Day trip from NYC to visit Boston Freedom Trail (614072)

What you can expect

Depart New York along the Eastern Coast through Connecticut to Massachusetts. The first stop on the tour is the city of Cambridge, home to one of the most famous and prestigious universities in the world — Harvard. First is a walk through Harvard Yard, the oldest academic ground in America. You’ll stop at the Widener library and then rub the shoe of John Harvard for good luck. Continue on a panoramic tour passing City Hall, MIT and Cambridge College. Then cross the Charles River and arrive in the center of the intellectual capital of the country. You’ll visit Copley Square with the beautiful Trinity Church, and walk along the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail through Boston Common Park.

There will be a break for lunch at Quincy Market, where you can taste the world-famous Clam Chowder or a delicious lobster roll. After lunch, visit the site of the famous Tea Party. In the late afternoon you’ll depart southwest for an evening arrival in New York.