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Guns of the Harbor: Winthrop's Coast Artillery Forts

A driving tour of the coast-defense forts and shoreline that guarded Boston Harbor from Winthrop's peninsula

Self-guided driving tour in Winthrop · 6.3 mi · driving · ~33m · 5 stops

Guns of the Harbor: Winthrop's Coast Artillery Forts — A driving tour of the coast-defense forts and shoreline that guarded Boston Harbor from Winthrop's peninsula · MassRoam self-guided tour — ▶ Narrated — included with MassRoam+

About this walk

A driving tour of the coast-defense forts and shoreline that guarded Boston Harbor from Winthrop's peninsula

What happened here changed things. Standing on it is different from reading about it. Five stops over 6.3 miles, about 33 minutes of driving. 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.

What you get

Stops

each narrated, GPS-triggered along the route

Distance

6.3 mi

driving

Time

33m

at your own pace

Access

MassRoam+

subscription, in the app

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