Interesting and informative information on the Black Heritage Trail. We downloaded the pdf maps of the trail, and wasted an hour playing find the buildings. Our take away from this attempt was, that this is not a tour to take without a guide, because for some unfathomable reason, the locations which are supposed to have such historical significance have no... More

We decided to do the self guided tour using the leaflet handed out at the museum so that we could go at our own pace, however, this turned out to be a mistake. The leaflet itself was interesting, however, walking around and seeing the various buildings from the outside didn't really add anything to the experience. If I have the... More

With two friends, I took this tour in August 2012 and it exceeded my expectations. We were the only three on the tour, which was free and led by a National Park Service ranger (Fred, who was great); it started at the Robert Gould Shaw monument across from the MA State House and then wound its way through part of... More

The park dept provided a tour guide for an excellent experience. The african american history museum was a bit difficult to find but it was a great tour.

This free walking tour was more than excellent. Words cannot adequately describe how awesome it was to walk where so many brave and courageous people lived so many years ago Our tour guide, Ms. Tatiana Grant, so passionately told us about the history of the African American community in Beacon Hill during the 1700's and 1800's. Ms. Grant not only... More

This was a stellar tour of key Boston sites, with a portion of the story that is unfortunately all too commonly missed. The tour highlights the critical role African Americans played throughout Boston's history. Our guide was a fantastic storyteller and incredibly knowledgeable. We were able to ask lots of questions and have a really personable experience as the only... More

I have taken out of town visitors x2 on the 1.5 hour tour of the Boston Black Heritage Trail. I am not a big history buff, but I found it so engaging and discovered such amazing parts of Boston/New England that I never learned even growing up in a neighboring state. The tour is FREE, led by the National Park... More

I will not go into great detail about this tour, but if you ever have the opportunity take the ninety minutes and walk this trail. We opted to to go on one of the guided tours rather than to do a walk on our own. The signage is spotty and if you don't know where your going you may miss... More

This was definitely one of the highlights of our Boston trip. Completely free, the trip was lead by Tatiana, a park ranger, who knew so much about the black people's fight for freedom, in both an american, and a Boston setting. The stories were both uplifiting, and thought provoking, and really gave depth to the setting of Beacon Hill in... More