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Boston: Underground Railroad History Tour of Beacon Hill

5.0

Boston: Underground Railroad History Tour of Beacon Hill

5.0
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Beacon Hill - Small Group

Duration: 2 hours
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Highlights

Boston's role in the fight to end legalized slavery is linked by the Black Heritage Trail in historic Beacon Hill. This pedestrian path is best experienced on foot, in a small group, with a knowledgeable local guide! Your 2.5-hour loop tour travels from Boston Common to visit Underground Railroad sites, elite homes of "Boston Brahmins," and abolitionist landmarks such as the African Meeting House.


Our small-group walking tour delves deeply into the years 1833 to 1863, the tumultuous years leading toward Civil War. We walk in the footsteps of 19th-century Bostonians, all of whom grappled with the "peculiar institution" of racial enslavement in the U.S.


With a captivating storytelling approach, Hub Town Tours provides the perfect introduction to Boston's role in America's "Second Revolution." As we travel past landmarks from Civil War Boston, your guide shares the gripping story of local Bostonians finding their voices and demanding an end to injustice across their young nation.

Itinerary

  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument

    10 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Meet your guide at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the center of Boston Common, steps from the Boston Common Visitors Center at 139 Tremont Street (02108). Look for a white granite column topped by a female figure holding a flag; four bronze statues surround the base of the central column.
  • Boston Common(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Oldest public land in the Americas and Boston's communal grazing pasture (1634)
  • Acorn Street

    10 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Narrow cobblestone alleyways wind throughout historic Beacon Hill
  • Louisburg Square(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Elegant neighborhood square from elite world of 19th-century "Boston Brahmins"
  • Phillips School

    10 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Built as a whites-only school in 1824, but among the first schools to integrate in Boston by 1855
  • John J Smith House

    10 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Home of leading abolitionist, state legislator, and former barber
  • Charles Street(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Primary thoroughfare of Beacon Hill, lined with local shops and restaurants
  • Charles Street Meeting House

    15 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Historic meeting house (1807) and site of contentious debate over racial integration
  • John Coburn House(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Home of African-American community activist and abolitionist
  • Lewis and Harriet Hayden House

    15 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Underground Railroad safe house owned by the Haydens, staunch abolitionists who were formerly enslaved
  • Otis House

    10 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    1796 residence of Harrison Gray Otis, Boston mayor and nephew of revolutionary James Otis, Jr.
  • Old West Church(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Historic 1806 church designed by noted architect Asher Benjamin
  • 20 Hancock St(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Home of outspoken abolitionist and U.S. Senator beaten unconscious in the Capitol over the issue of slavery in 1856.
  • Smith Court Residences(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Homes of several African-American abolitionists, including historian William Cooper Nell
  • Abiel Smith School(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Founded in 1835 as segregated school for Boston's African-American children
  • African Meeting House

    25 minsAdmission Ticket Included
    Cultural center of Boston's African-American community and oldest extant black church building in the U.S. (1806)
  • 5 Pinckney St

    10 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Oldest extant house in Beacon Hill (1787) was home to African-American Revolutionary War veteran
  • Massachusetts State House(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Massachusetts state capitol and "Hub of the Solar System" (1798)
  • Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial

    15 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Our tour concludes beside the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial opposite 24 Beacon Street.

What's included

INCLUDED

Small Groups (16 guests max)
Black Heritage Trail (All 10 landmarks)
Beacon Hill Neighborhood

NOT INCLUDED

Gratuity for Guide (optional)
Admission inside Museums
Guides in Period Costume

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Additional information

Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Not recommended for travelers who have difficulty standing for extended periods

Location

Provider

Hub Town Tours

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