Boston TV & Movie Sites Tour
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Boston TV & Movie Bus Tour
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Boston TV & Movie Bus Tour Highlights:
- See where the chase scene from The Town took place
- Grab a drink at L Street Tavern, home of Good Will Hunting
- Visit 10 locations from The Departed including the building from the climactic rooftop scene
- Catch a glimpse of the building users in Boston Legal and Ally McBeal
- Get insider information on the secrets behind filming Mystic River, Legally Blonde, Fever Pitch, 21, and Gone Baby Gone
Details:
When:
- January - March: Saturdays at 11 am
- April - May: Saturday & Sunday at 11am
- June - August: Thurs - Sunday at 11am
- September - October: Saturday & Sunday at 11am
- November - December: Saturday at 11am
Where: Boston Common
Cost: $38 + $2 ticket fee
Duration: Approximately 3 hours / 40+ sites
Boston Movie Mile Walking Tour Highlights:
(Please note: tours run rain or shine)
- Sit on the famous park bench from Good Will Hunting
- Have a drink at the original Cheers™
- See one of Jack Nicholson's mob hangouts in The Departed
- Discover the street of the Blown Away car crash
Details:
When:
- April - May: Saturday & Sunday at 2:30pm
- June - August: Friday - Sunday at 2:30pm
- September - October: Saturday at 2:30pm
Where: Boston Common
Cost: $22 + $2 ticket fee
Duration: Approximately 1.5 hours / 30+ sites
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What You’ll See On Tour
Take the ultimate tour of Beantown with On Location Tours' Boston TV & Movie Sites Bus Tour or Boston Movie Mile Walking Tour. More than your average Boston sightseeing expedition, our unique TV & movie tours are led by local actors who will provide behind-the scenes filming details and endless entertainment knowledge.
While touring Boston with On Location Tours, you'll see filming locations from TV shows and movies such as The Departed, Good Will Hunting, Cheers, The Town, Legally Blonde, Ally McBeal, Mystic River, Boston Legal, Knight & Day, 21, Fever Pitch, Gone Baby Gone and more!
Boston Common
The Boston TV & Movie Sites Tour and Boston Movie Mile Tour both kick off at the Boston Common, a 50-acre central park in the city. Boston Common, also the name of a NBC sitcom in the 90's, claims many notable landmarks such as the Boston Public Garden, Massachusetts State House, Brewer Fountain, Park Street Station (America's first subway station) and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Movies and TV shows filmed in the Boston Common include Cheers, The Departed, Ally McBeal, The Company Men, Glory and Good Will Hunting.
Resting along the outskirts of Boston Common is perhaps one of Boston's most recognizable film locations: the real Cheers bar. Cheers Beacon Hill, formerly known as the Bull & Finch Pub, served as the exterior for the bar seen in NBC's Cheers. Tour goers on both Boston TV & Movie Sites and Boston Movie Mile enjoy a stop at this highly recognizable site.
Beacon Hill
Nicknamed the Movie Mile, Beacon Hill is the most filmed section of Boston. With its little streets and gorgeous brownstone houses that lay north of the Boston Common, Beacon Hill has the most expensive real estate in the city.
The Boston Movie Mile Walking Tour will lead you to over 30 area locations seen in The Thomas Crown Affair, Civil Action, Good Will Hunting, Boondock Saints, MTV's Real World, The Departed, Alex and Emma, Parent Trap and more! Join us on the Boston TV & Movie Sites Bus Tour for a more diverse tour including other Boston neighborhoods.
Back Bay
In colonial days, the land of Back Bay, from the Public Garden to the Fenway area, was a giant swamp land. In the 1800's, the city undertook the project of filling the area in, thus resulting in a 20 foot deep land fill. Today, Back Bay is home to significant buildings such as the Boston Public Library, Hynes Convention Center and fabulous storefront shopping on Newbury Street. Back Bay's beautiful Victorian brownstones also make this Boston neighborhood an ideal filming location. Movies filmed in this area include Boondock Saints and Fever Pitch.
Copley
Filmmakers love Copley because it captures the Boston skyline in a historic setting. Well-known attractions in this area include the John Hancock Tower, Trinity Church, Copley Square and Copley Plaza Hotel. These locations have been used in filming for Disney's Suite Life of Zach and Cody, The Box, My Best Friend's Girl, Fever Pitch, The Women and Blown Away.
South Boston
Known by the locals as "Southie", South Boston is the largest Irish neighborhood in the city. The Saint Patrick's Day Parade, which begins in South Boston, is the second biggest parade in the world. It's no wonder professionals in the entertainment industry often choose locations in South Boston when film scouting for Irish-American movies. Movies filmed in this area include The Town, Southie, The Verdict, Mystic River, The Departed and Gone Baby Gone. One of the most popular Southie filming locations is the L Street Tavern, which was used as Matt Damon's and Ben Affleck's hometown pub in Good Will Hunting.
The Boston TV & Movie Sites Tour will also take you to the South Boston Waterfront, formerly known as the Seaport District, which is home to the Boston Convention Center seen in the movie 21. Other films shot in this neighborhood include The Departed, The Game Plan and Next Stop Wonderland. Jack Nicholson's ruthless mobster role in The Departed was modeled after real-life mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, who was arraigned at the Moakley Courthouse located in the South Boston Waterfront.
North End / West End
North End is best known as Boston's Little Italy. Historical landmarks in the neighborhood include Copp's Hill Burying Ground (one of the oldest cemeteries in the country), the Paul Revere House and The Skinny House (Boston's narrowest house). In the movie world, Jimmy Fallon's character in Fever Pitch resided in North End. Other movies filmed in North End include National Treasure, The Departed and The Town.
The West End of Boston borders the Charles River and is home to the Bank North Garden where the Boston Celtics and Bruins play. The police headquarters used in The Departed was filmed in West End. In reality, the building is a State mental health facility.
Charlestown
While The Town brought the rough edges of Charlestown to the big screen, the neighbhorhood is much more than bank robberies and gangsters. Located at the northern end of the Freedom Trail, Charlestown and its beautiful brownstones is home to over 15,000 residents, many of whom are Irish Americans. The area has a rich history including the Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown Navy Yard and St. Mary's. Charlestown also marks the location where Paul Revere started his famous "midnight ride."
On the Boston TV & Movie Sites Tour, you'll explore Charlestown filming locations seen in Knight and Day, The Town, Good Will Hunting, Blown Away, The Talk and more!