Boston Freedom Trail Historical Walking Tour

Looking for a short and not too strenuous activity for after lunch? Join us for an abbreviated tour of the Freedom Trail! From Boston Common to Faneuil Hall and everything in between, let our highly trained and knowledgeable guides take you on a tour through Boston's downtown, and its history!
While our focus is on the American Revolution, there's so much more to our city than patriots and loyalists. Let us take you on a journey through our founding, independence, literary history and political drama as we follow along the Freedom Trail. Before we're through we're certainly you'll have fallen in love with our city just as much as we have!

Meeting Point

Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial

Freedom Trail, Boston, MA 02108, USA

Please meet your guide at the base of the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial. The monument itself doesn't have a street address, but it's located at the corner of Park and Beacon, and is directly across from the MA State House. Please follow the stairs down to the benches where your guide will be waiting.

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Boston Common

139 Tremont St, , Boston, 02111-1318, Massachusetts

We start on the beautiful Boston Common, for a quick overview of the tour and view of the Massachusetts State House and Robert Gould Shaw Memorial

10 minutes

Park Street Church

1 Park St., , Boston, 02108-4899, Massachusetts

Park Street Church is uniquely situated at the corner of park and Tremont, a crossroads of American history and conflicting ideals

5 minutes

Granary Burying Ground

Tremont Street, Boston, 02108, Massachusetts

Founding fathers, changemakers and colorful personalities have made the Granary Burying Ground their final resting place. Hear about these individuals fascinating lives (or deaths) and take in some of the most quintessentially New England mortuary art around.

10 minutes

King's Chapel

58 Tremont St, Boston, 02108-3201, Massachusetts

One of Boston Early Anglican Churches in Boston, King's Chapel is a witness sight to many of the events of the American Revolution, and its adjoining Burying Ground is the final resting place of a number of notable Bostonians

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old City Hall

45 School St, , Boston, 02108-3206, Massachusetts

The original sight of the Boston Latin School, famous students include a number of founding fathers, one of whom is its most famous drop-out! You'll have to join the tour to find out who!

6 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old Corner Bookstore

283 Washington St, , Boston, 02108-4304, Massachusetts

Once the center of literary life in New England, Old Corner Bookstore played host to Dickens, Stowe, Hawthorne and so many more!

Pass by without stopping

Old South Meeting House

310 Washington St, , Boston, 02108-4616, Massachusetts

One of Boston's early Puritan Congregations, Old South stood the test of time. The home congregation to both patriots and loyalists, this is the only original site connected to the Boston Tea Party left standing in Boston, its story of survival and endurance is worth remembering!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old State House

310 Washington Street, , Boston, 02108-1702, Massachusetts

The seat of Royal Government for Colonial Massachusetts, and Early State government for the Commonwealth, the political life of this building is where many of our nation's founders cut their teeth in politics. Join us to learn about how this civic center impacted people like john and Samuel Adams, John Hancock and many others!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Boston Massacre Site

206 Washington St, , Boston, 02109-1702, Massachusetts

Right in front of the East Façade of the Old State House happened one of the most pivotal moments in the lead up to the American Revolution. But what was the Boston Massacre really? And why would it take another 6 years for the impact of this event to boil over into the shot heard round the world?

5 minutes

Faneuil Hall Marketplace

1 Faneuil Hall Sq, Quincy Market, Boston, 02109-1604, Massachusetts

Faneuil Hall, once referred to as the "cradle of Liberty", the name has stuck since that moment. Our final stop on the abbreviated tour, we will part ways under the shadow of one of Boston's most recognizable landmarks.

5 minutes