Boston By Foot

Boston By Foot

Boston By Foot is a non-profit organization offering guided architectural and historical tours of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1976, Boston By Foot offers daily scheduled tours from May through October. [cite news |url=http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/entertainment/x342902761 |publisher=Daily News Transcript |title=Walking Through Time|date=2007-08-02] Tours are conducted by a trained corps of over 200 volunteers. [cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/05/29/guides_love_their_tour_of_duty/ |publisher=The Boston Globe |title=Guides Love Their Tour of Duty|date=2005-05-29] As of 2007, more than 210,000 residents and visitors from around the world have participated in Boston By Foot tours. [cite web |url=http://www.bostonbyfoot.org/about/press/2007/20070417-season.html |title=Boston By Foot Begins 2007 Season |date=2007-04-17]

easonal Tours

* Beacon Hill
* Boston By Little Feet
* Boston Underfoot - tour of the Big Dig
* The Heart of the Freedom Trail
* Literary Landmarks
* The North End
* Victorian Back Bay

Lecture Series and Docent Training

Each spring, Boston By Foot offers a six-week Lecture and Field Trip Series. This one lecture per week course is taught by experienced architects, historians, and engineers. It is open to the public and required for those wishing to become a volunteer guide.

* Colonial Boston
* Federal Boston
* Victorian Boston
* Contemporary Boston
* Subterranean Boston

Awards

Boston by Foot has received several honors including: Honorary Membership, American Institute of Architects 2003 [cite web |url=http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek03/tw0207/0207tw2honoraries.htm |title=The American Institute of Architects |date=2003] ; Best Tour of Boston 1999, Boston Magazine; Institute Honors, American Institute of Architects, 1996 [cite web |url= http://www.aia.org/SiteObjects/files/2005_honors_awards_hbk.pdf |title=The American Institute of Architects Program Book|date=2005] ; Commonwealth Award, Boston Society of Architects, 1986; Honorary Membership, Boston Society of Architects, 1982; Editor's Pick, Yankee Magazine, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002; Volunteer Recognition, The New England, 1997.

References

ee also

* History of Boston, Massachusetts
* Architectural History
* Walking

External links

* [http://www.bostonbyfoot.com Boston by Foot] official webpage
* [http://www.aia.org/ American Institute of Architects] official website


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