Boston Trip Overview
Boston’s principal role in launching the American Revolution is linked by the brick-lined Freedom Trail. This world-famous pedestrian path is best experienced on foot, in a small group, with a knowledgeable local guide! This 1.5-hour tour travels the trail from Boston Common to Faneuil Hall, providing guests a chance to see the historic highlights of the Freedom Trail in Downtown Boston.
Our small-group walking tour delves deeply into the years 1768 to 1776, the tumultuous years leading into the American Revolution. We walk in the footsteps of Colonial Bostonians, all of whom grappled with the difficult—yet essential—question of loyalty or rebellion to crown and country.
With a captivating storytelling approach, Hub Town Tours provides the perfect introduction to Boston’s status as America’s “Cradle of Liberty.” As we travel past historic landmarks from Revolutionary Boston, your guide shares the gripping story of a small colonial town careening toward war with a global empire.
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Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Starts: Boston, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Boston’s principal role in launching the American Revolution is linked by the brick-lined Freedom Trail. This world-famous pedestrian path is best experienced on foot, in a small group, with a knowledgeable local guide! This 1.5-hour tour travels the trail from Boston Common to Faneuil Hall, providing guests a chance to see the historic highlights of the Freedom Trail in Downtown Boston.
Our small-group walking tour delves deeply into the years 1768 to 1776, the tumultuous years leading into the American Revolution. We walk in the footsteps of Colonial Bostonians, all of whom grappled with the difficult—yet essential—question of loyalty or rebellion to crown and country.
With a captivating storytelling approach, Hub Town Tours provides the perfect introduction to Boston’s status as America’s “Cradle of Liberty.” As we travel past historic landmarks from Revolutionary Boston, your guide shares the gripping story of a small colonial town careening toward war with a global empire.
Stop At: 300th Anniversary Monument, 99 Spruce St, Boston, MA 02108, USA
Meet your guide at the 300th Anniversary Monument on Boston Common, directly opposite 50 Beacon Street (02108) and steps from the iconic Freedom Trail.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Boston Common, 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111-1318
Oldest public land in the Americas and Boston’s communal grazing pasture (1634)
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon St Beacon Hill, Boston, MA 02133-1099
Massachusetts state capitol and “Hub of the Solar System” (1798)
Pass By: Park Street Church, One Park Street, Boston, MA 02108-4899
Active church and tallest building in 19th-century Boston (1809)
Stop At: Granary Burying Ground, Tremont Street (between Park and School Sreets), Boston, MA 02108
Boston’s third-oldest burying ground and final resting place for Revolutionary Boston (1660)
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: King’s Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02108-3201
First Church of England in Puritan Boston (1686, 1754)
Pass By: King’s Chapel Burial Ground, Tremont Street King’s Chapel, Boston, MA
Oldest burying ground in Boston (1630)
Stop At: Statue of Benjamin Franklin, School St. at City Hall Ave, Boston, MA
Site of oldest public school in the Americas, Boston Latin School (1635)
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Old City Hall, 45 School St, Boston, MA 02108-3206
Center of Boston politics for more than a century (1865)
Pass By: Old Corner Bookstore, 283 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108-4304
Former publishing house of Ticknor & Fields (1718)
Stop At: Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108-4616
Congregationalist meeting house (1729) and origin site of Boston Tea Party (1773)
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Old State House, 206 Washington St, Boston, MA 02109-1702
Colonial capitol of Massachusetts Bay Colony and oldest public building in Boston (1713)
Stop At: Boston Massacre Site, 206 Washington St, Boston, MA 02109-1702
Tragedy strikes when British soldiers kill five Bostonians in 1770
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Faneuil Hall Visitor Center, Freedom Trail, Boston, MA 02109, USA
Hosted Boston’s town meeting and known today as “The Cradle of Liberty” (1742, 1806)
Stop At: Statue of Samuel Adams, Congress Street Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA 02109
Our 1.5-hour tour concludes beside the renowned leader of Boston’s Sons of Liberty, in front of his political headquarters at Faneuil Hall
Duration: 10 minutes
