Our Beacon Hill tour gets a shoutout in the @bostonglobe.com fall travel recommendations! Visit bostonbyfoot.org to see our calendar and plan your next Boston adventure! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/18/l...

NEW TOUR! Jewish Roxbury: A Walk Through Grove Hall and Elm Hill - Sun Sep 21, 1 PM Spanning from 1900 til the early ‘60s, this tour examines the role of key institutions and explores the unique intersection of Jewish and Black communities in these neighborhoods. bostonbyfoot.org/tours/jewish...

Boston Reborn: After the Great Fire of 1872 Sat., Sept. 13, 1:30 PM Join our walk within the 65-acre Burnt District. See where the fire started on Summer St. and where firefighters prevailed 18 hours later. Learn how Boston changed in the aftermath. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

Happy Monday, Boston! Looking for something to do this week? Check out our slate of tours and cruises - 30 to choose from today through Friday! Find out what’s afoot here: bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/ #walkingtours #architecturecruise #thingstodoinBoston

Our veteran guides Tom and Terri -- and their knowledge of art deco architecture in Boston -- feature in today's Starting Point Newsletter in the @bostonglobe.com ! #architecture #history #Boston Thanks @kalewis.bsky.social !

So many tours, so little time! Get on a walking tour with Boston By Foot: bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/ #ThingsToDoInBoston #walking #history

Who stayed loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution? Find out on our walking tour, Boston's Loyalists, Sunday, July 27 at 11 am! Learn how families and friends divided over whether to break away from England. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston... #ThingsToDoInBoston

Saturday, July 26 at 10:30 am: Slavery and Abolition in Massachusetts. This walking tour explores the history of slavery, the many ways Black residents & allies worked to end it, & the role of Massachusetts in the Civil War. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/slaver... #thingstodoinboston #history

It's creepy, it's spooky, and it's all true: The Dark Side of Boston steps off at 6:30 pm Thursday through Sunday. Join our guides for a walk through 400 years of malfeasance, murder, mayhem and molasses. bostonbyfoot.org/tours/Dark_Side #ThingsToDoInBoston #strangerthanfiction

Two great literary tours on Beacon Hill this afternoon, July 23. At 4:30 pm, Black Voices: Writers for a 19th Century Revolution; at 5:30 pm, The Hub of Literary America. Register at least one hour ahead: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/black-vo… bostonbyfoot.org/tours/the-hub-�#ThingsToDoInBostonInBoston

Adams and Revere walked here…and so can you!! It’s a GAW-jiss day out there, kids. Join us on the Road to Revolution walking tour at 10 am today or catch us Saturday or Sunday. bostonbyfoot.org/tours/road-t... #ThingsToDoInBoston #history #walking

Daily tours this week (July 17 through July 21) of Boston’s Chinatown! Visit one of Boston’s most vibrant neighborhoods, and one of the few surviving Chinatowns on the East Coast. More info and registration: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston... #walking #history #thingstodoinboston

Looking for things to do in Boston? Get on one of our many walking tours available each day. Sunday promises to be a beautiful day for a stroll! Review the tour times and topics here: bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/ #history #architecture #walking #ThingsToDoInBoston

This is where it happens July 4, 2025, at 10 am! The reading of the Declaration of Independence from the balcony of the Old State House - the same location where it was first read to the citizens of Boston on July 18, 1776. www.bostonharborfest.com/schedule/ #Boston #Harborfest

Annual Footloose on the Freedom Trail tour on Friday, July 4th! This guided walking tour of the entire Freedom Trail is a great way to celebrate America's birthday. Reserve your place now before this special, once-a-year tour sells out! Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/footlo...

Truth, passion, bravery and hope. Discover stories of Boston’s Black writers who were laser-focused on the great topic of the era - slavery. Our tour, Black Voices: Writers for a 19th Century Revolution, steps off at 1:30 pm on 6/28. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/black-... #ThingsToDoInBoston

Just 3 more opportunities for this tour during Pride Month: 6/26 at 6 pm, 6/27 or 6/28 at 11 am. #pride #history #walking #boston 🏳️‍🌈

Get on a new FREE tour tomorrow! Get a guided tour inside and outside of Boston City Hall at noon on June 25. Whether you love its striking brutalist design or think it's the ugliest building evah, there is much to discover about this iconic landmark. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

We’re honored to be part of the inspiration for Explore Buffalo, a tour organization helping visitors and locals learn the city’s stories! #walking #history #architecture www.buffalorising.com/2025/06/expl...

Congrats to our new grads! In one of the biggest guides-in-training classes we've enjoyed in years, Boston By Foot now boasts 41 newly-minted walking tour guides! Read more about them and the amazing tours of history and architecture they are prepared to lead. bostonbyfoot.org/blog/bbf-wel...

Looking for #ThingsToDoInBoston on Memorial Day? 10:00 AM - Reinventing Boston 11:30 AM – Heart of the Freedom Trail  2:00 PM – Road to Revolution 2:30 PM - Free Road to Revolution tour in French! 6:00 PM - Rowes Wharf: Sensationally Good City Making Register here: bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/

Fri. 5/16 at 11 am and Sat. 5/17 at 2 pm: Boston’s LGBTQ Past! 🏳️‍🌈 Join your guide and walk in the footsteps of gay and lesbian folks from the 19th and 20th centuries. Presented in partnership with The History Project. Register ahead: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

Join us tonight, May 12 at 5:30 pm for Boston Reborn: After the Great Fire of 1872. This walking tour explores the city’s rebirth after devastation in its commercial district. Register at least one hour in advance: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

Our tours go on rain or shine! Check out our calendar of 18 tours this weekend and reserve your spot to walk through time with a #BostonByFoot guide! #walking #history #architecture bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/

We’re so delighted to welcome Amisi Nazaire-Hicks, new program manager at Boston By Foot! A Cambridge native, her favorite Boston building is the Boston Public Library @bpl.boston.gov bostonbyfoot.org/blog/bbf-wel...

Sunday, May 4 at 11 am: Slavery and Abolition in Massachusetts. This walking tour explores the history of slavery, the many ways Black residents & allies worked to end it, & the role of Massachusetts in the Civil War. Register: fareharbor.com/embeds/book/... #walking #thingstodoinboston #history

Toast to a patriot on our unique partner tour! At 4 pm Friday May 2, walk in the footsteps of “the man of the Revolution,” Samuel Adams. Enjoy a beverage or a souvenir glass at the Sam Adams Boston Downtown Taproom to cap off your experience! Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/sam-ad...

BOSTON PARA PIES PEQUEÑOS (Boston By Little Feet) Domingo 4 de mayo a las 10:30 * This Spanish-language tour is FREE to all* Registro: fareharbor.com/embeds/book/... #Boston #espanol #parafamilias

Classic tour this weekend: REINVENTING BOSTON Fri, 4/25 @ 6:00 PM & Sun, 4/27 @ 1:00 PM See how Boston’s urban landscape has changed as you uncover the clues left behind. Together we’ll walk from the narrow streets of 17th-century Boston to the modern city, exploring a city engineered!

Boston By Foot and @revolution250.bsky.social have special events commemorating 250 years since the start of the American Revolution! Revolutionary History tours in April include Sam Adams' Boston and Boston's Loyalists on Patriots Day, April 21st. All dates/times: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/Walkin...

Upcoming tour: Rose Kennedy Greenway @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social bostonbyfoot.org 💚

Walk with us this weekend! On our tour, Becoming Back Bay, discover why and how the Bay was filled. See and hear about the homes of its first residents. Learn what made Back Bay such a marvel of 19th Century civil engineering. Register for Saturday or Sunday: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/becomi...

Boston has free wi-fi! Wicked Free Wi-Fi is Boston’s free, outdoor wireless network where no registration, username, or password is required to use the network. Browse all free wi-fi locations in the map below. www.boston.gov/departments/...

Boston By Foot is pleased to announce its lineup of walking tours for the 2025 season! Explore #Boston with us on over 40 different tours throughout the season, beginning on April 4th. Check out our #walking tours by category here: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/Walkin...

Join #BostonByFoot guides on a walking tour of the Ladder Blocks, a unique neighborhood of historic gems nestled between Washington & Tremont Streets. This tour is in partnership with the Boston Preservation Alliance. Register now: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/the-la... #walking #thingstodoinBoston

Our tour guide had a first date on the Freedom Trail, and the rest is history! Congratulations Dianna and Kevin! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/04/l... Learn more about Boston By Foot: bostonbyfoot.org

Our next Virtual Program explores an historic Black women's organization in #Boston. Join Kalimah Redd Knight, President of The League of Women for Community Service on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 pm EST. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/the-le... #virtualevent #blackhistory #womenshistory

Rev250 resource of the day — This weekend, February 22–23, Salem celebrates the 250th anniversary of “Leslie’s Retreat” with a march, a fashion show, a concert, a play, tours, talks, and more: www.salem400.org/leslies-retr...

Figured we'd get the ball rolling and make a Boston History and Architecture Starter Pack. If we missed you, let us know! #history #boston #architecture #aht #walking #tourism go.bsky.app/RqUibFE

Virtual Program! Boston’s Tallest Buildings Over Time - Wed. Feb. 5, 6:30 – 7:30 PM EST Virtually visit iconic Boston buildings that were the tallest in town when they first graced city streets. Learn more and register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

I like to write about Boston’s many distinctive buildings with interesting histories.The Pope-Barron House at 334 Beacon at the corner of Fairfield Street fits both descriptions. bit.ly/4glazYv. @bostonhistory.bsky.social @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social @fortpointer.bsky.social @dowjones-2024.bsky.social

Learn about Boston By Foot volunteer guide opportunities and more at information sessions at public library branches and virtually via Zoom. Pre-register to get reminder notices, or simply walk in. Bring a friend! Optional preregistration at bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/

#history #fellowship #research #Massachusetts

Upcoming virtual event: join us on January 23 for a talk on the complex history of Shirley Place in Roxbury - an unassuming residence recently discovered to be a Royal Governor's stable. Learn more and register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/uncove... #history #boston #roxbury #virtualevents

Happy 319th Birthday, Ben Franklin!! A great way to commemorate the anniversary of Ben Franklin's Birth is to consume a podcast episode or two of the Ben Franklin's World podcast: www.benfranklinsworld.com #BFWorld #USHistory #History #Podcasts

Remembering Benjamin Franklin on his 319th birthday. Here's a piece I wrote about the Inauguration of the Benjamin Franklin statue in Boston on September 17, 1856. It includes original press coverage from the 1856 Boston Semi-Weekly Advertiser in my collection. www.walkingboston.com/inauguration...

Well, we learn something new every day. There are several days to celebrate Boston, and today is one! The National Day website says we celebrate the naming of the place on the Shawmut Peninsula after the English town (which is after their patron saint, Botolph). nationaltoday.com/national-bos....

Looking for something new in 2025? Become a tour guide volunteer with Boston By Foot! Training begins March 18 - apply now! bostonbyfoot.org/volunteers/t... #bostonhistory #volunteer #walking