The Boston Tea Party, “the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution,†occurred the night of December 16th 1773. The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, owned and operated by Historic Tours of America, is dedicated to accurately reliving that famous event. With a new state-of-the art museum and authentic replica ships; the Beaver and the Eleanor; the attraction will allow visitors to travel back in time to learn and experience the courageous acts of those who forever shaped the course of history.