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North End Boston Mafia Exploration Game and Tour

3 Hours Round trip from Boston Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Solve clues on your phone as you explore Boston’s North End
02 Follow a story-driven experience as an investigative reporter
03 Visit spots including Rose Kennedy Rose Garden, North Square, and Battery Wharf
04 Discover lesser-known local stories and hidden corners
05 Explore at your own pace with a self-guided city game
06 See sites tied to Boston’s underbelly and immigrant history

Step into Boston’s North End and uncover its shadowy past through a self-guided exploration game on your phone. As you solve clues and complete challenges, you’ll follow the story of an investigative reporter chasing a breakthrough piece while discovering hidden corners and lesser-known stories along the way.

This experience blends storytelling, sightseeing, and puzzle-solving as you move between places such as Rose Kennedy Rose Garden, North Square, Battery Wharf, All Saints Way, and the site of the Great Molasses Flood. It’s a flexible way to explore at your own pace while diving into a different side of Boston history.

Here you will be given your first clue to solve the challenge that awaits you, which will unlock the next part of the story and give you the directions to the next stop.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access No

City Boston

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

You will begin at Rose Kennedy Rose Garden. Here you will be given your first clue to solve the challenge that awaits you, which will unlock the next part of the story and give you the directions to the next stop.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at North Street Park. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at North Square. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Battery Wharf. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at All Saints Way. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Site of the Great Molasses Flood. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Skinniest House in Boston. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Site of Great Brink’s Robbery. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at Corner of Salem and Prince Street. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will be given a new clue to solve the challenge that awaits you at St. Leonard’s Church. You can stop for as long as you like and continue exploring at your own pace.You will finish at Italian Cities Sign (Hanover Street). Here is where both the story and the city exploration games end.

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