Boston's Freedom Trail: A Revolutionary Walking Tour
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2.5 hours
- 2.5-Hour Freedom Trail Walking Tour in Boston
- All Fees and Taxes
- Check off all 16 sites of Boston's Freedom Trail
- Small groups allow for questions and interaction with the guide
- Hear stories about icons of the American Revolution like Paul Revere and John Hancock
- Gratuities
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Redcoats, Riots, Smugglers, Gangs, Midnight Riders, and some 92,000 pounds of tea all feature in the tales on this tour. Tour goers will get to relive the Revolution as it unfolded in one the rowdiest seaports of colonial America, while also learning about how Boston pioneered abolition, women's rights, American...
- Duration 2 Hours and 30 Minutes
- Group Tour
- Max 25 people in the group
- 1
The Embrace
Our Tour begins at the Embrace, A recent statue commemorating Martin Luther King, jr and his wife Coretta Scott King. The Embrace is located right next to the Boston Common Visitor Information Center at 139 Tremont Street, Boston MA.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 2
Massachusetts State House
Welcome to the seat of Massachusetts state government! Known for its golden dome, the "new" Massachusetts State House has a long history in our city, starting with Samuel Adams laying the cornerstone in 1795!
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 3
Park Street Church
This red brick church, built in 1809, hosted a congregation of abolitionists. Our guides will tell you of the fiery anti-slavery speeches delivered within, some of the first ever given in America.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 4
Granary Burying Ground
This graveyard dates to 1660 and is the final resting place to some of America's greatest Patriots. Our guides will bring you to the graves of John Hancock, Paul Revere, and Samuel Adams and tell you their stories.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 5
King's Chapel
Built in 1754, this stone church was the first Anglican Church in Boston. Our guides will regale tour goers with stories about its construction, the burying ground next to it, and the crypts beneath.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 6
Old South Meeting House
This Puritan meeting house, built in 1729, is the place where the famous Boston Tea Party began. Learn how the most famous act of civil disobedience in world history started!
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 7
Old Corner Bookstore
Once the home of a colonial apothecary, this 1718 brick building later housed the 19th century publishing house TIcknor & Fields. Our guides will tell of the literary giants who were published there.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 8
Old State House
Constructed in 1713 and adorned with the symbols of Great Britain, a Lion and Unicorn, the Old State House was once the center of British Government in Massachusetts. Tour goers will hear of the fiery speeches and pitched confrontations that occurred within.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 9
Boston Massacre Site
A circle of stones marks the official site of the infamous Bloody Massacre of 1770. Our guides will provide a moment by moment account of the fateful night when redcoat musket fire left five colonists dead.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 10
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Originally constructed in 1743 as a common marketplace for Boston, the meeting hall on the second floor of Faneuil Hall ultimately proved more significant. Tour goers will hear of the incendiary speeches delivered from within 'The Cradle of Liberty'.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 11
The Paul Revere House
This wooden house, dating to 1680, is the oldest building in Boston and once home to the Revere Family. Tour Goers will hear of how Paul Revere's life there with his family and how he ventured forth from its doors to take part in some of the most important events...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 12
Old North Church & Historic Site
"One if by land, two if by sea"- on April 18th, 1775, two lanterns shone from the steeple of this 1723 church. Our guides will tell of the import of that signal on the eve of Revolution, and how it was arranged by Paul Revere.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 13
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
This 1660 burying ground was the site of British Cannon emplacements during the Battle of Bunker Hill. Tour goers will learn of the battle and of the notable Bostonians interred within.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 14
Bunker Hill Monument
Tour goers will view this 221 foot obelisk from the Copp's Hill Terrace. The monument marks the spot where colonial militia defended a hastily made earthworks and repelled two redcoat charges before retreating..
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 15
USS Constitution
From the tour ending point at Copp's Hill Terrace tour goers will be able to see the masts and rigging of "Old Ironsides", the victor of pitched battles in the War of 1812 and the oldest warship afloat anywhere in the world.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
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