October 2, 2021 - Boston Tea Party
Our next stop was the Boston Tea Party Experience, located in the middle of the Fort Point Channel, along Boston's east side. The Boston Tea Party of 1773 was a significant event in the growth of the American Revolution.
The experience starts with a town hall meeting, then a tour and re-enactment of the tea dumping on a replica merchant ship, to the museum where there are displays of real artifacts from the Boston Tea Party and then to a little theater. There is a fascinating dialog between King George III and Sam Adams. The tour guides and actors are in period costume, talked in the colonial vernacular, and are fantastic (although it was a shame we could not see their faces because of the stupid masks). There is a tea room where you can taste the five types of tea that were dumped overboard. I would recommend this attraction when in Boston; it's a neat interactive educational museum.
