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Tales of Salem Candyland Tour

The Candyland tour is unique because it is the only tour in Salem that explores the history of candy and the candy shops here in …More

Salem, USA

The Candyland tour is unique because it is the only tour in Salem that explores the history of candy and the candy shops here in...

90 to 105 minutes Free Cancellation
4.1 (11)
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$30
Boston Scavenger Hunt Walking Tour and Game

Embark on an engaging scavenger hunt through the vibrant streets of Boston, Massachusetts. Explore both old and new, as you explore the Freedom Trail, wander …More

Boston, USA

Embark on an engaging scavenger hunt through the vibrant streets of Boston, Massachusetts. Explore both old and new, as you explore the Freedom Trail, wander...

3 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (2)
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$8
Harvard's Haunts Solo Smart Phone Guided App Ghost Walking Tour

Welcome to Harvard’s Famous Haunts Walking Tour, where we journey through the historic and eerie corners of the oldest university in America. Go at your …More

Cambridge, USA

Welcome to Harvard’s Famous Haunts Walking Tour, where we journey through the historic and eerie corners of the oldest university in America. Go at your...

50 to 60 minutes Free Cancellation
5.0 (2)
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$8
Private Walking Tour with a Local Guide in Boston

Boston can sometimes feel inaccessible to foreign visitors. Take the mystery out of your visit by exploring with a local on a private walking tour. …More

Boston, USA

Boston can sometimes feel inaccessible to foreign visitors. Take the mystery out of your visit by exploring with a local on a private walking tour....

3 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
5.0 (2)
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$75
Self-Guided Boston Christmas Tour

Explore the gas lit winter wonderland streets of Boston and Beacon Hill as we discover the Christmas tales of Boston's past walking on cobbled stoned …More

Boston, USA

Explore the gas lit winter wonderland streets of Boston and Beacon Hill as we discover the Christmas tales of Boston's past walking on cobbled stoned...

40 to 50 minutes Free Cancellation
5.0 (2)
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$10
Ghosts of Christmas Past a Haunted Holiday Stroll in Salem

“Ghosts of Christmas Past”: a Haunted Holiday Stroll Uncover Salem’s fascinating and ghostly holiday history, from strict Puritan bans on Christmas making it illegal even …More

Salem, USA

“Ghosts of Christmas Past”: a Haunted Holiday Stroll Uncover Salem’s fascinating and ghostly holiday history, from strict Puritan bans on Christmas making it illegal even...

2 hours
4.4 (7)
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$35
Local Bostonian and Historical Driving Tours

We provide exciting private tours of all the historical sites in Boston that includes background for various neighborhoods and historical perspectives. …More

Boston, USA

We provide exciting private tours of all the historical sites in Boston that includes background for various neighborhoods and historical perspectives....

1 to 3 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
5.0 (2)
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$600
A Veterans Guide to Salem's Military History Tour

North Shore Tours Presents: One of Salem's most unique History tours, presented by a veteran who has traveled to war memorial sights, museums, and battlefields …More

Salem, USA

North Shore Tours Presents: One of Salem's most unique History tours, presented by a veteran who has traveled to war memorial sights, museums, and battlefields...

1 hour 20 minutes Free Cancellation
5.0 (2)
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$30
Lexington Revolutionary War Museum Pass (4 Museums)

Explore all four Lexington History Museums—including Buckman Tavern, Hancock-Clarke House, Munroe Tavern, and the Lexington Depot—for an experience no other tour can offer. Step inside …More

Boston, USA

Explore all four Lexington History Museums—including Buckman Tavern, Hancock-Clarke House, Munroe Tavern, and the Lexington Depot—for an experience no other tour can offer. Step inside...

30 to 180 minutes Free Cancellation
5.0 (2)
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$30
Boston Harvard Half Day Tour

In this immersive 4-hour experience, we will discover the best of Both Worlds: Historic Boston and Harvard University. While we explore the legendary Freedom Trail, …More

Boston, USA

In this immersive 4-hour experience, we will discover the best of Both Worlds: Historic Boston and Harvard University. While we explore the legendary Freedom Trail,...

