Boston Common Visitor Center

Meet Boston's walk-in visitor center on the Tremont Street edge of Boston Common, beside Park Street station, with maps, brochures and attraction tickets.

139 Tremont Street · Boston, MA

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Price: No admission fee
Good for: First-time visitors
Groups with kids
Public transit nearby: 8 | Boston CommonSubway and Light rail 15, 39, 43, 57, B, C, D, E and 4 more · 110 ft away
Park StreetSubway and Light rail 15, 39, 43, 57, B, C, D, E and 4 more · 120 ft away
5 | Summer St Atlantic AveSubway and Train and Bus 4, 7, 11, Commuter Rail Shuttle, Fairmount Line Shuttle, Franklin Line Shuttle, Kingston Line Shuttle, Red Line and 7 more · 0.5 mi away
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Flying in: Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is about 3 miles away.
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About Boston Common Visitor Center

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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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.

Tours
History Buff
Tour of the Freedom Trail
$25–$50
Costumed guides lead a walking tour of Boston's Freedom Trail from Boston Common past the State House, Old South and Faneuil Hall.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sightseeing
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The Freedom Trail
No admission fee
Follow the famous red brick line past 16 Revolutionary landmarks, from Boston Common to Bunker Hill.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sightseeing
History Buff
Granary Burying Ground
No admission fee
A 1660 burial ground on the Freedom Trail where Paul Revere, Samuel Adams and John Hancock rest among slate headstones.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sightseeing
History Buff
Massachusetts State House
No admission fee
Tour the gold-domed 1798 capitol on Beacon Hill, with marble halls, murals and the Sacred Cod in the House chamber.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Museums
History Buff
Boston Athenæum
Under $25
Buy a ticket to tour the galleries and reading rooms of a Beacon Hill library founded in 1807.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Museums
History Buff
Old South Meeting House
Under $25
The 1729 meeting house where thousands gathered before the Boston Tea Party, now a museum of protest and free speech.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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