programs
Our Programs
- Boston’s Walk into the Revolution
Join us as we learn the real story behind the beginnings of America’s fight for freedom! Our Academic Director Charles Bahne, author of the best-selling “The Complete Guide to Boston’s Freedom Trail,” is your guide as we follow in the footsteps of the colonists’ struggle. Visit Old North Church and climb the bell tower where Paul Revere’s famous lanterns were hung, climb Bunker Hill, and tour Lexington and Concord along the infamous “Battle Road.” The program also provides a first-class introduction to today’s Boston, including a ride on America’s first subway, an orientation bus tour, harbor ferry ride and great local cuisine. Stay at the Constitution Inn in the historic Charlestown Navy Yard, site of a National Park and home to the USS Constitution. This 5-night program is our most popular, always drawing rave reviews for its content and Mr. Bahne’s exceptional leadership.-
“Charles Bahne’s presentations show excellent preparation & (are) presented with humor and wit. As a retired teacher & professional evaluator of teachers — he’s the tops!” July 2009
“Thank you for making the American Revolution come alive! Very good in every way. Charlie is the best!” October 2009
“The lectures by Charles Bahne were fascinating! Every aspect was outstanding.” June 2010
- To learn more, or enroll in “Boston’s Walk into the Revolution”: visit Road Scholar.org
- Treasures of Art & Architecture
This program, led by Jeannette Fullerton, provides an exciting look at our area’s extraordinary museums and important architecture in Boston and Cambridge. Explore one of the country’s quirkiest and most fascinating museums, the Fenway palace built by Isabella Stewart Gardner, which remains the same as it was in her lifetime, and is chock-full of notable artworks gathered on her travels all over the world. Spend a day at the world-renowned Museum of Fine Arts, and take in their special exhibition when available. Visit Cambridge and Harvard, including a docent-led tour of the Harvard University Art Museum and a walking tour of Harvard Yard. Stroll Beacon Hill and the elegant Back Bay. Visit the “Palace of the People,” the Boston Public Library, and the extraordinary building that is H.H. Richardson’s masterwork, the Trinity Church. Tour the Boston Athenaeum with a docent and hear a lecture about Frederick Law Olmsted's 'Emerald Necklace,' the jewel of Boston's park system. For this 5-night program you will stay in Copley Square, just steps from the fashionable South End and Back Bay, with their great dining, stylish shops, theatres and nightclubs.-
“Jeannette is delightful, energetic, so knowledgeable! A very good presenter and a fascinating program!” July 2009
“Jeannette is extraordinary! In 14 Road Scholars, no one better —a treasure for your programs!” October 2009
“An excellent program! It will be remembered as one of the best of the 33 I have attended.” May 2009
- To learn more, or enroll in “Treasures of Art & Architecture”: visit Road Scholar.org
Custom-designed Tours
Do you have a group who would like to come to Boston? We can put together a program for any kind of group — church group, club, alumni group, or whatever kind. We will arrange lodging, meals, and local transportation, lectures, tours and entertainment. All you have to do is arrange transportation to and from Boston. Contact us for more info!