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The Freedom Trail, Boston, MA
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The Freedom Trail

The Freedom Trail is a sightseeing stop in Boston, MA, part of the Boston guide. Cost: free. Open year-round.

Starts at Boston Common Visitor Center, 139 Tremont St · Boston, MA

Why you should go…

This 2.5-mile red brick line is the single best introduction to Boston, stringing together 16 landmarks including Paul Revere's House, Old North Church, and Faneuil Hall. Walk it free on your own or join a costumed 18th-century guide for the full story. It is quite simply the most famous walk in America.

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  • #history
  • #landmarks
  • #self-guided
  • #revolutionary war

What's around here?

The closest stops to The Freedom Trail, 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.

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  • Sightseeing
    Free Entry

    Boston Common Visitor Center

    Free

    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.

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  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Granary Burying Ground

    Free

    A 1660 burial ground on the Freedom Trail where Paul Revere, Samuel Adams and John Hancock rest among slate headstones.

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  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Massachusetts State House

    Free

    Tour the gold-domed 1798 capitol on Beacon Hill, with marble halls, murals and the Sacred Cod in the House chamber.

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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.

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  • Sport & Outdoor
    Family Favorite

    Boston Public Garden & Swan Boats

    Free

    America's first public botanical garden, weeping willows, the Make Way for Ducklings statues, and famous Swan Boats.

    0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor