title: Boston By Foot
text: Boston By Foot is a non-profit organization offering guided architectural and historical tours of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1976, Boston By Foot offers daily scheduled tours from May through October. Tours are conducted by a trained corps of over 200 volunteers.  As of 2007, more than 210,000 residents and visitors from around the world have participated in Boston By Foot tours.
  
  Regular tours
  
   Beacon Hill
   Boston By Little Feet - children's tour
   The Dark Side of Boston
   The Heart of the Freedom Trail
   Literary Landmarks
   The North End
   Reinventing Boston: A City Engineered
   Road to Revolution
  Victorian Back Bay
  
  Lecture Series and docent training
  
  Each spring, Boston By Foot offers a six-week Lecture Series. Each Saturday session features a lecturer (experienced architects, historians, and engineers) as well as an afternoon field trip.  It is open to the public and required for those wishing to become a volunteer guide.
  
   Colonial Boston
   Federal Boston
   Victorian Boston
   Contemporary Boston
   Subterranean Boston
  
  Awards
  Boston By Foot has received several honors including: Honorary Membership, American Institute of Architects 2003; Best Tour of Boston 1999, Boston Magazine; Institute Honors, American Institute of Architects, 1996; Commonwealth Award, Boston Society of Architects, 1986; Honorary Membership, Boston Society of Architects, 1982; Editor's Pick, Yankee Magazine, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002; Volunteer Recognition, The New England, 1997.
  
  See also
   History of Boston, Massachusetts
  
  References
  
  External links
   Boston By Foot official webpage
   American Institute of Architects official website
  
  Organizations based in Boston
  Non-profit organizations based in Boston