Boston Small-Group Civil War Walking Tour
Experience the Black Heritage Trail and get to know more about Civil War-era Boston on this small-group walking tour. In the company of a guide, head out into Beacon Hill and hear stories about the Underground Railroad, Boston Brahmins, and other historical facts. Enjoy a focus particularly on the Civil War years.
Highlights
- ✓Explore Boston on foot
- ✓Learn about the Civil War in Boston from your guide
- ✓Enjoy focused attention on a small-group tour
- ✓Visit landmarks on the Black Heritage Trail
What you'll see & do
- ✓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.
- ✓Oldest public land in the Americas and Boston's communal grazing pasture (1634)
- ✓Narrow cobblestone alleyways wind throughout historic Beacon Hill
- ✓Elegant neighborhood square from elite world of 19th-century "Boston Brahmins"
- ✓Built as a whites-only school in 1824, but among the first schools to integrate in Boston by 1855
- ✓Home of leading abolitionist, state legislator, and former barber
- ✓Primary thoroughfare of Beacon Hill, lined with local shops and restaurants
- ✓Historic meeting house (1807) and site of contentious debate over racial integration
- ✓Home of African-American community activist and abolitionist
- ✓Underground Railroad safe house owned by the Haydens, staunch abolitionists who were formerly enslaved
- ✓1796 residence of Harrison Gray Otis, Boston mayor and nephew of revolutionary James Otis, Jr.
- ✓Historic 1806 church designed by noted architect Asher Benjamin
- ✓Home of outspoken abolitionist and U.S. Senator beaten unconscious in the Capitol over the issue of slavery in 1856.
- ✓Homes of several African-American abolitionists, including historian William Cooper Nell
- ✓Founded in 1835 as segregated school for Boston's African-American children
- ✓Cultural center of Boston's African-American community and oldest extant black church building in the U.S. (1806)
- ✓Oldest extant house in Beacon Hill (1787) was home to African-American Revolutionary War veteran
- ✓Massachusetts state capitol and "Hub of the Solar System" (1798)
- ✓Our tour concludes beside the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial opposite 24 Beacon Street.
What's included
- ✓Small Groups (16 guests max)
- ✓Black Heritage Trail (All 10 landmarks)
- ✓Beacon Hill Neighborhood
What's not included
- ✓Gratuity for Guide (optional)
- ✓Admission inside Museums
- ✓Guides in Period Costume
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
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Boston Small-Group Civil War Walking Tour
Experience the Black Heritage Trail and get to know more about Civil War-era Boston on this small-group walking tour. In the company of a guide, head out into Beacon Hill and hear stories about the Underground Railroad, Boston Brahmins, and other historical facts. Enjoy a focus particularly on the Civil War years.
Highlights
- ✓Explore Boston on foot
- ✓Learn about the Civil War in Boston from your guide
- ✓Enjoy focused attention on a small-group tour
- ✓Visit landmarks on the Black Heritage Trail
What you'll see & do
- ✓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.
- ✓Oldest public land in the Americas and Boston's communal grazing pasture (1634)
- ✓Narrow cobblestone alleyways wind throughout historic Beacon Hill
- ✓Elegant neighborhood square from elite world of 19th-century "Boston Brahmins"
- ✓Built as a whites-only school in 1824, but among the first schools to integrate in Boston by 1855
- ✓Home of leading abolitionist, state legislator, and former barber
- ✓Primary thoroughfare of Beacon Hill, lined with local shops and restaurants
- ✓Historic meeting house (1807) and site of contentious debate over racial integration
- ✓Home of African-American community activist and abolitionist
- ✓Underground Railroad safe house owned by the Haydens, staunch abolitionists who were formerly enslaved
- ✓1796 residence of Harrison Gray Otis, Boston mayor and nephew of revolutionary James Otis, Jr.
- ✓Historic 1806 church designed by noted architect Asher Benjamin
- ✓Home of outspoken abolitionist and U.S. Senator beaten unconscious in the Capitol over the issue of slavery in 1856.
- ✓Homes of several African-American abolitionists, including historian William Cooper Nell
- ✓Founded in 1835 as segregated school for Boston's African-American children
- ✓Cultural center of Boston's African-American community and oldest extant black church building in the U.S. (1806)
- ✓Oldest extant house in Beacon Hill (1787) was home to African-American Revolutionary War veteran
- ✓Massachusetts state capitol and "Hub of the Solar System" (1798)
- ✓Our tour concludes beside the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial opposite 24 Beacon Street.
What's included
- ✓Small Groups (16 guests max)
- ✓Black Heritage Trail (All 10 landmarks)
- ✓Beacon Hill Neighborhood
What's not included
- ✓Gratuity for Guide (optional)
- ✓Admission inside Museums
- ✓Guides in Period Costume
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
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.