North End Boston: Mafia Mission
Highlights
Explore the site where over two million gallons of molasses once poured through Boston’s streets.
Walk the city’s oldest wharf, where America’s earliest settlers walked centuries before.
Pay tribute to every saint in a beautiful shrine off the beaten path.
Learn the history of the North End’s unknown immigrants.
Storyline
You’re a local investigative reporter hoping to land your first big piece in The Boston Globe. You’ve discovered a scandal in the North End, where a famous Italian mafia family is allegedly in cahoots with a well-known local politician. But the proof lies in several incriminating documents the mafia hid in the neighborhood.
You’ve made it your mission to find all of the clues that may lead to the documents and get your first big break. But mafia enforcers have found out you’re on the trail...
Game route
Starting point The Rose Kennedy Rose Garden
Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA 02110, USAFinish point Italian Cities Sign (Hanover Street)
264 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113, USAPlaces you will visit
11
It will take you
132-162 mins
You will walk
3680 steps
Total distance
2.8 km
- Best during the day
- Instagrammable
- Best for couples
- Recommended activity for families
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