One of the easiest ways to play tourist in Boston it so go on an actual tour. Boston is host to number of guided tours so you are bound to find one to go on. I have been on two guided tours (and would recommend then both) and there are several others I want to go on. Here is a list of some of them - you can visit
BostonUSA.com for a list of others, or head to the Boston Common Visitors Center. They have a large list of tours they sell tickets to, along with free guidebooks that have others.
If you have ever seen a group of people clustering around a period dressed individual. This is the
Freedom Trail Tour. It is really informative and provides some fun facts about the founding fathers and revolutionary war landmarks. The tour begins at in Boston Common, at the visitors center, and ends at
Faneuil Hall. Depending on what time you take the tour, you may be able to catch one of the two tours leaving from Faneuil Hall and go into the North End.
The
Ghosts and Gravestone tour is AMAZING. The guides are awesome and do a great job of keeping their "character" throughout the tour. One of the neat things about this tour is that you get to go into the area cemeteries at night - they are usually locked at night. The tour can be a little scary - just ask my friend who coward behind me because she got spooked (I was laughing) - it truly depends on how you approach the tour. Because of the tour premise, you not only hear the usual Boston tour information, but you get other tidbits (but you will have to go on the tour yourself to learn those).
If you aren't into walking there are several tours that take you around the city via bus. You've probably seen them around town. I like the ones you can hop on and off of, but each tour has its merits and can offer you different factoids on the city. However, if you want to get on the Charles River, check out the
Duck Tours. I haven't been on one, but I want to. Don't want to be in a bus, check out the Segway Tours (another one that sounds interesting if only because you get to ride a Segway).
One of the easiest ways to play tourist in Boston it so go on an actual tour. Boston is host to number of guided tours so you are bound to find one to go on. I have been on two guided tours (and would recommend then both) and there are several others I want to go on. Here is a list of some of them - you can visit BostonUSA.com for a list of others, or head to the Boston Common Visitors Center. They have a large list of tours they sell tickets to, along with free guidebooks that have others.
If you have ever seen a group of people clustering around a period dressed individual. This is the Freedom Trail Tour. It is really informative and provides some fun facts about the founding fathers and revolutionary war landmarks. The tour begins at in Boston Common, at the visitors center, and ends at Faneuil Hall. Depending on what time you take the tour, you may be able to catch one of the two tours leaving from Faneuil Hall and go into the North End. 
The Ghosts and Gravestone tour is AMAZING. The guides are awesome and do a great job of keeping their "character" throughout the tour. One of the neat things about this tour is that you get to go into the area cemeteries at night - they are usually locked at night. The tour can be a little scary - just ask my friend who coward behind me because she got spooked (I was laughing) - it truly depends on how you approach the tour. Because of the tour premise, you not only hear the usual Boston tour information, but you get other tidbits (but you will have to go on the tour yourself to learn those).
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