Boston HarborWalk & Historic Waterfront Tour - Mobile GPS Self-Guided Audio Walk

Boston HarborWalk & Historic Waterfront Tour - Mobile GPS Self-Guided Audio Walk

Explore Boston's legendary waterfront and enjoy stunning views of the ocean and surrounding architecture, when you stroll the Boston Harborwalk. Hugging the water's edge, this inviting path follows the piers, beaches, wharves and shoreline around Boston Harbor.
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After you book the tour, we will email you the link to the APP and the TOUR PASSWORD.

FULLY-AUTOMATIC & OFFLINE: Each point of interest along the tour has a narrated story, narrated directions, and helpful images. As you walk along the path and approach a pin, it’s story will automatically pop up and start playing.

FASCINATING STORIES: Engaging, and entertaining story about each point.

FREEDOM TO TRAVEL: No scheduled tour timings, no crowded groups, and no rush to move along past stops that interest you.

PRE-TRAVEL PREPARATION
We recommend that you download the app & the tour while you have a good internet connection.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 600 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA 02210, USA

This is the Federal Reserve of Boston. It sees an incredible volume of money passing through its doors daily. On an average day, about 6 million bills and 2 million checks are processed here.The building’s not typically what comes to mind when you think of a federal reserve, is it? It’s certainly imposing, but in a modern way that contrasts deeply with the Neoclassical South Station just to the right.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Russia Wharf Groud Tenant LLC, 800 Boylston St # 1900, Boston, MA 02199, USA

Look at the brick buildings to your left. These make up the historic Russia Wharf area. It’s been around since the early 1700s.

You might wonder — did colonial Boston really trade that frequently with Russia? Most of the history of the early American colonies revolves around England. So what role did Russia play?


Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: James Hook & Co, 440 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA 02210, USA

The Stamp Act Riots:

In 1765, the new British Prime Minister George Grenville needed a way to raise revenue. Britain had just gained vast swatches of the American west from the French and needed to find a way to defend their hard-won land. Settling a large army in the colonies was the only answer, but it was a costly one. Who better to pay for this than the American colonists who would benefit the most from the new land? Thus, the Stamp Act was born. The Act declared that all legal documents must carry a special stamp. The stamp would be taxed separately from all other taxes.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Rowes Wharf Garage, 30 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110, USA

John Rowe was a successful merchant who first developed this wharf in the colonial era. But wait just a minute! His story’s way more interesting than that!

Rowe was actually an active smuggler. He was notorious for dodging British trade restrictions and doing illegal business with off-limits ports. Not only did Rowe flout the laws by smuggling, but he also helped incite the Stamp Act Riots of 1765!


Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Way, Boston, MA 02210, USA

Built in 1999, the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse is more than just a fancy chamber for judges and lawyers. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer once said, “The most beautiful site in Boston does not belong to the judges, it does not belong to the lawyers, it does not belong to the federal government. It belongs to the public.”

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Harbor Towers, 65-85 E India Row, Boston, MA 02110, USA

The Harbor Towers are the city's tallest residential building.

Designed in the Brutalist architectural style, the towers look harsh and forbidding. Brutalism was all the rage in the 1970s. Today, the style polarizes observers. Some people see a kind of strange beauty in the sparse, overbearing structures. Others see, well, just plain ugly buildings! These days, you can always identify the style anywhere by its grim, fortress-like appearance.


Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: New England Aquarium, 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110-3309

The New England Aquarium is at the end of the pier. Inside the aquarium, you’ll find every kind of marine life imaginable, much of which lives in an enormous central tank called the Giant Ocean Tank. This tank certainly lives up to its name since it holds a staggering 200,000 gallons of water. In fact, it was once the largest circular tank in the world!

The tank’s simulated coral reef is home to sharks, eels, sea turtles, stingrays, and much more. You can catch the strange and colorful creatures from any angle. You can even watch divers enter the tank to feed its inhabitants!


Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Boston Harbor Cruises, Boston, MA 02110

The Long Wharf is a national historical landmark. Built in the early 1700s, the wharf once extended a half mile into the harbor. This allowed massive ships, which needed deep water, to dock here. The fact that boats still use this wharf makes it the oldest functioning wharf in America!


Duration: 10 minutes