Boston Trip Overview
It takes 2-3 hours to complete, do it whenever you wish – you select your own date and start time, no scheduling or reservation needed. 20+ challenges, games and enigmas to solve as you walk through this historic neighborhood.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Starts: Boston, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Boston, Massachusetts, United States
It takes 2-3 hours to complete, do it whenever you wish – you select your own date and start time, no scheduling or reservation needed. 20+ challenges, games and enigmas to solve as you walk through this historic neighborhood.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Boston Common, 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111-1318
This is Boston’s main public park.
Its history dates back to 1634, it is the oldest park in the United States, consisting of 50 acres, or 20 hectares. There is a tourist information kiosk near you.
This park was used by the British during the American Revolutionary War. From here they left for the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Boston Public Garden, 4 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114-4602
Boston Public Garden is 24 acres and was opened in 1837. There are many monuments, artistic structures, and statues here. In the center is a large pond.
Here you will encounter your 1st challenge
See:
– Edward Everett Hale statue
– Thomas Cass statue
– Wendell Phillips statue
– Tadeusz Kosciuszko statue
– Charles Sumner statue
– Garden of Rememberance 9/11 memorial
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Garden of Remembrance 9/11 Memorial, Public Garden, Boston, MA 02116, USA
This monument commemorating the events of September 11th, 2001 was unveiled here in 2004. You will find the names of the victims who lived in Massachusetts and New England.
Your challenge here is a cipher you must decode.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Newbury Street, Back Bay, Boston, MA 02105
Here you will find several high fashion boutiques such as Cartier, Burberry, and Chanel. It’s a high-end shopping district. On your right will be the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Boston.
See many high-end boutiques:
– Tiffany & Co
– Burberry
– Chanel Boston
– Giorgio Armani Boston
– Cartier
– Valentino
– Brooks Brothers
– and more
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116-3010
Completed in 1867, it is a Presbyterian church of the United Church. It evokes a Gothic style and was the first church to be established in Back Bay.
Your challenge here is to locate a particular symbol among the many on the facade.
Nearby, see:
– New England Life Insurance building. Inside this entrance are 4 models (2 on each side) presenting the history of Boston and Back Bay.
They were created by the Boston Society of Natural History in 1863. Months of research have led to an incredible level of detail. Come in to see if it’s open.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Trinity Church, 206 Boylston St Copley Square, Boston, MA 02116-3916
Trinity Church is the episcopal seat of the Massachusetts diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1733. The Church itself was completed in 1877 in the Romanesque style
There are many gravings on this church and your challenge will be to count a particular item on a specific engraving.
Close to:
– Old South Church
– Copley Plaza Hotel
– John Hancock Tower
– Boston Public Library
– Huntington Street
– Copley Square
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Copley Square, 560 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116-3603
It took this name in 1883 to honor John Singleton Copley (1738-1815) who was a portrait painter, active in England and here.
There is a statue of him near the church.
See:
– Old South Church
– Trinity Church
– Copley Plaza Hotel
– John Hancock Tower
– Boston Public Library
– Huntington Street
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: John Hancock Tower, John Hancock Building 200 Clarendon St, Boston, MA 02116
At 200 Clarendon is the building that used to be called the John Hancock Tower. Now it’s just “The Hancock”.
Completed in 1976, it is the tallest building in all of New England (Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Connecticut).
See:
– Old South Church
– Trinity Church
– Copley Plaza Hotel
– Boston Public Library
– Huntington Street
– Copley Square
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Huntington Avenue, Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, USA
Huntington Ave is a rare diagonal street in Back Bay which was designed on the Haussmann quadrilaterals. He also drew the Champs Élysée in Paris.
You’ll have an observation challenge here.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St At Copley Sq., Boston, MA 02116-2813
Completed in 1892 in the Fine Arts style, the Boston Public Library was intended to be a palace for the people. At the time, there were 600,000 books, making it the largest public library in the world.
Today, there are more than 23.7 million items. Boston public libraries were established in 1852.
See:
– Old South Church
– Trinity Church
– Copley Plaza Hotel
– John Hancock Tower
– Huntington Street
– Copley Square
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Old South Church, 645 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116-2804
Completed in 1873 in the Venetian Gothic style, the Old South Church is a Protestant church (United Church) whose congregation dates from 1669.
