Daily Tours at 9:30, 12:30, and 2:30 starting at Boston Common Visitors Center
Step into the heart of American history with our immersive walking tour of Boston’s iconic Freedom Trail! This red-brick path winds through the city’s most historic neighborhoods, connecting nationally significant sites that tell the story of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
Our tour begins! The Boston Common is America’s oldest public park. Established in 1634, the Common has been the site of pastureland, criminal executions, army training, and public events of all kinds.
Recognized by its gold dome, the “new” Massachusetts State House has served as the seat of Massachusetts government since its opening in 1798.
Founded in 1809, this still active Unitarian church was once the first landmark that travelers saw when approaching Boston.
Some of Revolutionary Boston’s most famous figures are buried here, including Paul Revere, Sam Adams, and John Hancock.
Founded in 1686 as Boston’s first Anglican church, King’s Chapel stands on the corner of Boston’s oldest English burying ground.
A statue of former student Benjamin Franklin marks the original location of the oldest public school in America.
Boston’s oldest commercial building was home to the publisher of Walden, The Scarlet Letter, and The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.
This public forum became the center for debate and protest between Patriots and Loyalists. It was here that the Sons of Liberty planned the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773.
Built in 1713, Boston’s oldest surviving public building served as the center of civic, political, and business life.
On March 5, 1770, tensions exploded in the street between Bostonians and British Redcoats, which resulted in the killing of five civilians.
Faneuil Hall has served as a public meeting hall and marketplace for more than 270 years. It’s where the Sons of Liberty first proclaimed their dissent against the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act, and other British oppression. Faneuil Hall and adjacent Quincy Market offer a huge variety of dining and shopping, which makes it the perfect place to end our tour!
Our tour begins! The Boston Common is America’s oldest public park. Established in 1634, the Common has been the site of pastureland, criminal executions, army training, and public events of all kinds.
Recognized by its gold dome, the “new” Massachusetts State House has served as the seat of Massachusetts government since its opening in 1798.
Founded in 1809, this still active Unitarian church was once the first landmark that travelers saw when approaching Boston.
Some of Revolutionary Boston’s most famous figures are buried here, including Paul Revere, Sam Adams, and John Hancock.
Founded in 1686 as Boston’s first Anglican church, King’s Chapel stands on the corner of Boston’s oldest English burying ground.
A statue of former student Benjamin Franklin marks the original location of the oldest public school in America.
Boston’s oldest commercial building was home to the publisher of Walden, The Scarlet Letter, and The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.
This public forum became the center for debate and protest between Patriots and Loyalists. It was here that the Sons of Liberty planned the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773.
Built in 1713, Boston’s oldest surviving public building served as the center of civic, political, and business life.
On March 5, 1770, tensions exploded in the street between Bostonians and British Redcoats, which resulted in the killing of five civilians.
Faneuil Hall has served as a public meeting hall and marketplace for more than 270 years. It’s where the Sons of Liberty first proclaimed their dissent against the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act, and other British oppression. Faneuil Hall and adjacent Quincy Market offer a huge variety of dining and shopping, which makes it the perfect place to end our tour!
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Our engaging tour guides portray characters from Colonial Boston, with one foot in the past and one in the present. In other words, they immerse you in the Revolutionary era but don’t mind directing you to the nearest Dunkin!
Orator, Lawyer, Founding Father. Famous for coining the phrase, “Taxation without representation is tyranny!”
Writer and publisher of the Boston Gazette, financed the Boston Tea Party.
Patriot, Ropemaker, First Casualty of the Revolutionary War, being killed by British gunfire at the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770.
Sexton of the Old North Church, hung the lantern to signal Paul Revere: “One if by land and two if by sea,” on the eve of the first battle of the American Revolution.
Writer and publisher of the Boston Gazette, along with John Gill. Financed the Boston Tea Party.
