Boston By Foot

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Boston By Foot is a non-profit educational organization committed to inspiring locals and visitors to discover and appreciate the diverse stories of Boston by exploring the cityscape together.

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Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· 18d

Featured Tour! Boston’s LGBTQ Past Thursday, August 13th, 5PM, Saturday. August 15, 1:30PM Explore Boston through the lens of its LGBTQ+ past on this engaging walking tour. Learn more and register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Jul 24

🎉 Celebrate 50 years of Boston By Foot with a special anniversary offer: individual memberships for just $50! 👣 Enjoy free public tours, member-exclusive events, discounts, and more This special offer is available through Labor Day (September 7th). 🔗 bostonbyfoot.org/about/get-involved/

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Jul 4

Have you heard? Learn about the movement toward American Independence and the run-up to the Revolution that ignited in Boston 250 years ago. Footloose on the Freedom Trail is our annual celebration - join us! bostonbyfoot.org/tours/footlo...

The Boston Globe newspaper special segment for the 250th anniversary of Independence Day showing most of the fromt page with the headline “Independence Declared!”

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Jun 1

Adams and Revere walked here! The Road to Revolution runs through Boston. Join our guides for a tour daily at 10 am (plus an additional 4 pm tour on Saturdays!). Learn more and register here: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/road-t...

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· May 27

Explore Boston with us! Tomorrow May 28 at 5 pm and Saturday May 30 at 1 pm, join our guides on “Becoming Back Bay.” You’ll learn where Back Bay started, how it evolved, and where it is today. Discover what made Back Bay such an engineering marvel in its time. bostonbyfoot.org/tours/becomi...

A view of the central branch of the Boston Public Library from Dartmouth Street. A rectangular granite building with large arched windows on the second floor and a copper cheneau (decorative element) at the roofline.

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· May 22

Tomorrow, May 23 at 10:00 am - Hub of Literary America! See where writers and poets like Emerson and Longfellow gathered to share new ideas and influence society on this walking tour that begins outside the Old Corner Bookstore building. bostonbyfoot.org/tours/the-hu...

One of the homes of Henry David Thoreau, the image shows a wo-story home on a corner on Beacon Hill with white clapboard siding and black shutters, with an old-fashioned gas lamp outside.

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· May 5

Bienvenido al Boston, Bienvenue à Boston! Join our guides for free tours given entirely in Spanish or French. More information here: bostonbyfoot.org/blog/free-bo...

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Apr 3

Explore Boston’s LGBTQ Past! Meet your guide on Saturday, April 4 at 2 pm to learn about Boston’s flourishing gay and lesbian culture during the 19th and 20th centuries. Presented in partnership with The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

Sepia toned photo of two women looking at each other. One is dressed in traditional men’s clothing: a dark suit, white collared shirt and a necktie, along with a bowler hat. She is also holding a cigar. The other is wearing a traditional white dress with a ruffled collar.

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Mar 31

No fooling - our first public tour of 2026 is on April 1 and it's FREE! Spend an hour with us exploring Boston City Hall, starting at noon on Wednesday, April 1. Thanks to a partnership with the City of Boston, this tour is free! Learn more and register here: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

Boston City Hall, a large concrete and brick building with many small windows on the top three floors and large windows on the first and second floors. Three flags fly from poles in the front.

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Feb 21

Join us on February 25 at 6:30 pm for our next free virtual program! “Evolution of Boston Buildings from the Inside Out” looks at the changing construction techniques of Boston’s houses, from the earliest colonial era to current times. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/evolut... #virtualevents

Announcement of virtual program on Zoom with image of construction beams and posts.

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Feb 6

Raise an iced Dunks in memory of the Blizzard of 1978, which began on this date 48 years ago. Boston saw 27 inches of snow; the worst impacts across Southern New England were from the lack of warnings in the forecast along with coastal flooding. #Boston #OTD Photo: David L. Ryan, The Boston Globe

People used cross-country skis to get around Boston on Feb. 7, 1978. – David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Jan 28

Membership has its privileges - including Member Exclusives like tomorrow’s virtual event! Become a member of Boston By Foot and enjoy perks such as free walking tours! bostonbyfoot.org/about/get-in... See all our winter season virtual events here: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/Virtua...

