Massachusetts Self-Guided Driving and Walking Tours Bundle

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 48 hours

Departs: Boston, Boston

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Get the full Massachusetts experience with this combo of walking and driving tours around Boston!

You’ll find ten tours in one app - all highly entertaining, thoroughly researched and prepared by local guides.

Self-Guided Tours are:
1- Boston Freedom Trail (Walking)
2- Harvard Square (Walking)
3- Boston Ghost (Walking)
4- Salem Witch Trials (Walking)
5- Boston Harborwalk (Walking)
6- Plymouth (Walking)
7- Cape Cod & Provincetown (Driving)
8- Cape Ann (Driving)
9- Battle of Lexington (Driving)
10- Martha’s Vineyard (Driving)

This self-guided tour allows you to explore Boston’s historic wonders with maximum flexibility and value.

Within 30 mins we'll send you a unique password and an app. Download the app onto your phone, enter the password, and then download the tour inside. Head over to the first stop. Launch the app and simply follow the instructions from there! Stick to our recommended route and speed limit for the best experience.

What's Included

App on your phone: A link to download the Action Guide app. Password for your tours. Preview at home

Don’t miss a thing: Full itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated, videos, text, hidden gems.

Easy to use: Stories play automatically by GPS. Hands-free. Get HELP all day: Call, Chat, or Email.

Flexible schedule: Use any day, any time. Travel over multiple days or on next trip. Never expires.

Good value: Buy just one per car. Don’t pay for each person. Save money compared to a bus tour.

Offline use: No cell signal or wifi required. Offline GPS Map & route. Stop-to-stop direction.

Private tour in your/rental car: No group. Take breaks for photos/ snacks/hikes. Go at your own pace

What's Not Included

National Park/attraction Passes, entry tickets, or reservation.

Transportation, parking fee, food/drinks.

Traveler Information

  • ADULT: Age: 5 - 90

Additional Info

  • Don't miss a thing: You will get everything with the app - a complete itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated audio stories, story script, images, videos, deep dives, hidden gems, exciting locations, recommendations for hikes, adventure, activitie
  • Expiration/go again: The tour will last for the rest of your life on your phone. It is available for use on any day of your next trip.
  • Flexible Schedule: Once the app/tour is on your phone, you can use it any day and at any time. You can use it over multiple days. And, also use it on your next trip here. This tour never expires.
  • How it works: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a text/email with instructions. Download the app (while in good wifi/signal) and use your unique password to access your tours. To begin touring, go to the Starting Point and launch the app. The audio starts
  • Preview the tour: You can use it before the trip at home (highly recommended), use it during the trip, and use it after you come back.
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Don't miss a thing: You will get everything with the app - a complete itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated audio stories, story script, images, videos, deep dives, hidden gems, exciting locations, recommendations for hikes, adventure, activitie
  • Expiration/go again: The tour will last for the rest of your life on your phone. It is available for use on any day of your next trip.
  • Flexible Schedule: Once the app/tour is on your phone, you can use it any day and at any time. You can use it over multiple days. And, also use it on your next trip here. This tour never expires.
  • How it works: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a text/email with instructions. Download the app (while in good wifi/signal) and use your unique password to access your tours. To begin touring, go to the Starting Point and launch the app. The audio starts
  • Preview the tour: You can use it before the trip at home (highly recommended), use it during the trip, and use it after you come back.
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Boston Common
Embark on this adventure into America's Revolutionary past at the heart of old Boston: the Boston Common. This spacious green has been a part of the city since its early colonial beginnings. We'll begin the tour by the Visitor Center and find the red-brick path. As we follow the path, we'll dive back in time to the 1700s and set the scene...

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Massachusetts State House
The first stop along our red-bricked Freedom Trail tour is right at the corner of Boston Common: the Massachusetts State House! This building is both historic and architecturally beautiful.... and of course, we can't forget about it's eye-catching golden dome! We'll pause in front of the State House to catch up on a couple of key Revolutionary War characters (and soon-to-be American heroes) and a little colonial history. We'll also take a look at the Robert G Shaw and 54th Memorial, which stands opposite the State House. Who was Shaw and what made the 54th Regiment so significant? We'll get into all of those details right here.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Park Street Church
From the State House and Shaw Memorial, we'll continue following the Freedom Trail. That brings us through Boston Common and out to the Park Street Church. As we walk, we'll dive into the most important question of all: what prompted the Revolutionary War? As we peel back the layers, we discover that the battle for American Independence was one falling domino in a long chain of dominos stretching across multiple continents and older wars...

