They are a familiar sight around Boston’s historic attractions: tour guides clad in tricorner hats and other Colonial-era garb, regaling visitors with tales of how a people broke free from an ...

Whether you’re a Boston local or a tourist here for the weekend, you’re probably familiar with the red-brick road of the Freedom Trail, a quintessential landmark as recognizable as our beloved Citgo ...

Most of the time, Emma Wiegand loves her job. As one of the three dozen tour guides who steer tourists around Boston’s historic Freedom Trail in Colonial Era outfits, she sees herself as an ambassador ...

On a chilly October evening, a tour group gathered at Boston Common against the backdrop of a fast-setting sun. Many were tourists, eager to explore Boston’s revolutionary past. But on this night, ...

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