On Location Tours (TV & Movie Tours)

On Location Tours runs TV and movie tours of Boston, taking fans to filming locations from well-known productions. Its Boston TV and Movie Sites bus tour covers more than 40 locations, including the chase scene from The Town, ten spots from The Departed, the L Street Tavern from Good Will Hunting and buildings used for Boston Legal and Ally McBeal. Guides share behind-the-scenes stories about how scenes were filmed.

For those who prefer to walk, the Boston Movie Mile tour visits more than 25 on-screen locations in about an hour and a half. Stops include park benches from The Departed, Good Will Hunting and Ted, the Dunkin’ from The Town, a mob hangout from The Departed and the original Cheers. Walkers also see a tree from The Thomas Crown Affair and the street where a car crash for Blown Away was filmed.

What to Know

• The bus tour visits the New England Aquarium, featured in Ted 2, and passes South Station from Ray Donovan.
• The walking tour includes the spot where James Gandolfini stood in A Civil Action.
• The bus tour covers a Blown Away location where a single stunt broke 8,000 windows.
• Tickets can be bought online.