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Boston's Beacon Hill Underground Railroad Audio Walking Tour
(30) Reviews
Beacon Hill
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Discover Beacon Hill's Underground Railroad history while walking its cobbled stones streets. On this historic adventure you'll see the old hidden alley's slave catchers once chased slaves, and where they hid for safety. You'll see the spots on the underground railroad that runways hid. You'll hear the stories of the brave souls that risked their lives to keep them save. This is a time in history we should never forget, and it's often overlooked in Boston's history.
This tour is unique because it's a Solo, self guided tour you can take anytime. The app navigates you through Beacon Hill and plays the stories as you walk. It's like a personal tour guide, only it's on your phone, it's technol...
Highlights
From 45 minutes to 55 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 45 minutes to 55 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
App Download of tour purchased
In Person Guide
Meeting Points
Departure
Charles Street Meeting House
The tour starts at the front door of the Charles Street Meeting House on the corner of Charles Street and Mt. Vernon Street in Beacon Hill. Here you will hear the history of the Charles Street meeting house, Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas and other abolitionist who spoke here.
Return
46 Joy St
The tour ends at the African American Meeting House, the oldest extant black church building in America.
Itinerary
1
John J Smith House
You'll learn how the underground operated and stop by the John J Smith House and you'll learn about his station on the underground railroad and the people he helped.
2
83 Phillips St
After hearing more about Harriet Tubman's life the tour takes you to 83 Phillips Street, the former home of John Sweat Rock and his many firsts in history.
3
66 Phillips St
You'll stop by the station master Lewis Hayden's home and hear the stories of how he bravely saved countless runaways at this home here in Beacon Hill.
4
28 Grove St
Once home to Leonard Grime, a conductor on the underground railroad.
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40 Phillips St
The Old Temperance Boarding House, a stop on the underground railroad.
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41 Phillips St
The old Phillips School was once here, this was the first integrated school in Boston and also had the first African American teacher to teach at an integrated school.
7
The Vilna Shul
The tour takes you past the historic Vilna Shul, the oldest immigrant synagogue in Boston, and tells the story of the Jewish Community that helped on the underground railroad.
8
2 Phillips St
This was once the house of John Coburn and his gaming house. And as you guessed it, John was a station master.
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Irving Street
The tour stops by the abolitionist Charles Sumner's Birthplace.
Boston's Beacon Hill Underground Railroad Audio Walking Tour
(30) Reviews
Beacon Hill
About
Discover Beacon Hill's Underground Railroad history while walking its cobbled stones streets. On this historic adventure you'll see the old hidden alley's slave catchers once chased slaves, and where they hid for safety. You'll see the spots on the underground railroad that runways hid. You'll hear the stories of the brave souls that risked their lives to keep them save. This is a time in history we should never forget, and it's often overlooked in Boston's history.
This tour is unique because it's a Solo, self guided tour you can take anytime. The app navigates you through Beacon Hill and plays the stories as you walk. It's like a personal tour guide, only it's on your phone, it's technol...
Highlights
From 45 minutes to 55 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 45 minutes to 55 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
App Download of tour purchased
In Person Guide
Meeting Points
Departure
Charles Street Meeting House
The tour starts at the front door of the Charles Street Meeting House on the corner of Charles Street and Mt. Vernon Street in Beacon Hill. Here you will hear the history of the Charles Street meeting house, Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas and other abolitionist who spoke here.
Return
46 Joy St
The tour ends at the African American Meeting House, the oldest extant black church building in America.
