Boston American Revolution History Tour

2025: 250th Anniversary Celebration of America's Birthday! Great Boston Tours offers America's most comprehensive tour of the sites in Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 that triggered the American Revolution. This 250th America's Birthday tour invites history lovers on a deep dive into the beginning stages of the American Revolution. Operated by a local American history expert, the day tour offers a level of information and attention to detail that simply cannot be experienced anywhere else in the Boston area. In 2025, to celebrate America 250, our nation's birthday, the National Park Service has embarked on a massive restoration and updating of key sites, exhibits and Battle Road. New for 2025 is admission to the Concord Museum. Get ready for a once in a lifetime experience!
With stops in Lexington, Concord, the Concord Museum and more, you'll experience the key moments of the events that changed the world forever.

What's included:

• Bottled Water
• Full Day Lexington and Concord Tour from Boston
• Admission to the Concord Museum
• Tour Lexington and Concord, the sites that triggered the American Revolution on April 19, 1775
• Celebrate 2025, the 250th Anniversary Celebration of America's Birthday

Not included:

• Gratuities

What to expect:

Duration: between 8 hours and 9 hours

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

77 Massachusetts Ave, , Cambridge, 02139-4307, Massachusetts

Located adjacent to the greatest concentration of biotech and pharmaceutical firms in the world, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), is rated the one of the best universities anywhere. See the iconic dome and other amazing buildings on the way to Harvard Square.

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Harvard University

1350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, 02138-3800, Massachusetts

America's oldest College from 1637. George Washington used the old dorms to garrison his officers during the Siege of Boston after the Battle of Bunker Hill.

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Cambridge Common

Garden Street & Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 02138, Massachusetts

Follow in the footsteps of William Dawes on his ride through Harvard Square to sound the alarm: "the regulars are about"! See Harvard College, America's oldest college (1637). The Common is where George Washington assumed command of the Continental Army under the Great Elm Tree.

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Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Massachusetts

105 Brattle Street, , Cambridge, 02138-3407, Massachusetts

Washington's Headquarters on Brattle Street (Tory Row) is where the general planned out over several months the Siege of Boston.

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Lexington Green

Bedford St, Lexington, 02420-4403, Massachusetts

Battle Green is the oldest military burial site in America, where 77 brave Minutemen under command of Captain John Parker were gunned down on the morning of April 19, 1775 that would lead to the American Revolution and birth of a new nation.

45 minutes

Lexington Visitors Center

1875 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, 02420-4807, Massachusetts

Operated by the Town of Lexington, there is a battle diorama and other displays depicting the events of that fateful morning of April 19, 1775 when 77 Minutemen faced off against 700 Redcoats, leading to the American Revolution.
New for 2025: Visit the new adjacent Town of Lexington history museum, open in time for America's 250th Birthday, a 2 year extravaganza.

45 minutes

Battle Road Trail

Concord, Massachusetts

Completely renovated for 2025, the Battle Road Trail is a five-mile trail connecting historic sites from Meriam’s Corner in Concord to the eastern boundary of the park in Lexington. Much of the trail follows the original remnants of the Battle Road, where thousands of Colonial Militia and British Regulars fought a bloody engagement on April 19, 1775. In some areas, the trail leaves the historic road to follow the route of the Minute Men, traversing farming fields, wetlands, and forests. Witness homes and taverns have been renovated, and Battle Road landscaped, in preparation to the 250th Anniversary of America's birthday for the 2025 season.

2 hours

Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House

399 Lexington Rd, Concord, 01742-3712, Massachusetts

See the homestead of the author of "Little Women", Louisa May Alcott.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson House

28 Cambridge Turnpike, , Concord, 01742-3700, Massachusetts

See the home of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the poet who enshrined our collective memory of Paul Revere and the American Revolution.

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Wright Tavern Center

2 Lexington Rd, Concord, 01742-2525, Massachusetts

Home of the secretive shadow government being established to challenge British Rule and temporary field headquarters of the British Red Coats on April 19, 1775.

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Concord Museum

53 Cambridge Turnpike, Lexington Rd, Concord, 01742-3701, Massachusetts

See the extensive collections from the Colonial Era, the American Revolution, Henry Longfellow and the literary society displayed in this remarkable museum (admission is included).

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included