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Granary Burying Ground
This brings us to the truly ancient Granary Burying Ground! Established in 1660, this is only Boston's third-oldest burying ground. Can you imagine what's changed in the last 400 years? Well for one thing, this ground is so old it actually holds the grave of Mother Goose. We still hear her stories today! We'll also visit the graves of American legends like Paul Revere, Robert Paine, and James Otis. And we can't miss John Hancock and Sam Adams' graves either! Lastly, we'll visit the graves of those killed in the Boston Massacre, one of the stepping stones to the full-blown revolution. We'll be heading to the site of this Massacre later.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Boston Latin School
From the Granary, we'll continue following the Freedom Trail's red bricks. We'll check out the King's Chapel along the way and pause in front of the Latin School. This historic site contains a number of fun statues to pose with (including a donkey!) and quite a lot of rich history to dive into.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Boston Irish Famine Memorial
A few steps down from the Latin School, we'll find the Irish Famine Memorial. Here we'll jump a bit later into Boston history and talk about the new wave of immigrants after the revolution. We'll learn about the hardships they faced and overcame... and where these communities are today.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old South Meeting House
Just across the street from the Irish Famine Memorial, we'll find the historic Old South Meeting House. This small, tucked-away building is easy to miss but we'll pause in front of it. Here, we'll be transported back in time to one of the most fateful events leading up the Revolutionary War... the Boston Tea Party. We'll learn all about the organizers, their motivations, and of course the consequences of their "tea party".

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

As we continue along the Freedom Trail, we'll learn more about the Tea Party and the Sons of Liberty who were behind it. We'll also pass the historic Old Corner Bookstore while walking and dive into it's connection to colonial Bostonians.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old State House
Our red-brick road finally brings us to the one of the most popular stops along the Freedom Trail: the Old State House. We'll pause here to identify key architectural features and learn about it's significance (and long history!). Then, we'll walk around to the other side....

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Boston Massacre Site
... to see the site of the infamous Boston Massacre! But was it a massacre? Or just a rowdy riot, as the British said? We'll dive into the thrilling tale while standing at the very spot where history unfolded. We'll also learn about Crispus Attacuks, an honored American hero.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Faneuil Hall Marketplace
We'll follow the Freedom Trail to another popular resting spot: Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market! First we'll explore the site's fascinating history and then explore it's huge range of food options!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Haymarket
As we continue our journey along the red-bricked path of the Freedom Trail, we'll also dive into the story of the historic Haymarket, the new and striking Holocaust Memorial out in front, and the stunning view of the Custom House Tower a little beyond. We'll learn a bit about each of these sites as we make our way to another popular stop.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Paul Revere House
Our path brings us to another popular stop along the Freedom Trail: Paul Revere's House! Here we'll learn about Paul Revere's famous "Midnight Ride", it's immortalization in a poem by Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow, and the truths and myths behind this historic moment.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old North Church & Historic Site
From Paul Revere's House, we'll make our way to the Old North Church. This is the iconic site where the "one if by land, two if by sea" lanterns were lit, silently signalling the British troops' movements to colonial revolutionaries.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Copp's Hill Burying Ground
From the Old North Church, we'll follow the Freedom Trail farther up to the historic Copp's Hill Burying Ground. This historic cemetery in Boston's North End is older than the Granary... but only by a year!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

USS Constitution Museum
Our last few stops are a little farther along, over the bridge and into the Charlestown Navy Yard. There we'll see the historic and impressive USS Constitution -- and learn all about her epic battle against the Guerriere. We'll explore the naval battles of the War for Independence in more detail while at this historic site.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Bunker Hill Monument
Finally we'll follow the Freedom Trail up to the Bunker Hill Monument, built to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill. We'll walk around this hill, exploring the site of this epic battle and getting an understanding of the brutality and intensity of the battle for freedom. This site is the last along our comprehensive tour along Boston's historic Freedom Trail.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Memorial Hall
Next up: the imposing High Victorian Gothic Memorial Hall. This is the most beautiful building on campus, without contest.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Salem Witch Trials Memorial
After that, make your way to the Samuel Pickman House, a creepy house with an even creepier history. Supposedly, a father chained his daughter up in the basement for days without food or water... and some say she still lingers to this day

