Tours
History BuffTour of the Freedom Trail
$25–$50Costumed guides lead a walking tour of Boston's Freedom Trail from Boston Common past the State House, Old South and Faneuil Hall.
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Boston Common Visitor Center
Boston Common Visitor Center is a sightseeing stop in Boston, MA, part of the Boston guide. Cost: free.
139 Tremont Street · Boston, MA
Why you should go…
The Boston Common Visitor Center is run by Meet Boston, the city's official tourism organization, and sits on the Tremont Street side of Boston Common next to the Park Street T station. Staff hand out maps and brochures, sell souvenirs and book tickets for Freedom Trail walks, trolley and duck tours, harbor cruises and museums such as the New England Aquarium and the Boston Tea Party Ships. It sits a short walk from the start of the Freedom Trail. Open daily from 8:30 am to 4:45 pm.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Boston Common Visitor Center, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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The Freedom Trail
FreeFollow the famous red brick line past 16 Revolutionary landmarks, from Boston Common to Bunker Hill.
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Granary Burying Ground
FreeA 1660 burial ground on the Freedom Trail where Paul Revere, Samuel Adams and John Hancock rest among slate headstones.
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Massachusetts State House
FreeTour the gold-domed 1798 capitol on Beacon Hill, with marble halls, murals and the Sacred Cod in the House chamber.
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Old South Meeting House
Under $25The 1729 meeting house where thousands gathered before the Boston Tea Party, now a museum of protest and free speech.
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Boston Public Garden & Swan Boats
FreeAmerica's first public botanical garden, weeping willows, the Make Way for Ducklings statues, and famous Swan Boats.
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