Our historic tour begins at one of Boston's most underappreciated marvels of architecture: South Station. We'll take a moment to analyze the enormous eagle and clock dominating the facade. Note: The tour is over 1.5 miles long, with more than 18 audio stories, and takes about 1-2 hours to complete. New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.
As we walk along Boston's Harborwalk, we'll look out across the water for a glimpse of an actual blast from the past: a colonial ship packed with tea crates! We'll learn about the events of Boston's Tea Party but we'll also dive deeper: what really caused this riot? Why were taxes so high? What did a far-away international war have to do with the price of tea in Boston?
Right across the street, we'll find a stunning example of modern architecture with the Federal Reserve. As we walk past, we'll learn the intriguing stories behind the bland name.
At Russia Wharf, we're officially at the start of our Harborwalk journey and our trip into the past. We'll learn about the booming international trade during the colonial era.... the foundation which would later lead to the epic Boston Tea Party.
The Brutalist-style Harbor Towers are unmissable. Brutalism was all the rage in the 1970s. Today, the style polarizes observers. Some people see a kind of strange beauty in the sparse, overbearing structures. Others see, well, just plain ugly buildings! These days, you can always identify the style anywhere by its grim, fortress-like appearance. We'll learn about the towers, Boston's struggle between affordable and luxury living, and one of the city's most ambitious projects: cleaning up this very harbor.
Our journey brings us to Rowe's Wharf — named for one of the tea smugglers who encouraged the "Tea Party"! We'll learn about John Rowe and his adventures with the law as we walk through.
The Harbor Hotel is a stunning piece of architecture, blending modern and colonial styles seamlessly. Its 80-foot copper dome contains a glass cupola. If you walk to the center of the archway and look straight up, you can see all the through the top of the dome to the glass cupola above.
Our tour along the scenic Harborwalk ends at one of Boston's most historic spots: Long Wharf. From colonial battles against the British to modern crowds of tourists, this Wharf remains a Boston hotspot. Enjoy the views and history as we conclude our story at this scenic stop.
We're now approaching a popular stop in Boston and along the Harborwalk: the Aquarium! This huge attraction is partially built over the Harbor, allowing the aquarium access to the natural environment of Boston's Harbor.
The Harborwalk is 43 miles long, but we’ll focus on the historic Waterfront District from South Station to Long Wharf. That’s only about 1 mile. We’ll cover everything from the Boston Tea Party to the newest skyscrapers along the shore.
Park at Harbor Garage for this experience, it starts around the N.E. Aquarium. The walk is like a sidewalk thing around the buildings, right against the water and the buildings so it is right against, it curves with the landscape. VERY nice experience. When you get to one of the spots with the app, it automatically tells you about the area which you arrived. Super interesting and a great job/informative.
The app was quite easy to use and follow. I enjoyed that I could do this on my own timeline and have complete flexibility to linger at a stop or pass through. Great tool that I will be using in other cities.
Easy to use and navigate. The tour was very informative and added a lot of useful information to our walk through the Boston harbour area. We managed to conduct the tour using one phone and one ear bud each. It worked perfectly.
A detailed guide with just enough of an experience of the Harbor Walk. The stop near the Tea Party Museum was great. You can go in the gift shop without buying a ticket to the museum.
Friendly, interactive and informative walking tour of Boston freedom trail. Definitely recommend to families and individuals. guide took into consideration of heat, walking terrain, etc.
Easy to load and use the app. GPS assures that tour aligns with the user’s location. Narration was interesting and educational. Using the app was far better than walking aimlessly through the city. I’ll be sure to look up additional tours when I’m touring other cities. Highly recommend!
I really enjoyed this GPS audio tour. Basically, you will along a Google Maps-like app to tour around the Seaport area of Boston. As you walk to the different stops, the app uses GPS to play the information about what you are seeing. The narrator was very engaging and funny. The tour was a good length and was very interesting. The sites were great and it was a beautiful and fun afternoon!
Great information about the Boston Tea party. Loved learning about the expensive rentals and hotel rates!
This self-guided tour is clear, concise, and interesting. I like the way it has each stop be a relatively quick overview, while at perhaps half of them, adding another 1-3 items for optional, more detailed, topics.
Here visiting family and found this tour and thought it would be a great opportunity. Very informative and instructive. Just remember to bring your earbuds as it’s easier to listen to.
Great history thank you for the information as I had just movie knowledge before my visit this past weekend
Great self guided tour. Take this tour first - it gives you some highlights you can choose to see later during your time in Boston. If you have multiple people in your group, make sure everyone has their own phone to listen to the information. Also make sure your phone is fully charged or bring a portable charger. I had some time to kill on a business trip before my flight and this was perfect to see some sights, stretch my legs and learn about some history, architecture and enjoy the beautiful harbor. Wish I’d had time to see the Tea Party museum and the aquarium. But now I know to see those places next time I’m in Boston. Thanks for a great tour!
I love these audio tours! I can go at my own pace along the tour. It was very informative and lots of little known facts.
A good alternative tour around Boston harbour. The app works well. Very informative. Really enjoyed it and recommend it. We couldn’t get tickets for the Boston Tea Party museum so chose to do this instead.
If you are looking for a holistic view and are short on time then, this is the best tour. Very informative walking tour.
The tour guide’s narration. Excellent, clear, just enough detail to absorb along the way. Duration of tour perfect - built an appetite for lunch in the area!
I loved learning the history of Boston and seeing the sites at my own pace. I highly recommend this.
The tour was very good and accurate. Pretty easy to use and we were able to customize or go in order. Highly recommend especially if you can do those more extravagant ones.
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