French-American Guided Tour of the Freedom Trail, Boston

Follow a professional historian, concerned about historical accuracy, able to address adults and children alike, in joy and good humor, to discuss the links between France and America. For example…
What are the links and controversies between the history of Quebec and New England?

Why was a young man of the French nobility, the Chevalier de Saint-Sauveur, assassinated by rebellious inhabitants?

How did the “Yankees” overcome their intolerance towards the French to beat the English on their side?

How did the Souvenir of the Marquis de La Fayette encourage Americans to fight and fall on the field of honor alongside the Poilus in 1917?

How did the 1775 Revolution spread from America to France in 1789, and from France to Haiti, Vietnam, and other struggles for Freedom and Human Rights, and what their consequences today?

Meeting Point

Boston Common Visitors Center

139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111, USA

Find your guide in 18th century attire at the stone circle.

What's included:

• Follow a professional historian and discover historical links between France and America.

Not included:

• Our itinerary ticket does not include the additional price of private museums on the route.

What to expect:

Duration: between 1 hour, 30 minutes and 2 hours

Boston Common

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

The oldest public park in the entire United States - and a site of development of all these national beliefs and values.

15 minutes

Granary Burying Ground

Tremont Street, Boston, 02108, Massachusetts

Discover the urban-American society of the 18th century, among hundreds of corpses!

10 minutes

King's Chapel

58 Tremont St, Boston, 02108-3201, Massachusetts

A stone church with a remarkable but forgotten history, which links the monarchy of Louis XVI to the young republic of American rebels! We will pause and talk outside, but entry into the chapel requires a separate private ticket with this museum.

8 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old South Church in Boston

645 Boylston St, , Boston, 02116-2804, Massachusetts

The seat of political resistance to the English Parliament, this building and church also shows the global roots of the famous 'Boston Tea Party' in 1773! We will pause and talk outside, but entry into the church requires a separate private ticket with this museum.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old State House

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

A museum dedicated to the memory of the infamous 'Boston Massacre'! We will pause and talk outside, but entry into the building requires a separate private ticket with this museum.

8 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Faneuil Hall Marketplace

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

A public market, a radical assembly hall, and a military cabinet, all in the center of modern Boston skyscrapers.

Pass by without stopping