Beantown Trolley Tours

Discover Boston on the Red Beantown Trolley! See Beacon Hill, Newbury Street, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Charlestown, Bunker Hill Pavilion, and more.

Choose from any of our 16 stops with over 100 points of interest. Once aboard, enjoy a two hour narrated tour or hop on and off at all the stops along the route. The ticket includes unlimited use.

Sit back and relax for an insider’s view of Boston on these San Francisco style trolley cars. The Beantown Trolley is the only trolley with direct service to the Museum of Fine Arts and the Seaport District.

And, you receive a free bonus tour - either a sightseeing harbor cruise (usually from May through October) or a visit to the Mapparium at the Mary Baker Eddy Library (usually from November through April).

You have the option of purchasing tickets valid for either One Day or Two Days.

Special Schedule Notes

In January & February, the trolley will operate between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm and will not operate on Thursdays. However, if you purchase a 2-day ticket that includes a Thursday, there is a motorcoach (enclosed bus) tour available on Thursday.

On July 4, the tour will stop operating at 3:00 pm.

Due to the 1812 Celebration centennial event happening in Boston in 2012, the free harbor cruise portion of the Beantown Trolley will not be available from Saturday, June 30 through Thursday, July 5. Admission to the Mapparium at the Mary Baker Eddy Library will be provided in lieu of the cruise on those dates.

The Tour

See Beacon Hill, Newbury Street, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Charlestown, Bunker Hill Pavilion, and more. Choose from twenty stops with over 100 points of interest. Tour Boston on the red Beantown Trolley.

FREE BONUS TOUR - a Harbor Cruise from the New England Aquarium or the U.S.S. Constitution (Cruise operates May - October and is replaced by tickets to the Mapparium at the Mary Baker Eddy Library during the winter months).

Direct service to the Museum of Fine Arts and the Seaport District.

Click here to see a map of the Trolley Route.

Trolley Stops

1. New England Aquarium / Quincy Market / Ticket Booth
Board at Main Trolley Depot - Blue Line - Aquarium

~ Whale Watch
~ National Parks Visitors Center
~ Haymarket
~ IMAX Theater

2. North End -- Little Italy / Paul Revere House / Old North Church
Board at Commercial Street at skating rink.
Orange / Green Line North Station

~ Italian Cuisine & Pastry Shops
~ The TD Banknorth Garden
~ Festival of the Saints (seasonal)
~ Copp's Hill Burial Ground

3. U.S.S Constitution / "Old Ironsides" / Bunker Hill
Board at Security Gate - National Park Navy Yard

~ U.S.S. Cassin Young
~ Bunker Hill Monument
~ Historic Charlestown
~ "Whites of their Eyes"
~ Constitution Museum
~ Warren Tavern

4. Faneuil Hall / Old State House / Site of Boston Massacre
Board across from Old State House / Court Street

~ Open Air Marketplace
~ Old South Meeting House
~ Union Oyster House
~ Holocaust Memorial
~ Globe Corner Bookstore

5. Theater District / Chinatown
Board at Boston Marriott Courtyard Hotel / Tremont Street

~ Wang Center
~ Milner Hotel
~ Charles Playhouse
~ Shubert Theatre
~ Wilbur Theatre
~ Shear Madness

6. Public Gardens / Swan Boats
Board in front of P.F. Chang's at 8 Park Plaza

~ Four Seasons Hotel
~ City Place Food Court
~ State Transportation Building

7. Cheers
Board at Beacon St. - in front of Cheers

8. Copley Square / Newbury Street / Trinity Church / MFA Connector
Board on St. James Ave. Trinity Church at bus shelter

~ Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel
~ New Old South Church
~ Boston Public Library
~ Westin Hotel

9. Shops at Prudential / Mary Baker Eddy Library / Christian Science Center
Board in front of Sheraton Hotel on Dalton Street

~ Prudential Skywalk
~ Mary Baker Eddy Library
~ South End
~ Institute for Contemporary Arts
~ Berklee College of Music

10. Fenway Park / House of Blues
Board by Ted Williams statue - Gate B

11. Cambridge / Harvard / MIT / Ticket Booth
Board at Kendell Sq. T Station (Get to Harvard Square - Take Red Line T - 2 Stops)

~ Galleria Shuttle
~ Charles River Boat Co.

12. Antique Row / Beacon Hill / Charles Street
Board at Charles St. Meeting House & Mt. Vernon St

~ Charles St. Meeting House
~ Charles River, Esplanade / Hatch Shell
~ Louisburg Square
~ Antique Shops

13. State House / Boston Common / Beacon Hill
Board in front of Shaw Memorial across from State House

~ Black Heritage Trail
~ Kings Chapel
~ Shaw Memorial
~ Beginning of Freedom Trail
~ Park Street Church
~ Downtown Crossing Shopping Area
~ Omni Parker House
~ Old South Meeting

14. West End / Old West Church / Government Center
Board on Blossom St. in front of Holiday Inn Select Government Center

~ Mass General Hospital
~ Harrison Gray Otis House

15. Seaport District / Seaport Hotel
Board at Northern Ave. / Seaport Hotel & Conference Center

~ Westin Waterfront Hotel
~ World Trade Center
~ Institute for Contemporary Art
~ Renaissance Hotel
~ No Name Restaurant
~ Anthony's Pier 4
~ Federal Courthouse

16. Rowes Wharf / Boston Harbor Hotel / Children's Museum / South Staton
Board just past James Hook Lobster, before Boston Harbor Hotel at Trolley Stop sign

~ Logan Airport Water Shuttle
~ Odyssey Cruises

Tour includes free Hotel Pick-Up from selected hotels (9:30 am departure only), April thru October. Child age is 5 to 11 (children under 5 are free when riding in an adult's lap). Please reserve online, or call us toll-free at 800-301-3239.