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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · 7d

Boston Reborn: After the Great Fire of 1872
Sat., Oct. 4, 11 am

Join our walk within the 65-acre Burnt District. See where the fire started on Summer St. and where firefighters prevailed 18 hours later. Learn how Boston changed in the aftermath.

Register:
bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · 9d

Working Women: Boston Women Find Their Voice
Oct 4, 3 pm

For most of the 19th century, Boston’s working women’s voices were not heard. Learn about the proud, defiant women who led Boston’s women’s trade unionism and suffrage movements!

Register:
bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...
#ThingsToDoInBoston

Street scene of a parade, closeup of a woman standing above a banner that reads Trade Union League.

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · 10d

Thursday, Oct 2 at 5 pm: Boston’s Chinatown! It’s one of the city’s smallest yet most vibrant neighborhoods. Explore one of the few surviving Chinatowns on the east coast with us! Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston... #ThingsToDoInBoston #walking #history

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · 20d

Our Beacon Hill tour gets a shoutout in the @bostonglobe.com fall travel recommendations! Visit bostonbyfoot.org to see our calendar and plan your next Boston adventure!

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/18/l...

Stay local and savor Boston this fall - The Boston Globe

Let the fall-peeping crowds head west or north; instead, stay local and savor the city this fall.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · 22d

NEW TOUR! Jewish Roxbury: A Walk Through Grove Hall and Elm Hill - Sun Sep 21, 1 PM

Spanning from 1900 til the early ‘60s, this tour examines the role of key institutions and explores the unique intersection of Jewish and Black communities in these neighborhoods.

bostonbyfoot.org/tours/jewish...

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · 29d

Boston Reborn: After the Great Fire of 1872
Sat., Sept. 13, 1:30 PM

Join our walk within the 65-acre Burnt District. See where the fire started on Summer St. and where firefighters prevailed 18 hours later. Learn how Boston changed in the aftermath.

Register:
bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Aug 18

Happy Monday, Boston! Looking for something to do this week? Check out our slate of tours and cruises - 30 to choose from today through Friday! Find out what’s afoot here: bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/
#walkingtours #architecturecruise #thingstodoinBoston

Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Aug 7

Our veteran guides Tom and Terri -- and their knowledge of art deco architecture in Boston -- feature in today's Starting Point Newsletter in the @bostonglobe.com ! #architecture #history #Boston
Thanks @kalewis.bsky.social !

Kristin Lewis @kalewis.bsky.social · Aug 7

"Boston isn’t known for art deco. But to find it, ‘you just have to look up.’" By Ian Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com Starting Point Newsletter @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/07/n...

Boston isn’t known for art deco. But to find it, ‘you just have to look up.’ - The Boston Globe

The city has plenty of the flashy, century-old architectural style to admire — if you know where to go.

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Aug 6

So many tours, so little time! Get on a walking tour with Boston By Foot: bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/ #ThingsToDoInBoston #walking #history

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jul 26

Who stayed loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution? Find out on our walking tour, Boston's Loyalists, Sunday, July 27 at 11 am! Learn how families and friends divided over whether to break away from England.
Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...
#ThingsToDoInBoston

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jul 25

Saturday, July 26 at 10:30 am: Slavery and Abolition in Massachusetts. This walking tour explores the history of slavery, the many ways Black residents & allies worked to end it, & the role of Massachusetts in the Civil War. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/slaver... #thingstodoinboston #history

Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jul 23

It's creepy, it's spooky, and it's all true: The Dark Side of Boston steps off at 6:30 pm Thursday through Sunday. Join our guides for a walk through 400 years of malfeasance, murder, mayhem and molasses.
bostonbyfoot.org/tours/Dark_Side #ThingsToDoInBoston #strangerthanfiction

Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jul 23

Two great literary tours on Beacon Hill this afternoon, July 23. At 4:30 pm, Black Voices: Writers for a 19th Century Revolution; at 5:30 pm, The Hub of Literary America. Register at least one hour ahead:
bostonbyfoot.org/tours/black-vo…
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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jul 18

Adams and Revere walked here…and so can you!! It’s a GAW-jiss day out there, kids. Join us on the Road to Revolution walking tour at 10 am today or catch us Saturday or Sunday.

bostonbyfoot.org/tours/road-t...

#ThingsToDoInBoston #history #walking

Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jul 17

Daily tours this week (July 17 through July 21) of Boston’s Chinatown! Visit one of Boston’s most vibrant neighborhoods, and one of the few surviving Chinatowns on the East Coast. More info and registration: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston... #walking #history #thingstodoinboston

Chinatown gate structure at Beach Street in Boston

Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jul 12

Looking for things to do in Boston? Get on one of our many walking tours available each day. Sunday promises to be a beautiful day for a stroll! Review the tour times and topics here:
bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/
#history #architecture #walking #ThingsToDoInBoston

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Ben Edwards @bostonhistory.bsky.social · Jul 2

This is where it happens July 4, 2025, at 10 am! The reading of the Declaration of Independence from the balcony of the Old State House - the same location where it was first read to the citizens of Boston on July 18, 1776. www.bostonharborfest.com/schedule/ #Boston #Harborfest

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jun 28

Annual Footloose on the Freedom Trail tour on Friday, July 4th! This guided walking tour of the entire Freedom Trail is a great way to celebrate America's birthday. Reserve your place now before this special, once-a-year tour sells out!
Register:
bostonbyfoot.org/tours/footlo...

Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jun 27

Truth, passion, bravery and hope. Discover stories of Boston’s Black writers who were laser-focused on the great topic of the era - slavery. Our tour, Black Voices: Writers for a 19th Century Revolution, steps off at 1:30 pm on 6/28. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/black-... #ThingsToDoInBoston

Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jun 25

Just 3 more opportunities for this tour during Pride Month: 6/26 at 6 pm, 6/27 or 6/28 at 11 am. #pride #history #walking #boston 🏳️‍🌈

Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · May 16

Fri. 5/16 at 11 am and Sat. 5/17 at 2 pm: Boston’s LGBTQ Past! 🏳️‍🌈 Join your guide and walk in the footsteps of gay and lesbian folks from the 19th and 20th centuries. Presented in partnership with The History Project. Register ahead: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jun 24

Get on a new FREE tour tomorrow! Get a guided tour inside and outside of Boston City Hall at noon on June 25. Whether you love its striking brutalist design or think it's the ugliest building evah, there is much to discover about this iconic landmark. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jun 14

We’re honored to be part of the inspiration for Explore Buffalo, a tour organization helping visitors and locals learn the city’s stories! #walking #history #architecture
www.buffalorising.com/2025/06/expl...

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · Jun 4

Congrats to our new grads! In one of the biggest guides-in-training classes we've enjoyed in years, Boston By Foot now boasts 41 newly-minted walking tour guides! Read more about them and the amazing tours of history and architecture they are prepared to lead. bostonbyfoot.org/blog/bbf-wel...

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Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · May 26

Looking for #ThingsToDoInBoston on Memorial Day?
10:00 AM - Reinventing Boston
11:30 AM – Heart of the Freedom Trail
2:00 PM – Road to Revolution
2:30 PM - Free Road to Revolution tour in French!
6:00 PM - Rowes Wharf: Sensationally Good City Making
Register here: bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/

Boston By Foot @bostonbyfoot.bsky.social · May 16

Fri. 5/16 at 11 am and Sat. 5/17 at 2 pm: Boston’s LGBTQ Past! 🏳️‍🌈 Join your guide and walk in the footsteps of gay and lesbian folks from the 19th and 20th centuries. Presented in partnership with The History Project. Register ahead: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

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