The Boston Tea Party in the history of the United States is a dramatic event that occurred on Dec 16, 1773, and it is recreated in every moment at a museum with the same name in Boston. Adjacent to the museum is a replica of the original ship called Dartmouth and the tour of the ship’s replica is also included in the museum tour.
Not just that you also participate in the party along with actors who dress up as the revolutionaries of that era.
This participation is not free however and comes at a steep price of almost USD 25.
The only free access at the museum is a souvenir shop where I could choose from a mind-boggling variety of items on sale for a solo theme like a Tea Party event.
Coming back to the event recreation, which is immersive and very well thought out, the main actors give an introductory background that lead to the Boston Tea Party. After that small cards are distributed that assign you the role of the real people in the resistance movement of this 18th-century event.
Some of the characters that one can play are Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Francis Akeley.
A tiny script is written on the card which you have to narrate to participate and complete the act.
An interesting piece of information that the guide narrated to us was about a second Boston Tea Party that took place in March 1774, when around 60 Bostonians boarded the ship Fortune and dumped nearly 30 chests of tea into the harbor, but this part largely remains out of memory for most people compared to the first party during which around 342 chests of tea were thrown in the waters.
This follows a walking tour of the replica ship and the tea caskets which culminates in enacting throwing a tea casket into the sea as seen in the image at the top of this article.
Accessibility Features
Ramp access.
A wheelchair-accessible Entrance.
A wheelchair-accessible Restroom/Toilet.
A wheelchair-accessible Seating.
A wheelchair-accessible Parking.
What else to do in Boston
While you are still in Boston, here’s a list of places you can visit:
Have you recently visited a museum with some historic importance attached to it?
I’d be interested in knowing.
Till then… Happy guiding