The Innovation Trail
About
The Innovation Trail is a walking tour experience that tells the story of four centuries of world-changing breakthroughs from Greater Boston in science, medicine, technology and entrepreneurship. Visitors can join a scheduled guided walk or use the trail’s website to explore on their own. Where the Freedom Trail focuses on the Revolution, this trail picks up mostly after independence, tracing how education, research and investment built the region’s innovation economy.
The trail is designed for visitors, residents, students and teachers, with a particular focus on helping Massachusetts students see the STEM career opportunities around them and how classroom math and science apply in the real world. The trail’s story credits social changes such as abolition, women’s suffrage, waves of immigration and marriage equality with widening the circle of people who could contribute to research and company building. The organization is also developing special events, tours and education initiatives.
What to Know
- Boston Magazine named it the city’s Best Walking Tour in its 2023 Best of Boston issue.
- Yankee Magazine included it in its 2024 Best of Massachusetts feature.
- The trail has been covered by WBUR, GBH, NBC Boston and the Boston Globe.
- Supporters are welcome to get on board with the program.
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