Boston Tea Party Ship Museum

Location: Congress Street Bridge

Time: Open Mar 1-Dec 1. Spring and Fall, 9am-5pm Summer,  9am-6pm

Age appropriateness: All ages

Cost: Varies

CLOSED FOR RENOVATION

WILL REOPEN IN SUMMER 2007

The Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum commemorates the night of December 16, 1773, when a group of Boston Patriots stormed out of the Old South Meeting House and headed for the harbor, ready to take desperate measures in protest of the British tax on tea and other goods shipped to the Colonies.

 The result was the famous Boston Tea Party, which culminated with the tossing of 342 crates of tea into the sea. This was a major event in U.S. history and a step on the road to the Revolution.

For years, visitors have been recreating the scene here in Boston, climbing aboard a replica ship and tossing crates of tea (attached to the ship by ropes) overboard and into the harbor.

The new Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum will include two more replica ships and museum space that’s twice the size of the current facility.

The Boston Tea Room will serve food to the general public during the day and be available for parties in the evenings. The gift shop will also be greatly expanded.