The congregation met at the Cedar Meeting House between 1670-1730, then at the Old South Meeting House between 1730 and 1873, and finally here.
Your challenge here is a math one.
See:
– Boston Public Library
– Trinity Church
– Copley Plaza Hotel
– John Hancock Tower
– Huntington Street
– Copley Square
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Vendome Hotel Fire Memorial, Commonwealth Ave. Mall, Boston, MA 02116
In 1972, the large Vendome hotel burned down and towards the end, 9 firefighters lost their lives. The hotel was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Commonwealth and Dartmouth.
This luxury hotel opened in 1871. It was so popular that an extension was carried out in 1882. This monument, honoring the 9 deceased firefighters, was installed here 25 years after the sad event.
Your challenge here is to decode a cipher.
Close to:
– Patrick Collins Monument
– General John Glover Statue
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: First Church Boston 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, Boston, MA 02116
Founded in 1630, it was originally Congregational but is now Unitarian universal. Actually, it’s the congregation that dates to 1630.
This church is only from 1868. Also, it was originally on the other side of the Charles River in Charlestown. This is its 5th location.
You’ll need to locate a statue around the side of the church for this challenge.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: French Cultural Center / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge, 53 Marlborough St, Boston, MA 02116, USA
Founded in 1898, this non-profit organization aims to propagate the French language, to offer education to children and adults.
The challenge here is flag related
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Gibson House Museum, 137 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02116-1504
This museum at 137 Beacon is a Victorian townhouse in the Italian Renaissance style of 1860. It was occupied by a few generations of the Gibson family. It was the first home to be built in Back Bay. We can see the brownstone which is typical in this district.
You’ll need to find the historical plaque to solve the challenge here.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Arthur Fiedler Footbridge, Boston, MA, USA
Walk across this viaduct to find a park next to the Charles River
Close to:
– Hatch memorial shell
– Charles River
– General George Patton statue
– Maurice Tobin Statue
– Arthur Fielder memorial
Stop At: General George Patton Statue, Boston, MA, Charles River Esplanades, Boston, MA 02114, USA
This statue honors General George Smith Patton Jr. (1885-1945). He commanded the American army in the Mediterranean at the start of the Second World War, then in France and Germany following the invasion of Normandy. He is recognized as a national hero.
Close to:
– Hatch memorial shell
– Charles River
– Maurice Tobin Statue
– Arthur Fielder memorial
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Hatch Memorial Shell, 47 David G Mugar Way, Boston, MA 02108, USA
Built in 1940 in the Art Deco style, this is where the Boston Pops play during 4th of July celebrations. It is named in honor of Edward Hatch, who donated his fortune for the development of this park along the Charles River.
It regularly presents concerts, films, speeches and is a gathering place for various activities such as marathons and marches for various causes.
Close to:
– Charles River
– General George Patton statue
– Maurice Tobin Statue
– Arthur Fielder memorial
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Charles River, Cambridge, MA
The Charles River is 80 miles long (129km). On the other side is Cambridge, home to MIT and Harvard University.
This section of the river is called Back Bay because it is wider here.
Close to:
– Hatch memorial shell
– Charles River
– General George Patton statue
– Arthur Fielder memorial
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Ether Monument, Arlington Street Boston Public Garden, Boston, MA
Located in the Boston Public Garden, the Ether Monument is also called the Good Samaritan monument.
It commemorates the use of ether in medical anesthesia. It is the oldest monument in the park.
The good Samaritan on the monument is a medieval Spanish-Moorish doctor. This choice of origin avoided attributing the first use of ether by any particular individual. At the time, several claimed to be the first to have thought of it.
Find the right inscription to solve this challenge.
Close to:
– Beacon Street
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Make Way for Ducklings Statues, Boston Public Garden, Boston, MA
This monument of a duck and its ducklings pays homage to the book “Make Way for Ducklings” by Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) published in 1941.
This children’s story takes place here in Boston. This is the story of two ducks who fly over the city of Boston inspecting its parks to start their family there. Here at Boston Public Garden, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard raised their young.
Your final challenge is about these statues.
Close to:
– Boston Commons
Duration: 5 minutes
