Celebrate Sail Boston ‘09 with a Boston By Foot walking tour of the Boston Waterfront. Meet at the Sam Adams statue in Dock Square by Faneuil Hall on Friday, July 10th 2009. The ninety-minute tour steps off at 6 pm and will cover much of the made land that once was the waterfront in colonial [...]
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2 Jul
Benjamin Franklin in Boston
Does the name “Benjamin Franklin” bring to mind an elderly man with a bald pate and a pot belly? Well, Ben Franklin was a boy once too and his boyhood was spent right here in the city of Boston. Come learn about Benjamin Franklin’s early days and influences on the Boston By Foot walking tour [...]
25 Jun
The Flat is Where It’s At!
If a Jamaica Pond tour isn’t enough for one weekend, head to Charles/MGH station on Sunday June 28th as Boston By Foot presents the Tour of the Month, The Flat of Beacon Hill. This special tour will focus on the lesser known and once unfashionable area built on made land along the Charles River. Stepping [...]
20 Jun
Boston Walking Tours 2009
Last year I posted a list of walking tours in the Boston area in hopes of encouraging people to get out and explore the history, architecture, culture, topography, and nature of the area. I’ve updated the list and links for 2009, once again giving primacy of place to the two organizations in which I volunteer [...]
28 Mar
Old South Meeting House: Behind the Scenes
This week Old South Meeting House opened it’s doors for an open house for people who work in the tourism industry to see behind the scenes in the historic church. As a Boston By Foot guide, the offer was extended to me and a I jumped at the chance especially since it meant I’d be [...]
15 Mar
Boston By Foot Special Tour: Literary Landmarks, Continued
An entire week has passed, and I’ve yet to write about Boston By Foot’s special tour of 20th Century writers who lived and worked on Beacon Hill held on March 8th entitled Literary Landmarks, Continued. This is a sequel of sorts to the regular Literary Landmarks tour which focuses on the 19th Century writers in [...]
19 Feb
Boston By Foot Special Tour: Bells, Bridges & Locks
On a sunny but breezy Sunday afternoon, a couple of dozen brave souls ventured out to explore the connections across the Charles between North Station and the Charlestown Navy Yard. The occassion was a Boston By Foot tour for the Boston By Foot Meetup Group called Bells, Bridges, & Locks. If you feel bad about [...]
10 Dec
Boston By Foot Special Tour: The Flat of Beacon Hill
On Sunday, December 7th, a hearty band of around two-dozen fans of Boston history and architecture came out for a special sneak preview of an upcoming Tour of the Month of The Flat of Beacon Hill. The Flat is part of Beacon Hill literally removed from the top of the hill and used to fill [...]
5 Oct
South Station & Greenway Inaugural
Today, my son Peter & I took a tour of South Station, a continuing education for members of Boston By Foot (one of the reasons why you should become a member). I love railroad stations so it was fun to poke around and see old artifacts, granite pilings, and even the exclusive Acela waiting room.
Unfortunately, [...]
30 Sep
Boston By Foot Tour of the Month: Longwood/Cottage Farm
About twenty hardy souls braved the rain and stickiness to visit two neighborhoods in Brookline on the Boston By Foot September Tour of the Month of Longwood & Cottage Farm. These neighborhoods feel like a remote English village although one is never more than two blocks away from Beacon Street and it’s trolley line. The [...]
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