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Seller: BostHeritage
(Boston Heritage Tours Inc.)
Seller Description:
Boston Heritage Tours Inc. offers a fascinating and in-depth voyage through the layers of history, heritage and culture of Boston’s oldest neighborhood, the North End.
This unique tour is the first and only guided walking tour to impart the history and cultural heritage of the North End, from 500 AD to the present, in an entertaining and meaningful way.
Using historical photographs, sketches, prints and reproduction artifacts, your guide will illustrate the changes in culture, architecture and landscape throughout the North End.
Discover tales of the changing wharves and wars and how Boston became one the largest seaports in the country.
We are also proud to include the North End Women’s Heritage Trail, interpreting women's contributions to the city's cultural, social, economic, and political life, and in many cases, their influence on national affairs.
“The only thing new under the sun is the history you don’t know.”
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Activity Information:
Activity Description
The North End Cultural Heritage Tour provides a comprehensive, succinct and entertaining journey through the layers of history, heritage and culture of Boston's first neighborhood.
Amazing Adventure
Embark on an amazing adventure through the most historic and romantic village in America. This three hour guided tour will lead you from the Waterfront, through the narrow streets of the North End, to discover how each culture influenced the next.
Cultural Perspective
Your guide will illustrate the changes in culture, architecture and landscape throughout the North End. Along the way you will visit more than 20 historically significant sites, including the North End Freedom Trail, sites along the Boston Harborwalk and the North End Women’s Heritage Trail.
Historical Stops Include:·
- Columbus Park and Harborwalk
- North Square
- The Paul Revere House
- Three Catholic Churches
- Hanover Street
- Paul Revere Mall
- Old North Church and the Gardens
- Hidden Oasis in the Neighborhood
- Site of the 1919 Molasses Disaster
- Copps Hill Terrace
- Copps Hill Burying Ground
- Women's Heritage Trail
Fascinating Anecdotes
Listen as your guide narrates a myriad of remarkable stories, anecdotes and curiosities of customs, traditions and taboos from each century to shape the heritage of the North End.
Meeting Location:
The North End (Boston, MA)
(Exact meeting location details will be provided immediately upon purchase of tickets.)
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