Great two part tour. The first part was the North End Good tour which was an excellent way of exploring the area and the food and drink was very generous. The second part of the tour was a very good way of exploring other areas of the city and finding out more about the history of Boston. Conner was a great guide!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Indulge in one food and drink stop with a hot Italian beverage and pastry in Boston’s North End
- Walk Boston’s famous Freedom Trail and uncover stories of the American Revolution
- Enjoy three food stops featuring fresh North End bread, pizza, and an Italian deli sandwich
- Visit the historic Old North Church, a Freedom Trail icon (entry when available)
- Get tips on what else to see, do and eat during your stay
- Explore Beacon Hill’s charming red-brick streets and classic Boston architecture
- Take in scenic views of Boston Harbor and the Rose Kennedy Greenway
Excludes
- Tips/gratuities for your guide
- Additional food and drink
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Meet your guide outside the entrance of the Boston Public Market building on Blackstone Street. Please do not go inside the market. Your guide will be waiting outside under the large glass awning next to the bus stop. The entrance is directly across from the large park (Rose Kennedy Greenway).
Return
- Boston Public Garden (or nearby), 4 Charles St., Boston, MA 02116
Itinerary
We will begin at the lifeblood of Boston, the Boston Harbor with a walk through a scenic waterfront park. We’ll make our way to the heart of the North End, with views of some of the most historic sites. Tasty food is never far away in the North End. Your guide will introduce you to a small, hidden Italian bakery serving up fresh bread daily. A proper Italian salumeria is next, where you’ll have a chance to enjoy some Italian meats and cheeses. Next up, we’ll take in the energy of the North End’s busiest corridor, Hanover Street, where it’s time for a mid-tour break with your guide at a traditional Italian café.
You’ll hear stories about some of the most influential events that happened in Boston, including Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride. We will make our way to the Old North Church and step inside the hallowed walls.
A taste of pizza awaits at a neighborhood favorite and then we’ll cap off the North End food experience with samples of the best Italian pastries along the back streets of this delicious neighborhood.
Continue on with your guide beyond the North End neighborhood for a leisurely stroll through some of Boston’s best markets and green spaces. You’ll begin the second part of your journey back at the Aquarium “T” Station where we’ll meet more members of the group. From the Harbor, we’ll continue past the Rose Kennedy Greenway, State Street and the historic Custom House Tower, the city’s first skyscraper. Then, your guide will lead you toward the famous Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market.
Moving into the heart of Downtown Boston, we will stop in front of the Old State House and site of the Boston Massacre. Was it really a massacre or maybe just great propaganda for the Revolution? A short trek through Downtown Crossing and past the Old City Hall will take you to one of the most historic places in the country, King’s Chapel Burial Ground and King’s Chapel. Somewhere along the way during this tour, you’ll have a chance to rest your legs and enjoy a refreshing local beer.
On most weekdays, you’ll have a chance to see the government at work (or not) inside the inspiring, historic, and beautiful Massachusetts State House,. Outside the State House, take in the views of modern Boston, including the skyscrapers of Downtown, the Financial District, and the tallest building in New England - the John Hancock Tower. We continue our journey through Beacon Hill, where you’ll have a chance to take in the quintessential architecture of Boston’s red brick row houses.
Finally, we’ll arrive at the beautiful Boston Public Garden, one of Boston’s favorite green spaces, where you’ll see locals walking the dogs, playing with the kids and enjoying lunch in the shade.
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Reviews
Nabil. was kind and very forthcoming with information. He was an absolute pleasure and will definitely look for intrepid tours in my future travels
Nabil was fantastic! He was funny and very informative! I would highly recommend booking with him!
Both segments of this tour were unforgettable. Larry, our guide, was knowledgeable, energetic, with a great sense of humor. The food was a wonderful variety of tastes of the North end. Highly recommend.
Lexie was a great tour guide. She was very friendly.
Brilliant tour, different to the usual freedom trail ones, Nabile was a knowledgeable and funny tour guide
Nabil is the absolute best! Very energetic,friendly, and a rockstar in the streets of Boston. Really made our trip, we planned on skipping out the second half of the tour when we booked it but he was so good we stayed the whole time! Great food, history, and tour guide!
Fantastic tour, great food and history tour. Lexie was an amazing guide, knowledgeable and fun. Highly recommend
Claire was a terrific tour guide. She was kind, helpful, informative and has great insights and stories to share. The tour pacing was perfect and she allowed for flexibility as the group had needs arise. The food selections were delicious and I enjoyed our very thorough exploration of Boston. Thank you!! ☺️
Great tour with Lexie! She kept the energy up for the full five hours and somehow remembered the names of every person in our group. Enjoyed learning more and gaining appreciation for the different sites and areas. Good was great as well. Thanks Lexie!
Lexie was amazing, we enjoyed everything about the food tour and the freedom trail tour, highly recommend, ask for Lexie!!
This was a great walking tour of the north side of Boston (Italian District). Our tour guide was a native and very informative. The food stops were top notch.
My husband and I had the great pleasure of having Nabil as our guide for both the Boston Food and History Tour and The Freedom Trail and Beacon Hill today. It was a fantastic day because of Nabil’s excellent local knowledge and wonderful anecdotes. We were very impressed with Nabil’s friendly and personable manner……… he genuinely loves what he does and he was great company as well as a great guide. We are Australians on a 5 week trip to America and Nabil made today the highlight of our trip to the US so far!
Olivia is amazing she made the tour very enjoyable and entertaining
Olivia was amazing!!! So knowledgeable and friendly!!
