Boston: Underground Railroad Audio App Self-Guided Tour Beacon Hill: Underground Railroad Audio App Self-Guided Tour
ID: GYG414211-751161
Category:
Country: United States
Duration:
45 min.
Description
Discover Beacon Hill's Underground Railroad history while walking Boston's cobblestoned streets on a GPS-guided audio tour via an app. See the stops on the underground railroad and learn their story.
Explore the rich and sometimes dark history behind Beacon Hill's Underground Railroad on a self-guided walking tour using an audio-guided app. See the old hidden alley where slave catchers once chased runaways. Visit the stops on the underground railroad where runaway slaves hid and hear the stories of the brave souls that risked their lives to keep them safe.
Start the tour at the iconic Charles Street meeting house, the building that Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas, and many abolitionist leaders gave powerful speeches to end slavery. End the tour at the African Meeting house, a historic site in Boston that is often overlooked by tours.
Follow your app's GPS that navigates you step by step through Beacon Hill and shares the stories with you as you walk. Feel like you have a personal tour guide with you every step of the way, only it's on your phone and you move at your own pace, stopping whenever you like.
Highlights
- Feel goosebumps as you hear stories of runaway slaves
- Walk through the alley runaway slaves once ran through
- Stroll down the cobblestoned streets of Beacon Hill
- Stop and start the tour at your own pace, free of crowds
- See the stops on the Underground Railroad in Boston
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
You must download the tour beforehand to avoid any issues with signal
The tour starts on Mt. Vernon street outside the doors of the Charles Street Meeting House, the old church.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
