Boston Trolley Tour

Enjoy an Old Fashioned Trolley Tour Boston and Enjoy Hop On and Hop Off Privileges

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  • Discover the City of Boston on a Narrated Trolley Tour
  • See 100 Points of Interest with Free Re-Boarding All Day
  • Hop-on and Hop-off at 19 Different Stops Throughout Boston

This experience is a great way to show your out-of-town friends around, learn a bit more about your own city or explore a city that is new to you. On the Boston Trolley Tour you will experience transportainment a delightful combination of transportation and entertainment.

Your fully narrated tour of Boston will cover over 100 points of interest beginning at Long Wharf and show you Beantown's Best. You may enjoy the tour in full or choose to hop-on and hop-off at eighteen different attractions throughout the city. Included in your tour is admission to the Old State House Museum, Boston's preeminent historical museum located on the world-famous Freedom Trail.

No matter how you customize your tour, this Trolley Tour of Boston is sure to be a great day out on the town, and makes a great Experience Gift!

Where to Go for City Tour Experiences in Boston

  • Boston, Massachusetts

Group Size and Spectator Info

Participants
The Boston Trolley Tour Experience Gifts Certificate is valid for one participant, unless additional participants are added onto the certificate. There will be additional participants on the tour.

Guests
This experience is not suitable for non-paying guests.

When can you book Boston Trolley Tour

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The Boston Trolley Tours are offered five to seven days a week year-round, subject to availability. Tours take place from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM May thru October and from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM November thru April. Tours do not run on Thanksgiving, Christmas, or during the Boston Marathon.

How Long Is The Boston Trolley Tour

The Boston Trolley Tour Rides are 1¾ hours and has a total duration of approximately 2 hours, unless you choose to hop-on and hop-off of the Trolley at designated stops throughout the day.

Does Weather Impact City Tour Experiences

The Boston Trolley Tour in Massachusetts takes place in all weather conditions.

What to Wear for City Tour Experiences

Dress comfortably, flat, rubber-soled shoes and layers are recommended for this trolley adventure.

What To Know Before You Go

Tours include all day access to the Trolley and free admission to the Old State House Museum.

The 19 hop-on hop-off stops are as follows-
1) New England Aquarium/Faneuil Hall Marketplace
2) Historic North End
3) USS Constitution/Charlestown Navy Yard
4) North Station/TD Garden
5) Downtown Crossing, Historic District,Old State House Museum
6) Trolley Stop Store/ Theater District
7) Cheers 'The Original
8) Copley Square/ Back Bay
9) Christian Science Plaza/ Symphony Hall
10) Copley Place Mall
11) Prudential Center, Skywalk Observatory, Hynes Convention Center
12) Fenway Park
13) Cambridge/M.I.T./Harvard-location in front of MIT Coop
14) Charles Street/ Antique Row
15) Beacon Hill/ Boston Common
16) Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum/ Children's Museum
17) South Station, (Seaport route for Boston Tea Party
18) Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Westin Waterfront Hotel
18A) Black Falcon Cruise Terminal (open only on days where a ship is here on a 'port of call'
19)Boston Fish Pier, Seaport Trade Center, Institute of Contemporary Art

Tours depart from boarding locations approximately every 15-20 minutes (April-October) and approximately every 25-30 minutes (November through March). Tour routes are subject to change during marathons and special events

Assistance animals are the only animals allowed on the Trolley.

The Old State House is open 7 days a week, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Memorial Day thru Labor Day till 6:00 pm).

ITEM/SKU NUMBER: XD-946-011

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Reservation And Cancelation Policy

All changes to reservations for the Boston Trolley Tour Experience require seven (7) days advance notice.

Xperience Certificates® cannot be exchanged once a reservation for the experience has been made.


Back in November 2016 I joined Old Town Trolley Tours for a ride around Washington DC, meaning I knew what was in store when I booked my ticket for the same experience in Boston, MA. These aren’t your average bus sightseeing tours, these are well organized, well executed, informative journeys with entertaining and educating drivers who are clearly passionate about their city. It being my first time in Boston, I couldn’t think of a better way to learn my way around!


The tour is hop-on hop-off, so I found the stop closest to my hotel (number 6) and headed there bright and early. My first driver was Townie, and because I was early, the only other passengers on board were a young couple from China. Townie informed us that the trolleys depart each stop every 15 minutes, and the whole circuit takes around 2 hours, so you can easily do the whole route and make time for various stops.


The best part about Old Town Trolley Tours is the constant narration from the driver. At no point did Townie (or any of the other drivers) sound like he was reading from a script; the history, fun facts, and the local knowledge flowed effortlessly as we meandered through the streets. I won’t list every landmark we went past (mainly because there are far too many to remember, even with my note-taking), but highlights included Boston Gardens, the Cheers set, the beautiful Trinity Church built in 1877, and Hancock Tower, the current tallest building in Boston. Between stop 8 and 12 we passed through South End, the Berklee College of Music campus, and Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.


I decided to get off at stop 13, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and walk to Harvard University to hang with the smart kids. This walk took about 40 minutes so I took the subway back, which Townie had kindly explained how to use. Back at MIT I boarded the trolley once more, this time with Regan driving, and headed on past the original home of NASA, across Longfellow Bridge, and through the Financial District for stops 14 and 15. All this trolley riding had worked up an appetite, so I disembarked at stop 1 and had some fish tacos at America’s oldest tavern, the Bell In Hand (http://bellinhand.com/).


Onwards! My third and final driver of the day was Kelley, who proclaimed he had just turned 65 and was offering his finest ‘I-don’t-give-a-sh*t’ tour, much to the amusement of everyone on board. It was fascinating to see the change in passengers throughout the day; from a quiet Chinese couple in the morning, to young families at midday, to slightly inebriated locals in the afternoon – this experience was clearly an institution rather than a tourist gimmick.


Choosing to do the Trolley Tour on my first day in Boston was definitely a great idea, as it gave me load of ideas to occupy the rest of my stay, and meant I learnt Boston history from a true Bostonian rather than a guidebook. Whether you’re new to Boston or have lived there all your life, the Old Town Trolley Tour is a must-do that’s guaranteed to stick with you!


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