Boston Harborwalk & Tea Party Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
This is not a ticket to attractions along the route.
Immerse yourself in the stories of the American Revolution, Boston Tea Party, and Sons of Liberty as you stroll along Boston’s scenic Harborwalk! With this self-guided audio tour, unearth tales of rebellion, sabotage, and intrigue surrounding the Founding Fathers. As you walk, discover Boston's historical and storied past while enjoying its beautiful harbor views between South Station and Long Wharf.
After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the tour, and enjoy it offline. Follow the audio instructions and route from the designated starting point.
New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.
This isn't an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How To Access: After booking, you’ll get an email and text with setup instructions and password (search “audio tour” in emails and texts). • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password sent by email and text. • MUST download the tour while in strong wifi/cellular. • Works offline after download.
How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
Savings tips: Walking tours: couples can share one tour by splitting headphones
New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.
For the best experience, bring headphones/earbuds for your walking tour.
The tour requires a supported mobile device for navigation. Please use an iPhone with iOS 15 or later, an Android device with Android 9 or later, or an iPad/tablet with GPS and cellular service.
Your password can be used on the same number of devices as travelers booked. Enter the same password on each device.
What To Expect
Our historic tour begins at one of Boston's most underappreciated marvels of architecture: South Station. We'll take a moment to analyze the enormous eagle and clock dominating the facade. Note: The tour is over 1.5 miles long, with more than 18 audio stories, and takes about 1-2 hours to complete. New, Lifetime access, no expiry. Use it anytime, on any trip, as many times as you want.
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?
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Boston Harborwalk & Tea Party Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
What‘s Included
Text transcripts of audio narration & Self-paced format (start/pause/resume anytime)
Pre-recorded audio commentary (downloadable or streamable)
This is a GPS-powered, self-guided audio tour that works through an app
Lifetime access (no expiration) with Customer support (chat/email)
Suggested walking/driving itinerary with stop-by-stop directions
This tour is NOT a ticket or in-person guided tour
Offline GPS-enabled route map
NO in-person guide or physical equipment (bring your own device & headphones)
Entrance fees, in-person guide, headphones, transport, parking, food,Wi-Fi or cellular data, rentals
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
18 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Lovely and informative.
Jennifer M,Apr 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Park at Harbor Garage for this experience, it starts around the N.E. Aquarium. The walk is like a sidewalk thing around the buildings, right against the water and the buildings so it is right against, it curves with the landscape. VERY nice experience. When you get to one of the spots with the app, it automatically tells you about the area which you arrived. Super interesting and a great job/informative.
Self guided audio tour
M2014ATsharonh,Nov 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The app was quite easy to use and follow. I enjoyed that I could do this on my own timeline and have complete flexibility to linger at a stop or pass through. Great tool that I will be using in other cities.
Excellent Easy to Use Tour
549RichardN549,Oct 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Easy to use and navigate. The tour was very informative and added a lot of useful information to our walk through the Boston harbour area. We managed to conduct the tour using one phone and one ear bud each. It worked perfectly.
Detailed and Interesting
angelavO7760IE,Jul 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A detailed guide with just enough of an experience of the Harbor Walk. The stop near the Tea Party Museum was great. You can go in the gift shop without buying a ticket to the museum.
Friendly, interactive and informative walking tour of Boston freedom trail
Passenger617867,Jul 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Friendly, interactive and informative walking tour of Boston freedom trail. Definitely recommend to families and individuals. guide took into consideration of heat, walking terrain, etc.
Interesting and Educational Interactive Tour
Guy F,May 12, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Easy to load and use the app. GPS assures that tour aligns with the user’s location. Narration was interesting and educational. Using the app was far better than walking aimlessly through the city. I’ll be sure to look up additional tours when I’m touring other cities. Highly recommend!
Great afternoon walk!
Evan B,Apr 1, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00I really enjoyed this GPS audio tour. Basically, you will along a Google Maps-like app to tour around the Seaport area of Boston. As you walk to the different stops, the app uses GPS to play the information about what you are seeing. The narrator was very engaging and funny. The tour was a good length and was very interesting. The sites were great and it was a beautiful and fun afternoon!
Self paced, informative, just the right amount of information.
Patty O,Jun 17, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Great information about the Boston Tea party. Loved learning about the expensive rentals and hotel rates!
Learning while strolling
Fred152,Mar 25, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This self-guided tour is clear, concise, and interesting. I like the way it has each stop be a relatively quick overview, while at perhaps half of them, adding another 1-3 items for optional, more detailed, topics.
Use earbuds
Kelly S,Dec 30, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Here visiting family and found this tour and thought it would be a great opportunity. Very informative and instructive. Just remember to bring your earbuds as it’s easier to listen to.
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