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Ghost and Gravestone Tour

Come With Us To A Place That Even The Citizens Of Boston Don't Speak Of!

There is a dark side of Boston-come experience it, if you dare...

Come join us as we take a trip through the under-belly of one of the most treasured cities in the world. Boston, MA is distinguished for its role in the American Revolution. –After all Ii has no less than three of the oldest cemeteries in the country right in the heart of downtown. If there is any destination on earth more geared to the past (and its ghosts) then this metropolis is a historical ghoulish goldmine.

Come board the Trolley of the Doomed

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Dare board this tram and experience Boston, as you never would anticipate. You'll hear tales of murder, violence and mayhem the city government has tried to keep undercover. The story of Jane Toppin will send chills up anyone's spin upon hearing it. Born Honora Kelly in 1857 she wanted to "kill more people than any other man or woman who ever lived." Hear the tale of this mentally disturbed women and her family (her father is reported to have sewn his eyelids shut in a moment of madness).

… And why are there thousands of corpses buried beneath Boston Common? Hear of the Great Molasses Flood that occurred in 1919 and why on hot summer days you can smell the aroma of this sticky substance throughout the city.

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Visit, with us two cemeteries that contains the bodies of prominate Americans...

The Copps Hill Burying Ground as well as the King Chapel Cemetery are two of the oldest cemeteries within New England. Walk these hollowed grounds and you get the feeling these men and women buried here still roam the region. Plus, you will discover why men like Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock, etc. may not be in their rightful resting in peace.

So come journey with us as we travel into the macabre and supernatural. Board the Trolley of the Doomed, located just outside the Long Wharf Hotel (296 State Street). Book at www.ghostsandgravestones.com/boston or call (617) 269-3626. Due to the nature and content of this tour children under 6 will not be allowed onboard. Children under 13 must also be seated with an adult.

Our cast of gravediggers is waiting to escort you to your worst nightmare.

See you onboard... if you dare

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