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Boston's Best Freedom Trail Tour
4.5
1,754 Ratings
Boston
Experience the rich history of Boston on a captivating walking tour along the iconic Freedom Trail. Discover the stories of America’s Founding Fathers and the American Revolution.
Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Massachusetts State House - The New State House
“Boston State-House is the hub of the solar system” -OLIVER WENDALL HOLMES.
See the gold domed Massachusetts State House built in 1798 and hear about Colonial America the American Revolution.
- Park Street Church - An iconic site on The Tour of the Freedom Trail. Hear it’s history near it’s front steps. On Independence Day in 1831, America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee) was performed for the very first time.
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Granary Burying Ground - The Granary Cemetery
Resting place of Sam Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere
James Otis, the Boston Massacre victims, 3 signers of The Declaration of Independence, and many more, expect to spend up to 45 minutes here as the stories of colonial Boston take shape! - Boston Latin School - See America’s first Public School and hear about it’s famous Colonial American alumnus Benjamin Franklin Samuel Adams, see the Ben Franklin Statue
- Old Corner Bookstore - Stop at Boston’s oldest commercial building. This is where Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Thoreau’s Walden, and Longfellow’s Midnight Ride of Paul Revere were all published.
- Old South Meeting House - Guests will hear the story of The Boston Tea Party in the location where it happened, just outside the Old South Meeting House. Also guests will see and hear about the Paul Revere Bell.
- Old State House - See the location and stop to be told the inspiring story of the Boston Massacre.
- Statue of Samuel Adams - Hear about Faneuil Hall at the location of the Sam Adams and the story of his inaccurate statue.
- The Paul Revere House - Our guide will tell you the story of Paul revere house from outside the landmark.
- Paul Revere Mall - The ending location of this tour is the beautiful outdoor Paul Revere Mall
What's Included
- See top Boston sites such as the State House, Granary Burial Ground, and Paul Revere House
- Professional/Local Tour Guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
The Tour of The Freedom Trail by the Histrionic Academy is the best way to see and learn about Boston’s inspiring history. Following the Freedom Trail past several historic sites, guests will be amazed by the stories of America’s Founding Fathers, the American Revolution and New England’s Colonial History. This walking tour Follows the Freedom Trail from the Boston Common to the Paul Revere Mall in The North End!
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
- Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
- Due to the nature of this tour and the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund.
- The Granary Burial Ground is wheelchair accessible through a separate entrance. Guests who cannot climb stairs will be required to leave the tour momentarily and navigate to a separate entrance.
- GUESTS WHO CANNOT CLIMB STAIRS may use a separate entrance to the Granary Burial Ground.Some guests, such as those in a wheelchair, will need to depart from the tour momentarily and rejoin the group within the cemetery gates.
Location
Boston Common Visitors Center
Tremont Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Lauren_m
Jul 24, 2024
Wonderful experience! - Our guide stepped into the role and never broke character! He was funny, informative, and had just enough sass to keep us laughing!
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Lisa_l
Jul 23, 2024
Mother Goose’s Freedom Tour - Mother Goose was enthusiastic, entertaining and informative-we especially liked learning about the history of the Boston Massacre and the reason behind the Tea Party.
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L6829hmgregs
Jul 23, 2024
You will relish Captain Pickles - Captain Pickles was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, entertaining, and charismatic. The distance and topics covered was good. Strongly recommend to request Captain Pickles.
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Jayne_p
Jul 23, 2024
Great Freedom Trail experience! - Ben was a fantastic tour guide — very knowledgeable and engaging! Even my teenagers enjoyed it!!!
We learned a lot, even though we have done other Freedom Trail tours. So much history! Also felt the tour was a very good value for the price.
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John_w
Jul 23, 2024
Highly recommend this tour of Boston’s historical sites in a condensed period. - Ben, our tour guide, is a GREAT story teller. He weaved in interesting facts, including the backstories behind well known histories: famously including countering the “British are coming” declarative from Paul Revere. Once pointed out, it made perfect sense. Ben spoke to the “convenience” of our historical understanding, like the Boston Massacre, largely orchestrated, according to Ben, but Samuel Adams. While he included young kids frequently in his storytelling, the 1-1/2 hour duration will be challenging for the younger set to pay attention. Still, there were many families with younger children and I didn’t see anyone split off.
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Elizabethgc4499ak
Jul 21, 2024
Get Captain Pickles! - Captain Pickles was fantastic! Great energy, an encyclopedic knowledge of US Colonial history, great story teller. We really enjoyed the tour.
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Cassi_o
Jul 20, 2024
Amazing Experience! - Ben was a perfect guide! He made the experience fun and memorable. It was exactly what I was looking for as far as an entertaining and knowledgeable experience goes. Ben was also able to very easily accommodate my family (including a 15 month old in a stroller) without skipping a beat throughout the tour. We did this as our first activity in Boston and I am very glad we did. We left with a list of places we wanted to check out and see throughout our trip!
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Meredith_d
Jul 23, 2024
Good tour - While difficult to hear, it was a good tour. A shame there were sooooo many in the group. I think that made it challenging. The guide was good and dressed in period clothing. One cannot come to Boston and not walk parts of the Freedom Trail.
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Michealp648
Jul 22, 2024
Great tour with Captain Pickles - Very interesting tour of part of the Freedom Trail. “Captain Pickles” shared lots of information, but at a good level of detail without going too long on any one item. He used a portable microphone & speaker which really helped you be able to hear when you were farther back in the group or when city traffic was noisier. Group size was also good. Would recommend this tour. The price point was also good.
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Tourist769462
Jul 23, 2024
Too crowded and Too Uncouncious of the audience! - We have been on many walking tours and felt that this tour was overbooked, our Guide was not considerate of the many people on the tour and in general we could not hear a majority of the commentary even when making an effort to be as close as possible. The major issue was that the tour was overbooked and at first we considered this to be difficult for the Guide, but later realized that the Guide did not make any effort to deal with the audience he had, but rather was more interested in what he had to say and didn't make an effort to allow us to be a part of that experience.
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