Boston Hidden Gems Blog
Boston Originals: Boston Shoe Companies
Senior Class Trips to Boston
Why let Boston Hidden Gems plan your Senior class trip to Boston? We’ll handle all of your planning & booking, tour services included!
Boston’s Best: Polcari’s Coffee
Learn about the famous Polcari's Coffee, where you can see original scales for weighing delicious coffee, tea, and bulk spices.
Boston’s Best: Winteractive
Visit downtown Boston to see Winteractive 2024 before it leaves in April! This post covers a selection of the artwork and includes a map you can use to find them ll!
What Type of Tour Should I Take?
From group tours to private tours, there’s a lot of options out there! Here, we break down the pros and cons of each type of tour to help you decide what’s best for your needs!
Boston History: Dogtown
Dogtown, MA, is a forgetten former settlement. Learn about how this hidden gem prospered, was abandoned, and got its name!
Boston History: Fire Boxes
Boston’s Fire Boxes are a marvel of industrial engineering. Learn about the first fire boxes in the world!
Boston’s Hidden Gems: North End “Translators”
The North End built its own “translator” long before the internet!
Boston History: The Great Elm
Learn the history around the Great Elm, Boston’s first city hall!
Boston History: Smoot
In 1958, a group of fraternity pledges from MIT invented a new measurement of length!
Boston’s Best: Central Branch, Boston Public Library
Boston’s famous Central Branch of the Public Library is basically a free museum!
Boston History: Copp’s Hill Burying Ground
A Hidden Gem in Boston with a beautiful terrace and historic burying ground
Boston’s Hidden Gems: Boston Bricks
Boston’s stories told through bricks in an alley!
Boston’s Hidden Gems: North End Sculptures
See unique sculptures in Boston’s North Square!