Freedom Trail Walking Tour with Bunker Hill and USS Constitution
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Most tours of the Freedom Trail are partial tours, skipping sections to save time. This tours will take you from start to finish -- with a focus on the people and events that propelled peaceful Puritans into revolutionaries willing to give their lives to separate themselves from Great Britain. If you want the complete story, including visiting Bunker Hill and the USS Constitution, this is your tour! FAQs! How long is the tour? It takes about four hours. Are there restrooms? Yes, of course. There are four, and we always stop when someone requests a break. What should I carry? A large water! Camera and hat, and be sure to check the forecast and dress accordingly. Adults bring your ID. You may also want to bring a snack to enjoy as you walk. How do we get back to downtown? There are two main ways: walk or take a ferry to Long Wharf. Is this a good tour for children? Kids who are at least 12 years old usually enjoy the tour. The tour is not recommended for younger children.
Inclusions
What's included
- Guide Gratuity! Your guide does not expect or accept gratuities.
- Four hour narrated walking tour of the entire Freedom Trail
- Narration and historical commentary throughout the tour
What's not
- Admission to interiors are not included
- Transportation to/from the meeting point
- Personal expenses
Itinerary
You'll see all three buildings used as the seat of Massachusetts government. This is the current State House, designed by the father of Federal Architecture, Charles Bulfinch.
At the time it was built, the church was the tallest building in the country. It's history is tied to the Abolition Movement and was know at "Brimstone Corner" both for the fiery sermons and a surprise of what was once stored in the cellar!
This is the resting place of many of the key figures of the Revolution. You'll meet them and have a brief introduction to each and the roles they played. Buried here are Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock and the victims of the Boston Massacre.
This 1749 Anglican Church is where the first conflict erupted between Puritans and the King when in the 1680's the King stole land to place an unwanted church in Boston.
We visit the statue of Benjamin Franklin and a marker commemorating the oldest and still-operating school in the Colony.
Meeting halls were exceptionally important in Colonial times. People heard from preachers and politicians. Most notably, it was from this Puritan Meeting House that Samuel Adams launched the Boston Tea Party and, in doing so, practically guaranteed the war that would follow.
Once the head of the hated British government, this was the site of a fiery court battle that demonstrated the disregard for Colonial rights in 1761. It is also the site of the 1770 Boston Massacre where innocent citizens were gunned down in cold blood... or did it happen a bit differently?
Faneuil Hall has a history of hosting great speakers. From Samuel Adams who decried "No taxation without representation" to escaped slave and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass.
There is much to see in the "Blackstone Block", from the offices of newspaper, "Massachusetts Spy" to the "Headquarters of the Revolution" (a bar!) to the home of Ebenezer Hancock, brother of John, who's home was used to store money sent from the French to support the Revolution.
One of the oldest homes remaining in Boston, Revere purchased this 1680 Post-Medieval house in 1770 where he fathered sixteen children with two wives.
This church is key to the story of the Revolution when it was used to notify Patriots across narrow waters in Charlestown that the British "Regulars" would pass through Cambridge on their march to collect guns and powder in Lexington and Concord.
A brief visit to this burying ground to understand the geography of the Battle of Bunker Hill and visit a grave marker with an interesting story. to tell.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Good tour
Good tour. Guide was super knowledgeable and didn’t use one of those annoying microphones and also didn’t dress in costume which I was a-okay with. He had small groups, which was GREAT!!! A LOT of walking. Definitely wear good shoes, definitely bring drinks and snacks.
4Long walk
It is a very long walk. Very few breaks only here and there. I suggest that at one point he stop for a lunch break for 30 minutes. Preferably before you make the walk across the bridge. Lots of up hill climbing. However he is very knowledgeable and the info is great for history buffs!!
510/10
Amazing experience. Highly recommend if you want to learn about the history and have a great storyteller do it.
5Excellent your
Good fun! Learned a lot and enjoyed Mark’s historical narration of the revolution.
5Without a doubt, the best guided tour option!
This will be the best four hours you spend in Boston! Mark is an extremely well informed guide who loves to share all the important and often untold backstories of the American Revolution! Thank you for a wonderful experience, Mark, and we can't wait to do it again on our next trip!
5Amazing!! Look No Further….This is THE TOUR!!
Mark was amazing!! He was extremely knowledgeable. We both learned things about America and the revolution that neither of us had ever heard. He expertly weaves the story of each of the characters and their roles in the revolution from the beginning of the tour to the end. He keeps his tour groups small, incorporates breaks and time for questions. As we toured, we had the opportunity to see and hear several other tour guides with their groups. The other groups were much larger, some guides were reading from scripts and others were play acting. No offense to those people, but they made us appreciate choosing Marks tour over others. The timing of the breaks, availability of places to sit during the breaks, and the pacing of the tour overall was perfect. Mark is passionate about the topic and he really makes the tour amazing. You won’t find a better Freedom Trail tour!! Book it now!!
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Directly across the street from main stairs of the Massachusetts State House. Note! This is the current State House on Beacon Street across from the Boston Common.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 16 travellers
- Operated by
- Walk & Talk Boston Walking Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Boston
- Its from-price is 20% below the median of the 476 experiences we list in Boston.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 22 of 476.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Boston
Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, is a compact harbour city of colonial history, red-brick streets, universities and seafood on the New England coast.
Boston was founded in 1630 and played a central part in the American Revolution, and its Freedom Trail, a red line on the pavement, links sixteen sites across the old centre, from Boston Common to Charlestown. Beacon Hill has gas lamps, cobbled streets and brick row houses, while the North End, the old Italian quarter, has the Old North Church and the Paul Revere House.
Top-ranked sights in Boston: Boston North End, Boston Old State House, Massachusetts State House.
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