Freedom Trail® Foundation - Official Freedom Trail Tours® Suzanne Taylor, Executive Director 44 School Street, Suite 250, Boston, MA 02108 617-357-8300 •
[email protected] thefreedomtrail.org Boston’s official Freedom Trail tours! Walk through history along the iconic Freedom Trail - the 2.5-mile red line leading to 16 Revolutionary historic sites - and experience more than 250 years of history on fun, entertaining tours led by 18th-century cos- tumed guides. Custom and specialty tours also available for groups of all sizes. Call 617-357-8300. See ad page 35. Friends of the Public Garden Susan Abell, Director of Communications and Outreach 69 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108 617-723-8144
[email protected] friendsofthepublicgarden.org Friends of the Public Garden tours - “Untold stories of the Public Garden.” Free 1-hour guided tour meets at the “Make Way for Ducklings” statue in the Public Garden - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 10am and 4pm. Gallop Global Lee Song, President 42 D Beach Street, Quincy, MA 02111 617-845-5190 •
[email protected] gallopglobal.net Gallop Global has office locations in Chinatown, the Financial District and Quincy. We are committed to creating high-quality travel experiences for both local and international travelers. We offer one-stop services in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Please contact us to book air tickets, tours, visas, educa- tional trips, business travel and more. Ghosts and Gravestones of Boston Steven Johnson, Tour & Entertainment Manager 380 Dorchester Avenue, South Boston, MA 02127 617-269-3626
[email protected] ghostsandgravestones.com/boston/ Ghosts and Gravestones is a 90-minute spine-tin- gling “frightseeing tour” on a trolley of the doomed with your very own gravedigger/guide. Includes a walking tour of two of Boston’s oldest burying grounds. Reservations required. GLR Tours Martha Kelley, Director of Operations 400 Tradecenter Drive, Suite 5900 Woburn, MA 01801 617-420-5002 •
[email protected] glrtours.com As a national receptive tour operator, GLR Tours works with educators, school groups, tour operators and travel professionals of all types to provide oper- ational support for any kind of group trip. We elimi- nate the guesswork in operating a tour. We secure vendors that we know and trust, and we pay atten- tion to the details. Great Boston Tours Richard O’Brien, Owner 357 Gannett Road , Suite 66, Scituate, MA 02066 781-490-7274
[email protected] greatbostontours.com Great Boston Tours offers fully escorted, value- priced historic day tours of Boston, Lexington- Concord, Charlestown, Plymouth, Cape Cod and, coming soon, a Total Experience Boston and Quincy tour. Corporate and student group packages are another option. We work closely with Boston hotels. Guide Service of Boston, Inc. Darlyn Gagnon, Operations Manager 781-239-9920 •
[email protected] bostonguides.com Step-on guides, receptive operator. Full-service tour company providing dynamic step-on guides for motor coach tours. Customized itineraries and mul- tilingual guides available. We offer both Historical and Food Tours of Boston for all size groups. Specializing in both adult and student groups since 1993. Haunted Boston Ghost Tours Daniel Seeger, Manager 106 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 617-605-3635 •
[email protected] hauntedboston.com Haunted Boston Ghost Tours shares Boston’s dark, otherworldly, yet true history with guests from across the world. Our 90-minute walking tour is the best way to experience historic Boston and the ter- rifying true accounts of Boston history. Join us at 8pm at the Central Burying Ground in the Boston Common for a historically chilling evening! Helicopter Tour Boston Braveen Mahendran, Chief Pilot 125 Access Road, Norwood, MA 02062 781-688-0263
[email protected] helicoptertourboston.com Perfect for romantic couples or groups of up to three passengers - all tours are private. Sit back and enjoy Boston from above. Helicopter Tour Boston™ is metropolitan Boston’s premier sightseeing service. Located just minutes south of the city. We specialize in catering to those who are unsure about helicopter flying. Smooth and slow is how we go. Historic Tours of America Leslie Nagy, Director of Group Sales 380 Dorchester Avenue South Boston, MA 02127 800-868-7482 •
