Boston does have bus tours, Old Town Trolley and City View are the two main companies that offer “hop on hop off” tours where you can get a guided tour between major landmarks. The quality of the tour really depends on the tour guide, some are more informative while others try more to be entertaining, but they’d always have the option to hop off and catch the next trolley to get a different guide.
On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 7:57 PM Jennifer Saffran <[email protected]> wrote: > I concur, but if time is limited, the Duck Tours are the easiest way to > see the most in a short period of time. Plus, they are fun. They give you > an idea of what you want to google later once you get off the duck boat. > > In all my years of living in Boston proper, I've never seen bus tours > because the streets can’t handle them. > > The Freedom Trail is good and I know they’ve upgraded the experience over > the years. It’s actually not that long because Boston is small. > > If they want a more scholarly tour one on one, let me see if I can reach a > friend of mine who does or has done that sort of thing…... > > > On Jun 16, 2024, at 1:59 PM, Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am not sure there is much in the way of decent bus tours. > Duck Tours are fun, but incredibly historically inaccurate. > The Freedom Trail NPS tours are good, but involve walking on hills. > If you select certain sites, you can mitigate walking-African Meeting > House, the BPL (fabulous, undiscovered gem), Old Norht Church and Paul > Revere House all offer good and accurate tours, with fascinating glimpse > into specific periods. > > Consider Concord and the walking tours out of the Visitors Center + > Robbins House. > Welcome <https://robbinshouse.org/> > robbinshouse.org > <https://robbinshouse.org/> <https://robbinshouse.org/> > Plus the Concord Museum, the Old Manse, Old North Bridge, Emerson House > and Orchard (Alcott) House…all tell great stores and don’t involve much > walking. > > In Lincoln, don’t miss Codman and Gropius House and, of course, the MMNHP > Visitors Center. > > Lots to do and see! > > We are an embarrassment of riches. > > Sara > > > > > On Jun 16, 2024, at 1:00 PM, Nicholas Ribush <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear All, > > We have a couple of overseas visitors coming for a few days later this > week. They'd like to do some kind of bus tour of historic Boston. > > Any suggestions? > > Thank you, > > n. > > Dr. Nicholas Ribush > 6 Goose Pond Rd. > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/6+Goose+Pond+Rd.+Lincoln+MA+01773?entry=gmail&source=g> > Lincoln MA 01773 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/6+Goose+Pond+Rd.+Lincoln+MA+01773?entry=gmail&source=g> > (617) 877-1610 > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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