Some modern estimates say the destroyed tea would have brewed more than 18 million cups, according to the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum. What was the Boston Tea Party protest about?

Some modern estimates say the destroyed tea would have brewed more than 18 million cups, according to the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum.

More Ships & Museum (L) and Nick Francesescucci Postmaster, Boston, displaying The Repeal of the Stamp Act 1766 stamp at Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum on Friday,July 01, 2016.

A teenager who can trace his roots back to colonial America visited the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum during its anniversary through Make-A-Wish.

Hundreds of reenactors from around the country, dressed up in colonist garb, boarded a tall ship and destroyed more than 2,000 pounds of British tea into Boston Harbor. The thousands gathered to wa… ...

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, here are five Boston-area spots where you can sip afternoon tea and munch on ornate snacks.

Boston's Phillis Wheatley was America's first African-American and third woman to publish a book of poetry. Her work is back in the spotlight on the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.

Boston is getting ready to celebrate the iconic ‘Boston Tea Party’ on December 16. What is the history of this tea party? Why is December 16 important in Boston? Read here.

“The Boston Tea Party has been one of the most sensationalized moments in our nation's history,” said Evan O’Brien, the creative manager of the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum.

A scale model of the Dartmouth commissioned by the New Bedford Whaling Museum for the 240th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party in 2013, is on view at the museum.