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1-2 hours
Freedom Trail Foundation® Walk Into History Tour
The Freedom Trail Foundation's walking tour guides share revolutionary history tales at 11 of the 16 official Freedom Trail historic sites.
What you'll do
The Freedom Trail Foundation® Walk into History Tour ticket includes a 90-minute, one-mile Boston historic city tour led by 18th-century costumed guides who bring history to life.
Follow Boston's world-famous red brick path and hear over 250 years of history come to life.
On this walking tour, you will pass Boston's historic sites and meet 18th-century costumed guides. You'll see 11 historic sites, such as Boston Common, Massachusetts State House, Park Street Church, the Boston Massacre Site, and King’s Chapel.
Famous patriots such as Josiah Quincy, Henry Knox and Phillis Wheatley tell you their own stories and share lively anecdotes about the places, events, and drama of the American Revolution and beyond.
Boston Freedom Trail Foundation® Walk into History Tour highlights
Boston Common
The 'Central Park' of Boston. Dating back to 1634, it's the oldest public park in the United States.
Massachusetts State House
The current state capitol and house of government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the affluent Beacon Hill neighborhood. You'll recognize it by its prominent, gold-domed roof.
Park Street Church
Founded by former members of the Old South Meeting House, this church features a 217-foot steeple that stands out among the skyscrapers of the Financial District. It was used to store gunpowder during the War of 1812.
Granary Burying Ground
A cemetery founded in 1660, and the resting place for three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Paul Revere, and the five victims of the Boston Massacre.
King’s Chapel Burying Ground
The oldest cemetery in the city, founded in 1630, and the final resting place of John Winthrop, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s father, and Mary Chilton - the first European woman to step ashore in New England.
Old Corner Bookstore
Formerly the home of Anne Hutchinson, an accused heretic. It was subsequently a meeting-place for authors such as Wadsworth, Longfellow, Emerson, Hawthorne, Dickens, and Wendell-Holmes.
Old South Meeting House
The famous meeting point for the Boston Tea Party.
Old State House
The oldest surviving public building in Boston, and the seat of the first elected legislature in the ‘New World.’
Boston Massacre Site
The place where the American rebellion was sparked by the killing of five civilians.
Faneuil Hall
A marketplace and meeting house since 1742. It was also the site of speeches given by Samuel Adams and James Otis as they encouraged independence from Great Britain.
Where you'll be
139 Tremont Street, Boston, USHow to get there
Take the T: Green Line to Haymarket for ArtsBoston location. Red or Green Line to Park Street for Boston Common Visitor Center location.
Operating hours
Tours will be free on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Due to this, tour availability may be very limited. Consider taking this tour on a different day should your schedule allow.
Daily departure from the Boston Common Visitor Center: 11AM, 12PM, & 1PM
Effective March 1:
Daily departure from the Boston Common Visitor Center: 11AM, 12PM, & 1PM
(and 10AM on Saturday and Sunday)
Tour times are subject to change without notice
Closings & holidays
Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day
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