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First tour: 10am, Last tour: 5pm
Off Season:
First tour: 10am, Last tour: 4pm
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MUSEUM INFORMATION

Hours & Information:
In Season:
First tour: 10am, Last tour: 5pm
Off Season:
First tour: 10am, Last tour: 4pm
Click here for more information.

How to Get Here:
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Boston Attractions
Museum Combo Packages

Boston Tea Party Ships & Old South Meeting House

SAVE when you buy a combo ticket to the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum and one of the nation's most important colonial landmarks, the Old South Meeting House! Old South Meeting House Package

Old South Meeting House

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Tavern Nights

Boston's only colonial tavern night experience

Sample rustic fare, play authentic games, learn boisterous songs and cheerful dance in a spirited colonial tavern atmosphere.

Shows run the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month.

November – March:
Doors open at 6:30pm and show starts at 7pm.

April – October:
Doors open at 7:30pm and show starts at 8pm.
Select fares include Rosemary Chicken Legs, Baked Bread, Cheese Platters, Colonial Drinks and more!
December 16th Celebration
December 16th Anniversary Celebration

Join us each and every year on December 16 to celebrate and re-enact the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution—the Boston Tea Party!

REENACTMENT TICKET INCLUDES:

FREE admission to the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum.

Admission to the Old South Meeting House.

Special, escorted access to the harbor.

Special reserved viewing.

Don’t miss out! This event sells out quick.
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Boston Tea Party History
Boston Tea Party History

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"The die is now cast. The Colonies must either submit or triumph."
- King George III

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HISTORICAL videos

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Talking History The Ship Captains with
Benjamin L. Carp

Tea Time Tea Time Video Series with Bruce Richardson

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Portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
Duplessis, Joseph-Siffrein. 1778.
National Portrait Gallery. London.

Tell me, and I forget,
Teach me, and I remember,
Involve me, and I learn. -Benjamin Franklin
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Off Season: First tour at 10am, last tour at 4pm.
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SAVE ON PARKING

Attention All Boston Tea Party Museum Visitors:
Receive a discounted parking rates at Farnsworth Street Garage and Stillings Street Garage.

Farnsworth Street Garage
17 Farnsworth St
Boston, MA 02210

Phone:
617-737-8161

Stillings Street Garage
11 Stillings Street Garage
Boston, MA 02210

Phone:
617-451-0929

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