Freedom Trail: Small Group Tour of Revolutionary Boston

Boston's principal role in launching the American Revolution is linked by the brick-lined Freedom Trail. This world-famous pedestrian path is best experienced on foot, in a small group, with a knowledgeable local guide! Your 2.5-hour tour travels from Boston Common to Copp's Hill Terrace in the North End, providing guests a chance to see ALL SIXTEEN official landmarks on the Freedom Trail.

Our small-group walking tour delves deeply into the years 1760 to 1776, the tumultuous years leading into the American Revolution. We walk in the footsteps of Colonial Bostonians, all of whom grappled with the difficult—yet essential—question of loyalty or rebellion to crown and country.

With a captivating storytelling approach, Hub Town Tours provides the perfect introduction to Boston's status as America's "Cradle of Liberty." As we travel past historic landmarks from Revolutionary Boston, your guide shares the gripping story of a small colonial town careening toward war with a global empire.

Itinerary
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Stop At: 300th Anniversary Monument, 99 Spruce St, Boston, MA 02108, USA

Meet your guide at the 300th Anniversary Monument on Boston Common, directly opposite 50 Beacon Street and steps from the iconic Freedom Trail.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon St Beacon Hill, Boston, MA 02133-1099

Massachusetts state capitol and "Hub of the Solar System" (1798)

Stop At: Boston Common, 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111-1318

Oldest public land in the Americas and Boston's communal grazing pasture (1634)

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Park Street Church, One Park Street, Boston, MA 02108-4899

Active church and tallest building in 19th-century Boston (1809)

Stop At: Granary Burying Ground, Tremont Street (between Park and School Sreets), Boston, MA 02108

Boston's third-oldest burying ground and final resting place for Revolutionary Boston (1660)

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02108-3201

First Church of England in Puritan Boston (1686, 1754)

Pass By: King's Chapel Burying Ground, Tremont Street Between School And Park Streets, Boston, MA 02108-3201

Oldest burying ground in Boston (1630)

Stop At: Statue of Benjamin Franklin, School St. at City Hall Ave, Boston, MA

Site of oldest public school in the Americas, Boston Latin School (1635)

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Old City Hall, 45 School St, Boston, MA 02108-3206

Center of Boston politics for more than a century (1865)

Pass By: Old Corner Bookstore, 283 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108-4304

Former publishing house of Ticknor & Fields (1718)

Pass By: Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108-4616

Congregationalist meeting house (1729) and origin site of Boston Tea Party (1773)

Pass By: Old State House, 206 Washington St, Boston, MA 02109-1702

Colonial capitol of Massachusetts Bay Colony and oldest public building in Boston (1713)

Stop At: Boston Massacre Site, 206 Washington St, Boston, MA 02109-1702

Tragedy strikes when British soldiers kill five Bostonians (1770)

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Statue of Samuel Adams, Congress Street Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA 02109

Renowned political leader of Boston's Sons of Liberty

Stop At: Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 1 Faneuil Hall Sq Quincy Market, Boston, MA 02109-1604

Hosted Boston's town meeting and known today as "The Cradle of Liberty" (1742)

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Union Oyster House, 41 Union St, Boston, MA 02108, USA

Oldest restaurant in the United States (1826) located in historic building (1704)

Stop At: North Square Park, North Square &, Moon St, Boston, MA 02113

Historic public square in heart of Boston's North End (1634)

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: The Paul Revere House, 19 North Sq, Boston, MA 02113-2405

Home of Paul Revere and oldest structure in Downtown Boston (1680)

Stop At: Paul Revere Statue, Paul Revere Mall, Boston, MA 02113

Pedestrian-only space honoring the famous Midnight Ride (1775)

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Old North Church & Historic Site, 193 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113-1123

Boston's oldest church held signal lanterns during Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (1723)

Pass By: Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Corner of Snow Hill and Hull Streets, Boston, MA 02118

Second-oldest burying ground in Boston (1659)

Stop At: Copps Hill Terrace, Boston, MA, USA

Our tour concludes overlooking the Charles River and two major Freedom Trail landmarks: the U.S.S. Constitution (1797) and Bunker Hill Monument (1775 battle)

Duration: 20 minutes

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