The episode title, "A Tale of Two Travels," is a play on the title of the Charles Dickens' book, "A Tale of Two Cities" (1859).
Me. French (Sebastian Cabot) explains the Boston Tea Party to Buffy and Jody. Cabot also appeared in the Disney movie "Johnny Tremaine", which is set in Boston during this timeframe, with the events of the Boston Tea Party taking place in one scene