[email protected] historictours.com Sightseeing tours and transportation. Hub Town Tours LLC Maureen McAleer, Outreach Director 7 Marshall Street, #302, Boston, MA 02108 844-482-8696 •
[email protected] hubtowntours.com Hub Town Tours offers the premier historical tours around Boston, led by professional local guides through three landmark neighborhoods in the heart of the city. Each one of our intimate, small-group walking tours transports guests to the historic town, animated people and revolutionary ideas born in “The Hub” of Boston, Massachusetts. The Innovation Trail Robert Krim, Co-Founder
[email protected] • theinnovationtrail.org How did social and scientific innovations make Boston one of the most innovative cities in the world? Take a tour of The Innovation Trail and be inspired by four centuries of world-changing break- throughs in science, medicine, entrepreneurship, technology and more. Includes stops in downtown Boston, Beacon Hill and Kendall Square. Jamaica Plain Historical Society Gretchen Grozier, President P.O. Box 302924, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
[email protected] • jphs.org The JPHS preserves and promotes the rich history of Jamaica Plain. In summer, we offer weekly historic walking tours. We also sponsor monthly events. All JPHS activities are free and open to the public. Our website provides a comprehensive source of infor- mation about JP history with articles, images and collections of maps and yearbooks. JM Walking Tours, LLC Janine Mudge, Owner and Lead Tour Guide 13 Gloucester Street, Boston, MA 02115 857-262-6962 •
[email protected] jmwalkingtours.com Come walk the beautiful, tree-lined Commonwealth Avenue Mall in Boston’s Back Bay with a knowledge- able and dynamic local guide. Hear stories of Boston’s post-Revolution commitment to innova- tion, culture, activism and education from the 1850s to today. All in 90 minutes! More at jmwalkingtours .com or email
[email protected]. Keolis massAdventures Camille Scannell, Director, Tour Operations 53 State Street, Fl 11, Boston, MA 02109 205-505-9838
[email protected] keolismassadventures.com Keolis massAdventures is an all-inclusive nonprofit tour company with a mission of providing equal access to outdoor spaces around Massachusetts. We offer unique weekend day trips and adventures outside of Boston with roundtrip transportation included. Join us and experience weekends to brag about! Liberty Ride - Guided Trolley Tour of Historic Lexington & Concord Sandhya Iyer, Economic Development Director 1875 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA 02420 781-862-1450 •
[email protected] libertyride.us Trolley tour of Lexington and Concord with Colonial costumed guide. Travel back in time to April 19, 1775, in this 90-minute trip. Weekend operations: April and May; daily operations: late May-October. Step-on guided tours and charters available year-round. Live Like a Local Tours Boston Collin Knight, Owner 617-286-6577 •
[email protected] livelikealocaltoursboston.com Live Like A Local Tours is a series of walking and char- tered tours that allows people to explore the food, history and culture of Roxbury, Dorchester and Jamaica Plain. New England Trips, Inc. Stephen Belcastro, President 90 Canal Street, Fourth Floor Boston, MA 02114 617-515-3405
[email protected] newenglandtripsinc.com New England Trips, Inc., is an upscale day trip service to popular New England destinations. We presently offer amazing trips to Martha’s Vineyard, Plymouth, Newport, RI, and the Southern Maine Coast. We offer Boston hotel pickup and comfortable, personalized service in our 14- or 24-passenger minicoach buses. We also now offer private tours. Off The Beaten Path Food Tours Lizzie Bell, Founder
[email protected] offthebeatenpathfoodtours.com Explore Boston neighborhoods with us on our guided tours while eating delicious foods at local independ- ent businesses and learning about the history of the area. We offer award-winning Food Tours and Chocolate Tours in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville and Lowell that were featured on WCVB Channel 5 Chronicle. Tours must be booked in advance. PARTNER SERVICES Meet Boston | 151