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Jan 23

On this date in 1737, John Hancock was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. As his uncle’s heir, he was the wealthiest man in the province, becoming the President of the Continental Congress and the first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. #history #Boston #Quincy #OTD #HBD

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Jan 20

Our next virtual tour will take us across the Atlantic! Explore Montpellier, a “hidden gem” and a cultural hub in the South of France through the eyes of Boston By Foot’s Program Manager. Wednesday, January 21 from 6:30-7:30 pm Eastern. Free registration: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/autumn...

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Jan 19

Happy 217th birthday to Edgar Allan Poe, born on this date in 1809 in Boston. Though there was no love lost between Poe and Boston literary rivals, the city ultimately memorialized him with a sculpture not far from Boston Common. #Poe #Boston #history #OTD #Frongpondia

Bronze sculpture that has turned green of a life-sized Edgar Allan Poe. He is in mid-stride holding a briefcase with his cape flying out from behind him and a sculpted raven flying just in front of him.

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Jan 19

At the sculpture The Embrace on Boston Common, we celebrate the life and community of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. May his words and example continue to inspire and motivate. #MLKJrDay #TheEmbrace #loveissuchapowerfulforce

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Jan 15

Jan. 15, 1919: a 50-foot-tall tank containing 2 million gallons of molasses collapsed in the North End of Boston, injuring 150 people & killing innumerable horses & 21 people, including 2 children. A tragedy and a catalyst for class action lawsuits & industrial regulation. #Boston #history #OTD

Black and white photo of damaged and flattened buildings with carts and trucks and people in the foreground. Image courtesy of The Boston Globe Archives.

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Jan 10

Happy 122nd birthday to singer/dancer/comic actor Ray Bolger, born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston on January 10, 1904. He is best known today for his role as Scarecrow in the classic film The Wizard of Oz. #otd #BOTD #Boston #history

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Jan 7

All hail the “Mother of Level Measurement”! On this date in 1896, Fannie Merritt Farmer publishes the Boston Cooking-School Cookbook, later known as the Fannie Farmer Cookbook, which has never been out of print. www.massmoments.org/moment-detai... #OTD #Boston #history

Black and white photo of Fannie Farmer, a woman with pince-nez glasses and hair in an updo.

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Dec 30

We can hardly wait to celebrate our 50th anniversary! Join Boston By Foot guides as they discuss our history during our first virtual event of 2026. A Conversation with Boston By Foot’s Longest-Serving Volunteers is on Thursday, January 15, 2026 @ 6:30 PM. fareharbor.com/embeds/book/...

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Dec 21

Hey Boston! Looking for something new and exciting to do in the new year? Join more than 200 life-long learners and become a volunteer tour guide with Boston By Foot! Applications open now; training starts on March 24. Learn more: bostonbyfoot.org/about/get-in... #training #tourguide #Boston

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Nov 16

Adams and Revere walked here! Follow in the footsteps of the Sons of Liberty on our Road to Revolution tour Sunday November 16 at 10 am. bostonbyfoot.org/tours/road-t... #ThingsToDoInBoston #walking #history #FreedomTrail

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Nov 9

In town on Tuesday? Look for a whole slate of Boston By Foot walking tours this Veterans Day holiday. Learn more and register: bostonbyfoot.org/schedule/ #walking #history #ThingsToDoInBoston

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Nov 8

Boston Reborn: After the Great Fire of 1872 Sun., Nov 9, 11:30 am - 1 pm On the 153rd anniversary of the fire, see where it started on Summer St. and where firefighters prevailed 18 hours later. Learn how Boston changed in the aftermath. Register: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/boston...

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Oct 23

This weekend and next: Grave Undertakings! Explore 3 of Boston's burying grounds; learn about the customs surrounding death & dying in Puritan New England. Dig deeper into religious views, practices, symbolism, and traditions of death in Boston. Details & tix: bostonbyfoot.org/tours/grave-...

Image of a 1600s era gravestone with ornate carvings of a winged skull and a skeleton snuffing out a candle.

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Oct 22

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Paintings of Abigail Adams and John Adams

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Oct 3

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...

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Oct 1

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.

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Oct 1

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

Boston By Foot@bostonbyfoot· Sep 18

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...