Boston's Emerald Necklace Guided Bicycle Tour

Arrive at our shop 30 minutes prior to your tour time. You'll be asked to sign a waiver and be fitted on your bike. You guide will provide an overview of the ride, what to expect, as well as our safety tips and rules of the road.

Our ride will start in the North End, Boston's Italian neighborhood. You will likely smell the garlic as we roll through. At the end of your tour, you guide will be happy to recommend a restaurant or pastry shop (mmm...cannolis!)

Curious to know the inspiration behind Boston's new(ish) bridge? Our guides will let you know a few fun facts behind the design...

Along our route, we'll ride past TD Garden, home of the Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, and many a concert!

Cycle through Beacon Hill, on of Boston's most famous - and photographed - neighborhoods.

Louisburg Square is famously known as a literary square, with previous residents including Louisa May Alcott and Robert Frost.

Our route will take us along the river on the Esplanade, where we'll ride by the Hatch Shell, the outdoor concert stage which was made famous by the Boston Pops Orchestra, which performs during the Fourth of July fireworks.

We'll ride through the Back Bay Fens, one of the parks in the Emerald Necklace park system, which was designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The Fens are home to Victory Gardens dating back to WWII, as well as two of Boston's art museums - the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts.

The MFA is a world class art museum. We'll stop to see one of their unique art installations outside of the museum. Banners outside will give you an idea of current exhibits, but the MFA is always worth a visit while you're in Boston.

We'll pass by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - we recommend planning a visit during your time in Boston!

During this tour, we'll ride through the famed Emerald Necklace, which is a chain of green spaces and parks. You may not even feel as though you are right in the heart of a city!

Ride around Jamaica Pond, a kettle pond within the Emerald Necklace.

We'll ride through Arnold Arboretum, the second "link" in the Emerald Necklace park system

Ride through Boston's South End neighborhood.

Copley Plaza is the heart of the Back Bay neighborhood. The John Hancock building, Trinity Church, and the Boston Public Library surround the square. Copley Plaza also marks the finish line for the Boston Marathon.

You'll see Trinity Church when we stop in Copley Plaza.

See the John Hancock Tower during our stop at Copley Plaza.

You'll see the Boston Public Library when we stop in Copley Square.

Ride in the bike path along Comm Ave

Ride along the Boston Public Garden, home to the famous Swan Boats and Make Way for Ducklings sculptures.

We'll visit America's oldest park!

We'll ride through Downtown Crossing, the original shopping district in Boston.

Many people ask if we will ride the Freedom Trail on tour. While it's not possible to follow the entire route on bike, we'll cross over the Freedom Trail multiple times along our tour.

As we ride through Downtown Crossing, you'll see the Old South Meeting House.

One of the city's newest parks, created during "the Big Dig". Rose Kennedy Greenway is the home of many unique art installations, gardens, splash fountains, and farmer's markets.

From Long Wharf, you can see the Old State House - the site of the Boston Massacre - the Custom House Building, the Seaport District of South Boston, and the neighborhood of East Boston.