The Freedom Trail
This free guided tour led by the National Park Service Visitor Center (617-242-5642) begins near the Old State House, and winds you through Boston's history including the home of Paul Revere, USS Constitution, and Faneuil Hall. Don't miss King's Chapel and Burying Ground, the Bunker Hill Monument or the Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum. You can go without the guide by following the red brick or painted red path.

Boston By Foot
Boston by Foot offers 90-minute tours of the Back Bay, Waterfront, Beacon Hill, North End and the even "Boston by Little Feet" for the kids. This award-winning tour is $8 for adults and $6 for kids and highlights Boston's history and architecture.

Green Space
Branch out to the Emerald Necklace, a network of gorgeous parks located in some of Boston's most charming neighborhoods. Chose from Jamaica Pond, Arnold Arboretum, and Olmstead Park, among others.  Each free tour takes about an hour, or if you're feeling ambitious, take all six tours guided by the Boston Park Rangers (617-635-7383).

Architectural Tour of Historic Beacon Hill
The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (617-227-3956) offers a two-hour walking tour of the elegant and historic homes in Beacon Hill.  Admission is $10 and reservations are recommended.

Boston Spirits Walking Tour- Explores Boston's Haunted Sites

The Boston Spirits Walking Tour is a one- hour tour exploring Boston's most infamous haunted locations. Your tour guide explains the unearthly details at each site. The tour will take you to Boston Common, Central Burying Ground and other eerie sites. Your guide, Jim McCabe, CEO of New England Supernatural Ghost Tours is an expert on New England folklore and ghost stories and will recreate the happenings with such believability, you will forget you are in the 20th century. Tours depart from the Boston Common Visitor Information Center on selected evenings at 7:30pm. Advance reservations are required. The fee is $12.00 per person, $9.00 Children under 12.

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Walking Market Tour of Boston's North End

Market Tour Of Boston's North End, Visit the butcher, the baker & the cheesemaker, and learn to recognize the best olive oil, pasta, balsamic vinegar, grappa and the best in Italian food ingredients on Boston's award-winning chefs tour of one of the oldest Italian communities in America. Join Michele Topor for a two or four-hour market tour of the North End, Boston's historic Italian neighborhood. Highlights of the tour are: Seeing one of New England's oldest brick ovens which holds approximately 150 breads; learn about how mozzarella and ricotta cheese are still made daily in a local cheese shop; walk through a Salumeria, a characteristic Italian deli, in search of olives, olive oil, vinegar, pasta, rice, cured meats, salami, imported cheese, coffee, preserved vegetables, and much more; discover italian pastries and where to buy the best biscotti, cannoli, cassata, sfogliatelli, amaretti, and other confections; tour a wine shop to learn what to serve for a aperitivo to begin the meal, and finally how to conclude the meal with a postprandial digestivo; hear constant tips on how to purchase, serve, and store these tasteful Italian ingredients. Michele Topor's Market Tours are offered weekly- and anytime by arrangement.