Poe’s Boston: A Walking Tour

The Raven’s Trail Walking Tour of Poe’s Boston: This 90-minute tour explores Poe’s connections to Boston—from his birth here in 1809 to his return as a young man in 1827 and his controversial appearance before the Boston Lyceum in 1845. Though Poe spent less than a year living in Boston, he was intensely engaged throughout his career with the writers and editors he called “Frogpondians.” Sites visited include the likely Poe birthplace, Poe Square, the grave of Charles Sprague (called the Banker-Poet of Boston), the mansion where Henry Wadsworth Longfellow got married (seen from Boston Common), and the Frog Pond. The tour ends at Stefanie Rocknak’s statue, Poe Returning to Boston, allowing for Q&A and selfies taken with Boston’s most photogenic sculpture. Your guide is Paul Lewis, Boston College English professor and president of the Poe Studies Association.

Price of this tour will be $15, $2.50 of which will go to support maintenance of the Rocknak statue. The tour starts in front of the Milner Hotel at 78 Charles Street South, Boston MA 02116.

No advance tickets.
Cash only.