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Boston College: A Campus Tour

Gothic towers, a storied hockey rink, and a museum bigger than its footprint

Self-guided walking tour in Chestnut Hill · 1.7 mi · walking · ~1h 22m · 6 stops

Boston College: A Campus Tour — Gothic towers, a storied hockey rink, and a museum bigger than its footprint · MassRoam self-guided tour
▶ Narrated — included with MassRoam+
About this walk

When Boston's Jesuits moved their young Catholic college to Chestnut Hill, they raised a skyline of Gothic towers meant to rival New England's oldest schools — and Gasson Hall still crowns it.

Every campus tells one story to visitors and another to itself. This walk covers both. Six stops over 1.7 miles, about an hour of walking. Each one starts talking the moment you reach it, so you can keep your eyes on the street instead of a screen.

There is no start time to make — walk it in one go, or leave the rest for another afternoon.

Sunset over the Gothic towers of Boston College's historic campus in Chestnut Hill.
Sunset over the Gothic towers of Boston College's historic campus in Chestnut Hill. — Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0
On video

Boston College | Chestnut Hill Campus · Boston College

What you get

Stops
6
each narrated, GPS-triggered along the route
Distance
1.7 mi
walking
Time
1h 22m
at your own pace
Access
MassRoam+
subscription, in the app

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