Olivia was amazing we had so much fun
Great tour with our guide Claire sampling food around the North end and then the freedom trail. Considering it was a five hour experience with a short twenty minute break, Claire really kept the energy up with her enthusiasm, knowledge and lots of interesting facts and figures. The food we sampled was all delicious and we were well looked after. Meeting point pretty easy to find, we took the loop ferry to “Aquarium” and then walked about ten minutes. Do not have a big breakfast before this tour!!
We had a super day today on the Boston Food and History tour with Claire. I would highly recommend this tour. Claire was professional, friendly, knowledgeable and obviously passionate about the history and food we learned so much about. Some of the food stops were serious hidden gems! So happy to spend 5 hours on this tour. The time flew by. We loved it!!!!
Nabil was incredibly knowledgeable, thoughtful and funny. The food was delish, we learned a lot and got a lot of territory covered. It was a lengthy tour but well worth it. Someone needs to update the meeting spot though…the address was incorrect.
Olivia was such a great tour guide! She brought a great energy to the tour & was an absolute sweetheart! When the sandwich shop she had planned was closed, she pivoted extremely quickly & took us to a fabulous chicken cutlet place. We cannot rave about her enough! From the food to the history, Olivia was so knowledgeable!
Our guide was Larry. He was so knowledgeable and funny! We had a great time with our group. We ate so much food and went to incredible places that we would not have found without being on the tour. Highly recommend this tour!
What a great couple of tours! Like previous guests you get plenty to eat on the food tour along with some North End History. Next up the Freedom Trail and Beacon Hill history tour. Both were made better by our guide Larry. Larry a native Bostonian brought all the right things-great personality, knew his history, and just a lot of fun!
We took the food tour and the history tour with Lexie Gross. The tour was amazing and made extra special with Lexie’s high energy, knowledge, touch of humor, and interesting conversation. Would highly recommend both of these tours - the food is incredible (and you get to skip the massive lines which was a huge plus right in the middle of tourist season) and the history of Boston is just so interesting. Would also recommend requesting Lexie as your guide - she’s the best!
Lexie was AMAZING. She made our tour so much better than we could ever imagine!! Our Boston trip was made so much better with this tour! Highly recommend.
Nice guide, wish we would have heard more historical information and less current political climate talk. If I come again I will look for a more true to historical facts tour.
Nabil provided a fantastic tour of Boston. Full of humor and history. The food tour portion was more than tastes so make sure you come hungry.
Claire, our tour guide was awesome, she had so much knowledge of Boston. Well worth the money.
Lexie was our guide and she did a great job! Lots of information about the rich history of Boston and the food was awesome!
Lexie was our guide and she was awesome! My wife has a gluten intolerance and Lexie went out of her way to accommodate her on the food tour. She had so much knowledge and is passionate about the history of Boston, and that made for an incredible tour experience for us! Thank you Lexie!
Excellent well presented by Ilan
Claire was amazing, she was so informative extremely kind very patient and wonderful to spend the day with.. organized, kind and so very interesting I would recommend this tour with Claire 100%. It was a wonderful day
Ilan was a fantastic and very knowledgeable of Bostons history. He made the experience a day well spent. Not to mention the great food we got to try and historic buildings and landmarks. Highly recommended
Nabil was great! The tour was on a very warm day and Nabil made sure we stopped for water, washrooms and AC . We had a great day and enjoyed the history and stories .
Nabil was fabulous! Interesting, informative, fun and funny. Would do it again..
Our guide, Nabil, was fantastic! Funny, knowledgeable, and showed us a great time! Highly recommended- book it today.
Our tour guide, Olivia was PHENOMENAL!!! SO much personality and information @ She made history so enjoyable and the authentic food we had because of her knowledge of some great lesser known restaurants made our first trip to Boston a SMASHING SUCCESS!! Thank you, Olivia!!!
Claire was a wonderful guide! She was very informative. It was a great day :)
Great, Good Food, Knowledge Guide, small group . Fun Time
Olivia was an excellent guide
Great tour guide, very energetic! Loves Boston!!
Olivia was great! Loved the tour. Learned a lot.
Great experience, Larry the guide was very knowledgeable, an authentic Bostonian who loves the city. Would definitely recommend this tour.
EXCELLENT TOUR- We had Larry on the afternoon food tour of the north end and he was extremely knowledgeable and has a great sense of humor....we highly recommend!!
We had a fun day, ate good food and most importantly had an interesting and informative guide. Bob is 10 stars
Great tour of local Hotspot for food and beverages. Our guide, Nabil, was an exceptionally nice man who was well regarded by owners of the places we visited. Free advice, skip breakfast before this tour.... Nabil has an encyclopedic knowledge of the Boston area as well as the people and events that led up to the American Revolution. This was definitely an advanced class on our history. He's a great teacher and I am so grateful to have met him.
Had a great time with Bob, our Boston jaywalking coach extraordinaire. He was informed, kind and funny. Highly recommend.
Bob was s Great guide for our tour!
Lexie was outstanding. She seems to have devoted her life to learning about history and sharing that knowledge with others.
Bob led a fantastic tour and was very good at accommodating me with gluten free food We had a great time
Tour was amazing and well worth the money, mainly in part to our guide Nabil, who despite doing the tour on a rainy day, was positive, helpful and knowledge. What we liked about Nabil compared to other guides was that he made it feel less like a school-history field trip and more like a friend showing you around the city and citing great eats and stories about Boston. Such a fun trip and would recommend for a day. Props to Nabil!
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