The Back Bay, originally a mudflat, was filled in with gravel brought from suburban Needham by train … More » about Back Bay East
Self-Guided Tours
Back Bay East
Back Bay West
The Back Bay West Walk starts at Copley Square and ends at the Boston Women's Memorial. Focusing on … More » about Back Bay West
Beacon Hill
The Beacon Hill Walk begins at the Massachusetts State House with the statues of two seventeenth … More » about Beacon Hill
Chinatown/South Cove
The Chinatown/South Cove Walk starts at the Visitor Center on Boston Common, winds through … More » about Chinatown/South Cove
Downtown
The Downtown Walk begins at the State House and goes past many of Boston's earliest historic sites, … More » about Downtown
East Boston
East Boston was created by connecting five islands using landfill. Noddle Island served as grazing … More » about East Boston
Hyde Park
Hyde Park has a long and rich history. It was a separate town until 1912 when it was annexed by the … More » about Hyde Park
Jamaica Plain
The Jamaica Plain Women's History Trail was researched and designed by Mary Smoyer in 1992, with a … More » about Jamaica Plain
Ladies Walk
A Herstory Trail designed in honor of the Boston Women's Memorial and celebrating the lives of … More » about Ladies Walk
North End
The North End Walk starts at the marker for the Mothers' Walk on the Rose Kennedy Greenway between … More » about North End
Road to the Vote: The Boston Women’s Suffrage Trail
“We the people of the United States.” Which ‘We the people’? The women were not included.” —Lucy … More » about Road to the Vote: The Boston Women’s Suffrage Trail
South End
The South End Walk starts at Back Bay Station, goes down Massachusetts Avenue, and then works it way … More » about South End
West End
The West End is bordered by Massachusetts General Hospital, Charles River Park residences, … More » about West End
Women Feeding Boston
Women Feeding Boston is a thematic trail that consists of three sub-trails. This trail can be toured … More » about Women Feeding Boston
Student-Designed Tours
Charlestown
This walk was developed by fifth graders at the Harvard/Kent Elementary School in Charlestown in … More » about Charlestown
Dorchester
Upham's Corner Walk The Upham's Corner Walking Trail was developed by a class of young women at the … More » about Dorchester
Lower Roxbury
Voyages of Women "Voyages of Women" is the second in a series of walks which have been developed … More » about Lower Roxbury
Roxbury
"Stepping Back": Roxbury Women's History Trail "Stepping Back" is the fourth in a series of walks … More » about Roxbury
South End
"The South End Women's Heritage Trail" is the first in a series of walks which have been developed … More » about South End
West Roxbury
We Will Walk in Her Steps "We Will Walk in Her Steps" is the fifth in a series of walks which … More » about West Roxbury
Private Tours
Contact us about private tours. Private tours are also available through our partner, Boston By Foot.
