The United States might look very different today if it weren’t for pivotal events now memorialized in several national landmarks in Boston, Massachusetts. This incomparable role in our nation’s history makes Boston the perfect choice for school travel and other group tours.
Many of these landmarks are connected by The Freedom Trail, a red-brick walkway leading to historical sites like Old North Church where the lanterns were held to signal Paul Revere’s message that the British were arriving by sea. Like the Boston Massacre, the site of which is also on the Freedom Trail, this event is known as one of the first in the American Revolution. Other attractions on the Freedom Trail include the Old South Meetinghouse, Boston Common, the Paul Revere House, and the monument for Bunker Hill.
Boston’s Museum of Science is another reason to choose this amazing city for students. Over 550 exhibits offer hands-on activities to engage visitors of every age and gender to think, learn, and discover science all around them. The museum also showcases a world-class IMAX theater, live presentations, and a planetarium. Other museums you won’t want to miss include Harvard’s Museum of Natural History, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Mapparium, an innovative, three-story glass globe inside which you’ll learn how ideas have shaped our world.
Faneuil Hall and Marketplace is a charming taste of Boston and an iconic shopping and dining experience. And the New England Aquarium invites visitors to the fascinating world of sea creatures, penguins, and more. Resting above the water, the USS Constitution is a museum ship with a rich history, famous now for being the oldest commissioned ship still afloat.
Boston joins many famous cities by the water by offering Duck Tours as a fun and exciting way to tour the city. This amphibious vehicle carries you from land to water while your guide interacts and entertains, all while showing you the sights. This and so much more makes Boston the perfect choice for group tours of any kind. Its detailed legacy as the location for so many events leading to and during the American Revolution make it the perfect choice for schools.
