Jump onto the long-running, old-time trolley for an engaging bus tour of Boston best hits. You’ll get a compelling mix of trivia, history and entertainment on the live tour of Old Town without needing to walk long distances. Choose from themed options such as the Boston Tea Party or Ghosts and Gravestones nighttime adventure. Forbes calls it “one of the 10 best hop-on-hop-off tours in the world.” Take your time, too, and disembark and re-board at your leisure. Purchase tickets at the Concierge Desk in the Fairmont Copley Plaza main lobby.
Picture the Puritans strolling along the pastures back in the early 1600s at American’s very first public park. Colonists bought the original 44 acres from European settlers in 1634 to establish downtown’s Boston Common, an icon just a short walk from the hotel, also the start of The Freedom Trail.
Modern metropolis meets history in the birthplace of the American Revolution. Learn about our city’s traditions, tales, favorite haunts and 23 distinctive neighborhoods dating back some 400 years.