4 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (1)
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$425
Cambridge Classics Harvard MIT and Everything In Between

Experience the pinnacle of global intelligence on this sophisticated journey through Harvard University and MIT. We’ll walk the hallowed paths of Harvard Yard, touching the …More

Cambridge, USA

Experience the pinnacle of global intelligence on this sophisticated journey through Harvard University and MIT. We’ll walk the hallowed paths of Harvard Yard, touching the...

4 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (1)
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$450
Salem Lit Tour: Books In Salem, On Salem, By Salem

This walking tour is the only experience in Salem dedicated entirely to its rich literary world exploring bookshops and stories shaped by the city’s unique …More

Salem, USA

This walking tour is the only experience in Salem dedicated entirely to its rich literary world exploring bookshops and stories shaped by the city’s unique...

2 hours
5.0 (1)
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$23
Salem Witch Trials Driving Tour to See the Real Witch Trial Sites

Explore the chilling history of the Salem Witch Trials on this self guided audio driving tour on our self-guided tour app, which takes you through …More

Salem, USA

Explore the chilling history of the Salem Witch Trials on this self guided audio driving tour on our self-guided tour app, which takes you through...

1 to 3 hours Free Cancellation
4.8 (4)
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$15
Salem Pirate Expeditions 1 Hour Walking Tour with Costumed Guide

Before witches made Salem famous, the city was a thriving maritime powerhouse, and its harbor attracted pirates and merchants from around the world. On this …More

Salem, USA

Before witches made Salem famous, the city was a thriving maritime powerhouse, and its harbor attracted pirates and merchants from around the world. On this...

1 hour
5.0 (1)
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$29
Freedom Trail and Salem Witch Trials App-Guided Audio Tour

Dive into New England history with this tour combo of Salem and the Boston Freedom Trail. In Salem, uncover the truth behind the Witch Trials. …More

Salem, USA

Dive into New England history with this tour combo of Salem and the Boston Freedom Trail. In Salem, uncover the truth behind the Witch Trials....

2 to 4 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (2)
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$25
Boston Record Breakers: Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt

Learn about Boston’s rich history and its standing in the U.S history of being “first in the nation” to build and enact many things. You’ll …More

Boston, USA

Learn about Boston’s rich history and its standing in the U.S history of being “first in the nation” to build and enact many things. You’ll...

1 hour 20 minutes Free Cancellation
4.0 (5)
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$6
Boston Haunted History Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

Traverse Boston’s oldest neighborhoods and hear about the lost souls still trapped within—from the poor, perpetually burning victims of a gas explosion in Boylston Station …More

Boston, USA

Traverse Boston’s oldest neighborhoods and hear about the lost souls still trapped within—from the poor, perpetually burning victims of a gas explosion in Boylston Station...

1 to 2 hours Free Cancellation
5.0 (1)
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$15
Full-Day Private Tour of Boston with Pick Up

For this private tour of Boston, let us take you to all the emblematic sites of the city. Also, enjoy a view of the famous …More

Boston, USA

For this private tour of Boston, let us take you to all the emblematic sites of the city. Also, enjoy a view of the famous...

6 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
5.0 (1)
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$329
Self-Guided Audio Tour of Boston North End

Discover the North End, Little Italy's history, Paul Revere, Italian Food, immigration history of the Italians, Irish, Jewish and Africans on this Smart Phone navigated, …More

Boston, USA

Discover the North End, Little Italy's history, Paul Revere, Italian Food, immigration history of the Italians, Irish, Jewish and Africans on this Smart Phone navigated,...

50 to 60 minutes Free Cancellation
4.2 (5)
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$6
French-American Guided Tour of the Freedom Trail, Boston

Follow a professional historian, concerned about historical accuracy, able to address adults and children alike, in joy and good humor, to discuss the links between …More

Boston, USA

Follow a professional historian, concerned about historical accuracy, able to address adults and children alike, in joy and good humor, to discuss the links between...

90 to 120 minutes Free Cancellation
5.0 (1)
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$85

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