 1630 shoreline to Boston's first town center, marketplace and burying ground. ·We'll then walk where Samuel Sewall lived and meander Beacon Hill while exploring the African American neighborhood of pre-revolutionary Boston. ·We'll continue our journey to discover Benjamin Franklin's boyhood neighborhood, stop for refreshments, and see Hancock's house where Revolutionary troops were paid by his brother. ·A short walk away, we'll reach Old North Church and Paul Revere's house. ·We'll continue to Hancock's wharf and walk along the bay to his counting house on Long Wharf. ·Finally, we'll visit the Boston Massacre site and the Old State House from whose balcony the Declaration of Independence was read on 18 July 1776.
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This is primarily a walking tour where we go at your pace. At your option, we can take a round-trip on a ferry to see the city's skyline from Boston harbor.
Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: While I am happy to meet you at your hotel or point of arrival, the walking tour begins in or near the Boston Common.
Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
Size:
up to 6 people
Duration:
5 hours 30 minutes
Transportation:
walking
1
Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
Size:
up to 6 people
Duration:
5 hours 30 minutes
Transportation:
walking
1
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