Cambridge Historical Tours
Cambridge Historical Tours
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Offering an intimate, private tour alternative to the larger public tours, Cambridge Historical Tours' guides focus on delivering high-value entertainment while you learn. Fantastic storytelling, in-depth knowledge, and a touch of both humor and charm have kept our guests delighted for six years. Whether you're looking for tours of Harvard, The Freedom Trail, The North End, MIT, Cambridge, Beacon Hill, or surrounding areas, we can customize your path to make sure you see what you'd like to see. For travelers with kids and educational groups, we have costumes from every era. For corporate tour groups and others who prefer a more traditional tour, we can dress in business casual, or accordingly to the weather. At night, we offer private and group Ghost Tours and Pub Crawls. Private bookings of Harvard and MIT are also available in French and Spanish (subject to guide availability).
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kropper
Lincoln, MA16 contributions
Oct 2022
On 10/08/22 the Innovation Trail Tour, Daniel Berger-Jones delivered an excellent rendition of the myth, power and values which make Boston the Athens of America.

If you’re a tourist, tech or finance employee, aspiring venture capitalist or even a local, this is a great background on what drives the engine of growth in Massachusetts. Daniel has a stentorian voice that carries above the noise of the city.

Informative, entertaining, inspiring. Not a shallow duck tours!

Want to see Moderna, Polaroid, Akamai, or the birthplace of Android, the instant camera, the telephone? Take this tour.
A compact 90 minute tour.
Written October 10, 2022
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Steve B
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Oct 2022 • Business
Our corporate group took this company's newest offering, the innovation trail tour. It was led by Daniel, one of the owners of the company, and it wildly exceeded our expectations. Daniel had incredible, inspiring stories of innovators and innovations rooted in Boston and Cambridge. With a background in history and theatre, with a big booming voice, Daniel was a real treat. Highly recommended to inspire your corporate group!
Written October 13, 2022
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Indigo
Washington DC, DC1 contribution
Oct 2022
Daniel was a knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide. Did the Innovation Trail tour on 10/8/22 and you wouldn't have been able to tell it was the first iteration of the tour! Lays out the story very well from pre-20th century all the way to modern day biotech and defense.

Took the tour with a group of university professors/officials that specialize in research integrity and innovation. They all found it valuable and enjoyable!

In terms of planning for time, I would expect the tour to run closer to 2 hours vs 90 min. Lots of good info and questions from the group!
Written October 11, 2022
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beautystar4
Parma, OH45 contributions
I loved this tour!!! The tour guides wear old historical outfits and tell you the history behind each building in Cambridge and Harvard. The guide included my two young kids in the personalized tour and they were not bored..... As a Bonus...We got this tour for free just ask them and they will tell you what to do!
Written January 7, 2015
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jrlillyjr
Greenwich, CT33 contributions
Jun 2019 • Friends
Daniel is amazing! We only had two hours and Daniel asked us what we wanted to get out of the tour, omg! Brilliant tour and experience! Daniel is exceptionally well versed and knowledgeable passionately imparting his wisdom in an enthusiastic and engaging manner. He made sure we all had a basic understanding and then he did the deep dive into unique stories and characters who played an integral role creating America. Amazing and enjoyable. Thank you Daniel.
Written June 25, 2019
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Julie1962
Lincoln, NE22 contributions
Sep 2018 • Couples
My husband and I went on a Boston freedom trail walking tour with Daniel Berger-Jones. I had been a few years prior on my own and highly recommend doing this with a guide from this company. He was informative, entertaining and engaging We love history and he provided us with an all around view of events leading up to the revolution and other interesting facts about Boston. Took us through lobby of the Omni where early founding fathers met and also JFK proposed to Jackie in their restaurant. Tour of little Italy where I had my first cannoli Gave us many tips of what to do and not to do in Boston. I would take the same tour again because we enjoyed it so much😀thank you again Daniel!
Written October 3, 2018
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esmerelda w
los angeles7 contributions
Jun 2018 • Family
Our small family group of 5 (with 2 kids, ages 8 and 11) took the Old Cambridge tour yesterday morning. We started early--10am on Sunday, so the Square wasn't too crowded. Our guide, Stewart, arrived promptly, dressed in period Victorian garb, and gave us a lively, informative and often humorous account of the history of Cambridge from its founding in 1630, through the Revolution and up to the late 1880s. (An added bonus were some fascinating tales about the lives of the Reys, authors of Curious George.) We ambled through Harvard Square, down Brattle Street, up Garden Street past Christ Church and the Old Burial Ground, stopping frequently so Stewart could regale us with wonderful tales of those who lived, died, fought, wrote, or were buried in these historic spots. He was an animated raconteur who kept all of us engaged (even our kids). Most of us on the tour had grown up in Cambridge or had lived there 50+ years, and yet there was still plenty to learn! A great experience and I highly recommend asking for Stewart if you're considering the Old Cambridge tour. You won't be disappointed.
Written June 25, 2018
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naturegirlcitygirl
cambridge225 contributions
Jun 2017 • Business
Max was Great! We loved the Puritan tour - he was engaging, funny and smart. Amazing how he remembered all the dates and specific historic character's names and stories! ..so impressive, so thought provoking and so fun! Thank you for a great experience for our workgroup.

Written June 21, 2017
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YMA808
Boston, MA2 contributions
May 2014 • Solo
I enjoyed the tour yesterday visiting MIT by myself. The tour guide Howard did a brilliant job explaining the history, must know facts and other interesting stories about MIT. I'm very impressed with his knowledge of the university and his passion and professionalism as a guide. The journey around campus was informative, inspiring and entertaining. Highly recommend for people planning to visit MIT! Thanks Howard!! :)
Written May 25, 2014
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Anne M
Charlottesville, VA6 contributions
Jun 2013 • Couples
An enjoyable and reasonably priced tour that lasted about an hour. Our guide was a young woman named Elsa dressed in period costume. She did an excellent job bringing to life interesting stories of campus life, unique students, and architecture. My favorites were the rivalry between the campus newspapers and the food fight between the the freshman and sophomores. We have been to Boston and Harvard Square several times but this tour made it one of our best trips. One family on the the tour had middle school age kids and they enjoyed it as well.
Written July 2, 2013
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