Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum

At the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, you can be a part of the famous event that forever changed the course of American history. 

On December 16, 1773, a group of American colonists, frustrated by British taxation without representation, proceeded to dump 342 chests of British tea into the harbor, protesting the Tea Act of 1773, which granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. The protest, known as the Boston Tea Party, set into motion the events leading to the Revolutionary War.

The museum, located at the Boston waterfront at Griffin Wharf, will let you experience the events first-hand and includes live actors, interactive exhibits, and full-scale replica 18th-century sailing vessels! Go on board and explore how colonial-era sailors lived. Participate in dumping tea chests into the harbor. A full tour takes about 1 1/2 hours.

Both the retail shop and Abigail’s Tea Room are fully accessible. The ships tours have limite accessibility below decks and on steep dock ramps when the tide is low. 

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Tours of the Tea Party Ships

Boston Harborwalk & Tea Party Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

from $10

Restaurants near the Tea Party Ships

West End Johnnie's	Contemporary American	Faneuil Hall	$$	*4.5
Rosa Mexicano - Boston	Mexican	Seaport	$$	*4.3
Para Maria Kitchen and Bar	Global, International	Seaport	$$	*3.8
Gordon Ramsay Burger - Boston	Burgers	Faneuil Hall	$$	*3.9
Margaritaville - Boston	American	Faneuil Hall	$$	*4.3
Moxies - Boston Seaport	American	Seaport	$$	*4.6
Alma Gaucha	Brazilian Steakhouse	Seaport	$$	*4.7
Tiki Rock	Comfort Food	Financial District	$$	*4.1
Citrus & Salt	Contemporary Mexican	Seaport	$$	*4.6
Joia	Italian	Financial District	$$$	*4.4
Amber Road	American	Financial District	$$$	*4.6
Oceanaire Seafood Room - Boston	Seafood	Financial District	$$$	*4.7
Ocean Prime - Boston Seaport	Steak	Seaport	$$$	*4.7
The Fed at the Langham, Boston	Cocktail Bar	Financial District	$$$	*4.4
Servia	Mediterranean	Financial District	$$$	*4.8
Tuscan Kitchen - Seaport	Italian	Seaport	$$$
Smith & Wollensky Boston – Atlantic Wharf	Steakhouse	Seaport	$$$$	*4.5
The Palm Boston	Steakhouse	Financial District	$$$$	*4.5
The Nautilus - Boston Pier 4	Pan-Asian	Seaport	$$$$	*$50
Eddie Merlot's Prime Aged Beef & Seafood - Boston	Steakhouse	Seaport	$$$$	*4.3