Everything you need to know to be an effective tour director or guide in Boston!

  • City History
  • Logistics, Lunch Spots, Bus Parking, Common Routes
  • Fun Facts, Numbers, Trivia
  • History, Architecture, Current Events, Movie Trivia, and more for over 100 sights!

What’s Inside

  • Hidden Gems
  • Logistics
  • Commentary
  • Wow Moments

Written By Mitch Bach

Mitch is an internationally recognized speaker, author, tour guide and educator. He's taken groups of adults and students to Boston for over 15 years.

Orientation

By The Numbers
Boston Firsts
Trivia
Neighborhoods & Logistics
Tips & Trick
Early Boston
The Revolutionary War
19th & 20th Centuries
Boston Nicknames

Neighborhoods

Downtown Freedom Trail

Boston Common
Public Garden
Park Street Church
Old Granary Burying Ground
Omni Parker House
King’s Chapel & Burying Ground
Giant Tea Kettle
Old City Hall
Irish Famine Memorial
Old Corner Bookstore
Boston Tea Party
The Great Fire of 1872
Old State House
The Boston Massacre

Faneuil Hall Area

Faneuil Hall
Samuel Adams Statue
Quincy Market
Custom House Tower
Broad Street Riots
Mayor Curley Statues
City Hall
Holocaust Memorial
Blackstone Block
Haymarket
The Big Dig

Back Bay & Fenway Park

History
Copley Square
Trinity Church
Hancock Tower
Fairmont Copley Hotel
Boston Public Library
Old South Church
Prudential Center
Christian Science Center
Symphony Hall
Berklee College of Music
Fenway Park

Beacon Hill

History
Massachusetts State House
Shaw Memorial
A South Slope Walk
Louisburg Square
The North Slope

The North End

History
North Square
Revere House
Garden Court Street
North End Food
Paul Revere Mall
Old North Church
Hull Street
Copp’s Hill Burying Ground
Great Brink’s Robbery
The Great Molasses Flood

Further Afield

Charlestown

History & Squares
Bunker Hill
Navy Yard
USS Constitution

Harvard & MIT

Harvard History
A Harvard Walk
MIT History & Tour

Lexington & Concord

The Buildup
The Midnight Ride
Lexington Common
Concord
British Retreat

Boston City Guide Book for Tour Guides

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  • 220 Pages
  • By Mitch Bach
  • 100% Content Just for Tour Guides & Tour Directors

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This book will take your knowledge and skills to the next level!