The Back Bay is the Grande Dame of Boston’s neighborhoods. Here you will fine fine dining, upscale shopping, and a grid of streets that actually makes sense. Looking around at the the cultural institutions located in Copley Square or the public art along the Commonwealth Avenue Promenade, it is hard to imagine that this area was once a trash and sewage filled lagoon.
The story of the Back Bay is a comprehensive look at Boston’s history, exploring geography, immigration, and technology. By examining this Victorian era transformation, we will link Winthrop’s Puritans and the effects of the American revolution to Boston’s iconic twentieth century skyscrapers.
How did a potato famine in Ireland trigger Boston’s most ambitious engineering project to-date? Which Back Bay landmark floats like a boat in the marsh and sand beneath the streets? Join us as we trace the social and civil engineering of the Back Bay project by strolling from Boston’s colonial coastline at the foot of Boston Common to the heart of the “new” neighborhood in Copley Square.
Back Bay Deconstructed departs from the corner of Beacon and Charles on Saturday at 10:30am.
We are excited to announce our newest addition, North End Underground, which highlights the area’s underground activity and under-the-ground oddities. With Boston’s oldest neighborhood as a backdrop, we will uncover tales such as the robbery known as “the crime of the century,” the pirated cherubim of Old North Church, and the contents of the area’s most famous privy. Join us for 90 minutes of laughing and learning, sure to leave you with an appetite for pasta and cannoli.
We would like to take this time to say thanks to all our guests and guides for making 2012 a great season. All our regularly scheduled tours are now done for the year, although you can still contact us to set up a private group tour. We will announce the start of our 2013 season here, as well as on 
Boston Strolls received a great write up in the November issue of Where magazine. The issue features a Boston travel guide for those seeking a more unique experience. You can find us in print and online. The article, 
Boston Strolls was recently featured in the Boston Globe’s Sunday Travel section. We gave some insight about one of our favorite local ghost stories. Although it’s too late to catch one of our paranormal tours this year, it’s not too late to 
Get into the holiday “spirit” with our 
Why not bring your furry one along for a stroll? We welcome friendly, leashed dogs on any of our tours. After, you can stop in for a splash at the Copley Square Fountain or the Public Garden Lagoon!
We are happy to announce that all Boston Strolls customers can receive 20% off any sized gelato at Beacon Hill Chocolates, just present the reciept you will receive when you check in for your tour. The peanut butter cup gelato changed our lives, seriously.
