Boston private guides and walking tours
Context's scholar-led walking tours of Boston illuminate the rich history and artistic patrimony of one of America's first and finest cities. From Paul Revere, to John Singer Sargent and the Big Dig, our three-hour walking seminar topics include such themes as:
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Featured Walks in Boston
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North End Boston, Portrait of a City
Since its founding in 1630, Boston has embodied many of the historical themes that have shaped America including commerce, political revolution, social innovation, and waves of imm
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Museum of Fine Arts
Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is one of the country's oldest and most important art museums. With a collection that spans millennia and the globe, the MFA provides an endless opport
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Big Dig
In the 1990s work began on what at the time was—and still is—one of the most ambitious urban engineering projects in history: the burying of Boston's highway system to free its his
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Black Boston: Freedom in the Empire and the Republic
This three-hour walking tour of Boston examines African American history in the city. Tracing an arc from the North End to Beacon Hill, and from the arrival of the first Africans i
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