Freedom Trail Walking Tour with Bunker Hill and USS Constitution

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More happy guests at the most famous ship in the world! — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Statue of Paul Revere with Old North Church — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

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.

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At a glance

Duration: 4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 16 people
People per booking: 1–12
Guide: English
Operated by: Walk & Talk Boston Walking Tours

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–16 years) · Adults (17–64 years) · Seniors (65–105 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Guide Gratuity! Your guide does not expect or accept gratuities.
Included: Four hour narrated walking tour of the entire Freedom Trail
Included: Narration and historical commentary throughout the tour

Not included

Not included: Admission to interiors are not included
Not included: Transportation to/from the meeting point
Not included: Personal expenses

Itinerary

Massachusetts State House

10 min Admission not included

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.
Park Street Church

5 min Admission not included

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!
Granary Burying Ground

10 min

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.
King's Chapel

10 min Admission not included

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.
Old City Hall

10 min

We visit the statue of Benjamin Franklin and a marker commemorating the oldest and still-operating school in the Colony.
Old South Meeting House

10 min Admission not included

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.
Old State House

10 min Admission not included

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 Marketplace

10 min

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.
Ebenezer Hancock House

10 min

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.
The Paul Revere House

5 min Admission not included

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.
Old North Church & Historic Site

10 min Admission not included

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.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground

10 min

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.
Bunker Hill Monument

10 min

Learn here about the Battle of Bunker Hill -- fought on Breed's Hill. While losing the battle, the British losses were triple those of the Patriots.
USS Constitution

10 min

The oldest commissioned war ship in the world is our final stop. Old Ironsides served the US Navy for many years both in US and foreign waters. It is a remarkable treasure.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

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.