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Ye Olde Boston Tour
Category: Hotels & Travel Tours Tours [Edit]
130 Tremont StBoston, MA 02108
Neighborhood: Downtown
(617) 674-7788
- Nearest Transit:
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Tremont St Opp Winter St (191, 192, 193, 277, 43, 55)
Park St Station - To Ashmont/braintree (Red Line)
Park St Station - To Alewife (Red Line)
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 10:30 am - 4 pm
Warren D. said: "My mom and I decided to make a trip to Boston and do a trolley tour to check out the area. SuperTours (Upper Deck Trolley Tours) are a couple of dollars more than the others but they were awesome. Every driver (all the younger guys) we…" read more »
5 reviews for Ye Olde Boston Tour
5 reviews in English
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Review from Little J.
Peabody, MA
6/11/2010
A friend and his wife were visiting Boston from LA for the first time and wanted to go on a tour. They originally told me they wanted to see Harvard, so I sent the link for the Haahvad tour which also advertised the Ye Olde Boston Tour. The response was ok, let's do Ye Olde Boston at 1045. Whatevs, dude.
I've lived on the North Shore all my life and have worked in Boston for 5 years, but I actually enjoyed this tour and learned a lot. First off, it's led by students, which I like. The overweight middle-aged guys in costumes freak me out. They were super cheerful and energetic. It was a touch corny, but not so much that I was embarassed. I also liked the combination of history and fun "gore" facts (like the caretaker of the cemetary moving all the gravestones so he could mow). I wish it was a little longer, but it's nice to get a taste of certain things that you can always revisit. Ends in Quincy Market, so you could easily have a nice lunch out. -
Review from Scotty J.
8/14/2010
The Ye Olde Boston Tour, through the student-run Unofficial Tours, provides an entertaining sampling of the highlights of the Freedom Trail.
Your energetic guides will point out very historic sites while sharing interesting and fun stories about the city. Don't expect to stay in one place too long, though you will have exclusive access to the South Meeting House -- where the Boston Tea Party was launched. This was the highlight of the tour for me, followed only be their rap in the Granary Burial Ground (it may seem a little disrespectful, but no one's actually buried where their headstones are, so maybe the point is moot).
This is not your typical tour of Boston with a costumed guide; instead, expect corny puns and tales you wouldn't hear from anywhere else.
Steve and Steve did a great job with the material they have to work with and I give them a lot of credit for their performance.
I went on this tour through a LivingSocial deal that was a tremendously good value and included a cup of chowder at the Union Oyster House. Overall, it was a cool and different way to see the city. -
Review from Matt W.
6/28/2010
Eh. 30 minutes shorter than the tours led by costumed guides, only a dollar less, and the students who led the tour didn't seem to know much off script. One person asked who a statue was in front of the City Hall building, and the guide said it was John Quincy Adams, despite it very clearly saying "Josiah Quincy" on the front of it.
Some of the bits were amusing, and the kids mean well, but I'd go on a free park service tour or one of the costumed guided tours over this. -
Review from Tyler W.
Burlingame, CA
11/17/2010
Even though I'm entering my fourth year as a Boston resident, I still found the tour interesting and educational. The tour guides are great and are very informative even when speaking off-script. I have a short attention span and really appreciated the brevity of the tour. The lively tour guides were also great entertainers even if their jokes can get a little corny sometimes. Definitely a great option for families with younger kids looking for a historic tour of Boston.
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Review from Nicky M.
Beverly, MA
10/10/2010
Just took this tour with Steve and Sam as guides. I am a 30+ year resident of Boston area and 2 friends from Arizona were with me. The tour was fun, interesting, very informative-a big bunch of fun and information.! Would give 5 stars but the people who run the business need to empty their voice mail boxes and start returning emails! I did not appreciate that.. Also, we arrived 10 minutes early, instead of 15 and both guides were leaving the meeting place and I had to run after them and that was a big problem!!
Specialties
Our 80-minute tour of the Freedom Trail and Downtown Boston highlights Freedom Trail hotspots, collisions of Old Boston and New Boston, and EXCLUSIVE ACCESS to the Old South Meeting House. The tour weaves together our knowledge of Boston history with side-splitting jokes and local legends. Our tour begins on the Boston Common at the Visitor Information Center and ends at Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. Join us today!
Ye Olde Boston Tour starts at the Visitor Information Center on the Boston Common, just past the MBTA Park Street Subway Station. The closest street address is 147 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108 near the intersection of Tremont and Winter Streets.