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old Burying Point Cemetery
Up next is the graveyard where most of the witch trial victims are buried. Ironically, this is also the final resting place of the chief investigator during those trials, who directly caused many deaths

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Salem Old Town Hall
The path takes you next to the old Town Hall. There's a little-known secret about this place, though--supposedly, it sits atop miles of secret underground tunnels!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

John Ward House
At the Joshua Ward House, up next, you'll get a glimpse of what remains of the residence once belonging to Sheriff George Corwin, who signed the arrest and execution warrants of those accused of witchcraft

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Roger Conant Statue
Then you'll pass by an impressive statue of Roger Conant, Salem's founder and first governor, as well as the Witch Museum, filled with all sorts of deep-dive info about the trials and the surrounding mass hysteria

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Gedney House
One optional stop takes you to the Gedney House, a perfect example of the peculiarities of colonial architecture

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Broad Street Cemetery
Another detour brings you to the Broad Street Cemetery, where Sheriff Corwin ended up after suffering a mysterious heart attack

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Hamilton Hall
Then you'll see Hamilton Hall, a venue which has hosted esteemed figures like Alexander Hamilton, FDR, and the Marquis de Lafayette

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ropes Mansion and Garden
The next optional stop is the Ropes Mansion, the former home of a wealthy Salem resident who became the center of a bitter distrust in the midst of a smallpox epidemic

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Witch House
After that is the so-called Witch House. Once home to Judge Jonathan Corwin, who presided over some of the witch trials, it is one of very few buildings still standing from that era

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Nathanial Hawthorne Statue
Literature fans won't want to miss the Nathaniel Hawthorne statue, dedicated to one of America's greatest authors

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace
You can also visit the birthplace of famous author Nathaniel Hawthorne, which has been preserved in its original condition

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The House of the Seven Gables
The final optional stop is the House of the Seven Gables, a dour building which inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne's supernatural Gothic novel of the same name

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
As we walk along Boston's Harborwalk, we'll look out across the water for a glimpse of an actual blast from the past: a colonial ship packed with tea crates! We'll learn about the events of Boston's Tea Party but we'll also dive deeper: what really caused this riot? Why were taxes so high? What did a far-away international war have to do with the price of tea in Boston?

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

New England Aquarium
We're now approaching a popular stop in Boston and along the Harborwalk: the Aquarium! This huge attraction is partially built over the Harbor, allowing the aquarium access to the natural environment of Boston's Harbor.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Plymouth Visitor Information Center
The MA Visitor Information Center is a major stop for visitors traveling to and from Boston, Plymouth, Cape Cod, and throughout all of New England.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Mayflower II
"Mayflower II is a reproduction of the 17th-century ship Mayflower, celebrated for transporting the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620. The reproduction was built in Devon, England during 1955–1956, in a collaboration between Englishman Warwick Charlton and Plimoth Plantation, an American museum.
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded the Plymouth Colony in December 1620.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Massasoit Statue
"Massasoit is a statue by the American sculptor Cyrus Edwin Dallin in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was completed in 1921 to mark the three hundredth anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing. The sculpture is meant to represent the Pokanoket leader Massasoit welcoming the Pilgrims on the occasion of the first Thanksgiving.

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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Brewster Gardens
The park up ahead and walks toward the center. This is Brewster Gardens, named for William Brewster, one of the original Mayflower passengers.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Burial Hill
"Burial Hill is a historic cemetery or burying ground on School Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Established in the 17th century, it is the burial site of several Pilgrims, the founding settlers of Plymouth Colony. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Richard Sparrow House
"The Richard Sparrow House is a historic house at 42 Summer Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the oldest surviving house in Plymouth. The house was built around 1640 by Richard Sparrow, an English surveyor who arrived in Plymouth in 1636.

