Boston Trip Overview
There are many Freedom Trail tour options in Boston, but why be shuttled on a trolley tour or be limited by the route of a duck tour when you can see it all on a customized, tour with your own private guide. Our options are limitless as we can arrange a custom tour to fit your group’s wishes. Our guides are the best in the business with many years of experience. Our tours are fun, factual and entertaining. Never boring!
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Boston, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Boston, Massachusetts, United States
There are many Freedom Trail tour options in Boston, but why be shuttled on a trolley tour or be limited by the route of a duck tour when you can see it all on a customized, tour with your own private guide. Our options are limitless as we can arrange a custom tour to fit your group’s wishes. Our guides are the best in the business with many years of experience. Our tours are fun, factual and entertaining. Never boring!
Itinerary
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Pass By: Freedom Trail, 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111
See Boston Common, New State House, Granary Burial Ground, Park Street Church, King’s Chapel & Burial Ground, Scollay Square/Government Center, Old South Meeting House, First Public School site, Old City Hall, Old State House, Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, Paul Revere’s House, Old North Church, Copp’s Hill Burial Ground, Haymarket, Boston Stone, Union Oyster House & so much more!
Stop At: Boston Common, 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111-1318
Established in 1634, Boston Common is America’s oldest public park. Puritan colonists purchased the land rights to the Common’s 44 acres from the first European settler of the area, Anglican minister William Blackstone.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon St Beacon Hill, Boston, MA 02133-1099
Designed by Charles Bulfinch, the ‘new’ and current State House has served as the seat of Massachusetts government since its opening in 1798. Holding the legislative and executive branches, it sits adjacent to the former site of the historic Hancock mansion.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Park Street Church, One Park Street, Boston, MA 02108-4899
The church was founded in 1809, at the corner of Park and Tremont Streets, atop the site of Boston’s town grain storage building, or granary. Designed by Peter Banner, the 217 ft. steeple of Park Street Church was once the first landmark travelers saw when approaching Boston.
Stop At: Granary Burying Ground, Tremont Street (between Park and School Sreets), Boston, MA 02108
Established in 1660, some of America’s most notable citizens and founding fathers rest here. Named for the 12,000-bushel grain storage building that was once next door, the historic burying ground has approximately 2,300 markers.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Statue of Benjamin Franklin, School St. at City Hall Ave, Boston, MA
Boston Latin School, founded on April 23, 1635, is the oldest public school in America. It offered free education to boys – rich or poor – while girls attended private schools at home. Until the completion of the schoolhouse in 1645, classes were held in the home of the first headmaster, Philemon Pormont. A mosaic and a statue of former student Benjamin Franklin currently marks the location of the original schoolhouse.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Old Corner Bookstore, 283 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108-4304
Constructed in 1718, the Old Corner Bookstore is downtown Boston’s oldest commercial building and was home to the 19th-century publishing giant Ticknor and Fields, producer of many venerable American titles including Thoreau’s Walden, Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Longfellow’s Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, and the Atlantic Monthly including Ward Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic. Saved from demolition in 1960, the building’s leases help subsidize important historic preservation projects in Boston’s neighborhoods.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108-4616
Where the Boston Tea Party began! This hall rang with words from Puritan sermons, public meetings, and the tea tax debates.
Stop At: Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 1 Faneuil Hall Sq Quincy Market, Boston, MA 02109-1604
Often referred to as “the home of free speech” and the “Cradle of Liberty,” Faneuil Hall hosted America’s first Town Meeting. The Hall’s vital role in revolutionary politics had not been part of its original plans, but it became home to an intricate collection of events that shaped the nation’s history. Visit the adjacent marketplace home to many shops and eateries.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: The Boston Stone, Marshall St, Boston, MA 02108
Learn the tale of why a round rock is embedded in a wall of an 18th century building
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Union Street, Union St, Boston, MA, USA
Home the oldest continually operating restaurant in America and many other interesting sites along the road and nearby Marshal Street.
Stop At: The Paul Revere House, 19 North Sq, Boston, MA 02113-2405
On the night of April 18, 1775, silversmith Paul Revere left his small wooden home in Boston’s North End and set out on a journey that would ultimately make him a legend. Today that home is still standing at 19 North Square and has become a national historic landmark. It is downtown Boston’s oldest building and one of the few remaining 17th-century dwellings in a large urban area in the United States.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Old North Church & Historic Site, 193 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113-1123
The enduring fame of the Old North began April 18, 1775, when church sexton, Robert Newman climbed the steeple and held high two lanterns as a signal from Paul Revere that the British were marching to Lexington and Concord by sea across the Charles River and not by land. This fateful event ignited the American Revolution. Built in 1723, Christ Church in the City of Boston, known to all as the Old North Church, is Boston’s oldest surviving church building and most visited historical site.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, Corner of Snow Hill and Hull Streets, Boston, MA 02118
Named after shoemaker William Copp, Copp’s Hill Burying Ground is the final resting place and burying ground of merchants, artisans, and craftspeople who lived in the North End.
Duration: 20 minutes
