Embark on a complete journey through Boston’s revolutionary past with our 4-hour Private Tour. This immersive experience covers all 16 stops along the 2.5-mile trail, offering a deep dive into the events, people, and places that shaped the birth of America.
Boston Town Crier’s 4-hour Extended Private Tour begins at the Boston Common Visitor’s Center (139 Tremont St.) and ends with the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown.
$600 for full group, capped at 20 people.
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!
Built in 1680, this oldest house in downtown Boston was owned by the legendary patriot from 1770-1800.
Boston’s oldest church is best known for the lanterns placed in its steeple on April 18, 1775 to signal Paul Revere about the advance of the British army: “One if by land, two if by sea.”
The final resting place of merchants, artisans, and craftspeople who lived in Boston’s oldest settled neighborhood, the North End.
Launched in 1797 and nicknamed “Old Ironsides,” the Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat.
This final stop of the Freedom Trail commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775), the first major battle of the Revolutionary War.
