Discover Roxbury

experience art, history, people and culture

Discover Roxbury offers guided tours of Roxbury by trolley, bus and on foot. Our tours celebrate and preserve the art and history of Roxbury, the heart of the African- American community in Boston. Roxbury historians, activists and artists lead tours for groups of all ages, from students to seniors.

Group Tours
The following tours can be scheduled at anytime of the year for your group:

Revolutionary Roxbury, a walking tour
Travel back to the siege of Boston in 1775 when patriot troops in Roxbury guarded the only land route out of Boston. Appreciate the diversity and vitality of Roxbury today and in the 18th century. (1½ – 2 hours)

Welcome to Roxbury: from Native Americans to New Americans, a bus tour Explore Roxbury from colonial times to the present day. (1 – 3 hours)

Monthly tours
Each year, Discover Roxbury schedules a wide variety of tours for all interests, from art, gardens, architecture and history to social activism, shopping or dining out—led by community leaders with a depth of knowledge and an entertaining style! Call us or check www.discoverroxbury.org for the current schedule.