Roxbury Tourism, Community & Business Consulting
Roxbury is a community with a rich history and culture that deserves to be celebrated and preserved.
Our mission is to promote fairness and equality for all members our community.
We believe that everyone deserves respect and dignity regardless of their race, gender, or socioeconomic status. Together, we can create a just and equitable society where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
Join us in creating an inclusive and equitable community for all.
Colonial Roxbury
Roxbury’s early origins from a Yankee farming town in 1630s to a wealthy suburb of Boston in the mid-1800s. Starting at the Dillaway-Thomas House, this tour also visits the First Church in Roxbury and the Cochituate Standpipe in Highland Park.
Along the way, visitors will learn about Roxbury’s remaining mansions and abolitionists.
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Roxbury Sacred Spaces
Visit Roxbury is a community movement dedicated to promoting the vibrant culture and history of Roxbury Massachusetts. Our mission is to showcase the unique character of this neighborhood through events, tours, and community engagement.
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Join us in celebrating the rich diversity and creativity of Roxbury, and discover all that this dynamic community has to offer. Let's work together to build a stronger, more connected Roxbury for all.
WELCOME TO ROXBURY
About Visit Roxbury
Founded in 2023, Visit Roxbury is a dynamic Community Movement dedicated to making a positive impact. With a focus on inclusivity and collaboration, we strive to create a thriving community where everyone feels valued and empowered. Our mission is to foster meaningful connections, promote social justice, and drive sustainable change. Join us in our journey to build a better future for Roxbury and beyond.
Juneteenth Celebrations
Self - Paced Program
Build community pride and create bridges of understanding by increasing knowledge of Roxbury's historic and cultural contributions,
Foster economic empowerment by increasing support for Roxbury's businesses and institutions.
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Roxbury is often artificially divided by class, racial, and/or geographic lines. Visit Roxbury’s priority is to build a sense of a united Roxbury across the hills and boulevards of the neighborhood. This sense of pride, ownership, and unity serves to create a healthier and more engaged community.
About Visit Roxbury
We aim to empower small business owners to change the world.
First, Visit Roxbury advocates for local and citywide community members to collaborate on dismantling stereotypes that hinder social progress and economic growth. In building Roxbury pride, Visit Roxbury disrupts the perceptions of a neighborhood associated with crime, poverty, and lack of resources. Our work recognizes underutilized community assets and fosters an environment fertile for cultural economic potential.
Second, Visit Roxbury diversifies the narrative of what it means to be from Boston and who lives here. We are the combined experiences of everyone who has contributed to making Roxbury a diverse and rich place to live, including Native Americans, Puritans, Cape Verdeans, Irish, Jewish, African American, Dominican, Puerto Rican, Haitian, Somali, and other populations. Just as the mainstream narrative of Roxbury.
Promotion of assets (existing & historic)
Visit Roxbury promotes existing and historic neighborhood assets via tours of historic sites, arts events, civic and cultural gatherings, and businesses visits. The organization also nurtures and encourages the incorporation of community voice into its programming and advocacy by developing Roxbury residents as tour leaders and by serving as a resource that helps sustain community memory. Additionally, Visit Roxbury participates annually in the Greater Boston Concierge Trade Show and has presented at the Mass History Conference and NEFA’s Creative Communities Exchange conference.
Visit Roxbury Ma, organizes and conducts tours of Roxbury’s historic sites, arts community, cultural institutions and businesses.
We nurture and encourage the community voice by developing Roxbury residents as tour leaders and acting as a resource that helps sustain community memory.
We collaborate proactively with community-based institutions, businesses, and organizations.
Our Local Learning Tours
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