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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Plimoth Grist Mill
The Plimoth Grist Mill is a working grist mill located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It is a reconstruction of the original Jenney Grist Mill, and it stands on the site of the original mill.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Pilgrim Hall Museum
The Pilgrim Hall Museum at 75 Court Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts is the oldest public museum in the United States in continuous operation, having opened in 1824.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

National Monument to the Forefathers
"The National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument, commemorates the Mayflower Pilgrims. Dedicated on August 1, 1889, it honors their ideals as later generally embraced by the United States. It is thought to be the world's largest solid granite monument.

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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Hedge House
"The Plymouth Antiquarian House is a historic house museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts owned by the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. The house was built in 1809 for William Hammatt, a New England sea captain. The Hedges, a family of entrepreneurs, purchased the house in 1830 and lived there until 1919.

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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Jabez Howland House
"The Jabez Howland House is a historic house at 33 Sandwich Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The oldest portion of this two-story wood-frame house was built by Jacob Mitchell in 1667 and purchased by Jabez Howland, son of Mayflower passengers John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley Howland, two of the original Pilgrims.

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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Plimoth Patuxet Museums
"Plimoth Plantation is a living history museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts, founded in 1947. It attempts to replicate the original settlement of the Plymouth Colony established in the 17th century by the English colonists who became known as the Pilgrims.

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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Harwich
Another optional detour takes us to Harwich, a quaint Cape town known for its numerous beautiful beaches. If you fancy a swim, this is one of the best places on the Cape for it!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cape Cod Lavender Farm
While in Harwich, we'll visit the Cape Cod Lavender Farm, a secluded estate that's just as gorgeous and fragrant as it sounds. Walk any of the woodland trails for free, soak up the smell of lavender, and pick up a few souvenirs!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Bank Street Beach
Next, our Harwich detour will take us to Bank Street Beach, the perfect place to relax or dip your toes into the Atlantic.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

First Encounter Beach
Continuing down the Cape, we'll arrive at First Encounter Beach, where that dramatic skirmish between Nauset and Pilgrims took place. The beach now bears a plaque commemorating the encounter and the eventual truce.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Salt Pond Visitor Center
A little farther on, we'll arrive at the Salt Pond Visitor Center. This miniature museum is the perfect opportunity to catch up on some extra Cape history, use the bathroom, or just stretch your legs.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Nauset Lighthouse
As we continue our drive up the Cape, we'll spot the Nauset Light, the quaint little lighthouse that features in every quintessential Cape Cod photograph. We'll also learn about its importance, and how the Cape's rough waters earned the nickname of "ocean graveyard" before the lighthouse was built.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Three Sisters Lighthouses
Continuing our drive, we'll come to three squat white lighthouses called the Three Sisters Lighthouses. What's peculiar about these lighthouses is that they're not on the coast at all! They're actually nestled among a thicket of trees pretty far inland. Hear about why that is, and how they came to be there. We'll also learn about how the Cape transformed from Nauset land to Colonial fishing towns, and then from fishing towns to a tourist hotspot.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Stage Fort Park and Beach
We can also choose to walk around this area before our driving, admiring the amazing views of the park, the ocean, and the city.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Niles Beach
As we drive along scenic Cape Ann's waterfront, we'll discover beaches both big and small. We can choose to stop at one, some, or all, as we learn more about what's unique about each one.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House
Beauport, also known as Sleeper–McCann House, Little Beauport, or Henry Davis Sleeper House, is a beautiful historic home tucked away on the Cape Ann waterfront. As we drive, we'll dive back into Cape Ann's history.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Eastern Point Lighthouse
During the early 1800s, maritime trade in Gloucester was booming. Ships traveling between these ports and China or India were turning enormous profits, and captains started to become especially anxious at the prospect of losing their extremely valuable cargo in a shipwreck. Enter: lighthouses!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Rockport
Our scenic drive along Cape Ann now leaves Gloucester and brings us into Rockport. We'll learn more about Rockport and the region as we drive.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Motif Number 1
Our brings us to "the most painted building in America"!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Bearskin Neck
This land was once home to a large number of bears, but don’t worry! They’re long gone now. According to legend, one such bear was caught by the tide and killed in 1700, which is how this place got its name.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included


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