Private Tour: Becoming Back Bay
Learn why Boston's Back Bay is considered a marvel of 19th Century engineering
What to Expect
Take a trip through the Back Bay neighborhood and learn where Back Bay started, how it evolved, and where it is today. Discover why and how the Bay was filled, and hear about the homes of its Victorian residents and their servants. Learn what made Back Bay such an engineering marvel in its time.
On this tour, explore why the filling of the bay was considered the most ambitious civil engineering achievement in nineteenth-century America, and uncover how it was a landmark event of urban planning in every sense of the term.
From April to mid-November, Private tours of the 90min Becoming Back Bay walking tour are bookable online for groups of up to 20 people with at least 2 weeks notice. To request a private tour for groups of more than 20 people, or in the fall/winter, please use the Private Tour Request form. Please provide at least 2 weeks notice in advance of your preferred tour date for larger groups or special requests. Private tour request form link
Includes
Guided 90 minute outdoor private tour exploring the physical and social evolution of the Back Bay neighborhood
0.9 mile tour at a moderate pace, stoping at various sites along the tour route
Duration
90 minutes
Address
George Washington Statue in Boston Public Garden
Pricing
| Adult | Free |
| Child | Free |
| Private Tour | $210 |
| Chaperone | Free |
Cancellation Policy
Bookings can't be cancelled.
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