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Charles Riverboat Tours
CambridgeSide Galleria, 100 CambridgeSide Drive | 617.621.3001
charlesriverboat.com
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| The Charles Riverboat Company features daily sightseeing tours and evening sunset cruises on the Charles River. Enjoy a relaxing cruise as the Captain points out the most historic sights of Boston and Cambridge. View Beacon Hill, Esplanade Park, the Back Bay, Boston University, MIT and Harvard as you cruise past countless sailboats and rowers. Group tours and private charters available. For rates and information call 617-621-3001. |
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Literary Trail of Greater Boston
175 Berkeley Street, , Boston, MA | 617.574.5950
lit-trail.org
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| The tour begins at the historic Omni Parker House at the corner of Tremont and School Streets in Boston. Historic stops along the route include the Boston Athenaeum (Saturdays only); the Boston Public Library; the Concord Museum; the Orchard House, home of the Alcott Family; the Longfellow National Historic Site, home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Guests have a choice of finishing the tour at Harvard Square in Cambridge or returning by trolley to the Omni Parker House. |
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Tales of Olde Cambridge Walking Tours
Winthrop Park, Harvard Square | 617.354.3344
livelylore.com
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| Entertaining history! This new walking tour of Harvard Square is led by professional actor, Timothy Sawyer, who will conjure the Village of Olde Cambridge in the days of witches, heretics, heroes, rebels and spies. Hear true tales of Puritan punishments, the witch that wasn't, Anne Hutchinson's Trial of the Century, the tumultuous events that erupted into the Revolutionary War and the secret midnight burial in the Olde Burying Ground, (Warning: others in the graveyard have been known to join us briefly for this story.) Periodically, we'll hear the words of Cambridge's own Fireside Poets-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes-simply because no one could say it better. Check our website for a list of scheduled tours and just show up, or contact us to arrange a private tour at your convenience. Prices: $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, children 6 and under walk free. |
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The Harvard University Official Campus Tour
Holyoke Center, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue | 617.495.1573
harvard.edu/siteguide/faqs/faq18.html
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| The Harvard Events & Information Center is the public's official gateway to Harvard. It features interactive computer displays, a print library and a video room. Free, student-led tours of the campus originate from the Center. |
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