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The Freedom Trail

The Boston Freedom Trail is a world-famous historic attraction visited by over 4 million people every year. Marked by a red brick line, it stretches through downtown Boston, leading you to 16 historically significant sites connected to the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.

Covering 250 years of American history, the Freedom Trail is a unique collection of museums, churches, meeting houses, burial grounds, parks, and a ship that tells the inspiring story of the American Revolution and beyond.

You can walk the trail on your own or join a 90-minute tour led by local guides, immersing you in the city’s unique history, from the landing at Plymouth Rock to the beginnings of the American Revolution. 

 

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Stops on the Fredom Trail

Boston Common
Downtown
Freedom Trail Stop, Wheelchair accessible Established in 1634, Boston Common is America’s oldest public park. Puritan colonists purchased the land rights to the Common’s 44 acres from the first European settler of the area, Anglican minister William Blackstone.
Massachusetts State House
Beacon Hill
Freedom Trail Stop, Wheelchar Accessible, Restrooms, Braille,Large Print, Listening Device Designed by Charles Bulfinch, the ‘new’ and current State House has served as the seat of Massachusetts government since its opening in 1798. Holding the legislative and executive branches, it sits adjacent to the former site of the historic Hancock mansion.
Park Street Church
Downtown
Freedom Trail Stop, Wheelchair access, Restrooms The church was founded in 1809, at the corner of Park and Tremont Streets, atop the site of Boston’s town grain storage building, or granary. Designed by Peter Banner, the 217 ft. steeple of Park Street Church was once the first landmark travelers saw when approaching Boston.
Granary Burying Ground
Downtown
Freedom Trail Stop, Wheelchair accessible Established in 1660, some of America's most notable citizens rest here. Named for the 12,000-bushel grain storage building that was once next door, the historic burying ground has approximately 2,300 markers.
King's Chapel
Downtown
Freedom Trail Stop Founded in 1686 as Boston’s first Anglican church, King’s Chapel is home to over 330 years of history. The 1754 granite building still stands on the church’s original site: the corner of Boston’s oldest English burying ground.
Boston Latin School
Downtown
Freedom Trail Stop Boston Latin School, founded on April 23, 1635, is the oldest public school in America. It offered free education to boys - rich or poor - while girls attended private schools at home. Until the completion of the schoolhouse in 1645, classes were held in the home of the first headmaster, Philemon Pormont. A mosaic and a statue of former student Benjamin Franklin currently marks the location of the original schoolhouse.
Old Corner Bookstore
Downtown
Freedom Trail Stop Constructed in 1718, the Old Corner Bookstore is downtown Boston’s oldest commercial building and was home to the 19th-century publishing giant Ticknor and Fields, producer of many venerable American titles including Thoreau’s Walden, Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Longfellow's Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, and the Atlantic Monthly including Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Old South Meeting House
Downtown
Freedom Trail Stop, Wheelchair, Restrooms, Large Print, Braille, Listening Device Experience history where the Boston Tea Party began! This hall rang with words from Puritan sermons, public meetings, and the tea tax debates - visit Old South Meeting House and add your voice to history.
Old State House
Downtown
Freedom Trail Stop Through Massacre, Revolution, and fire, the Old State House stands as the oldest surviving public building in Boston. Built in 1713, the building served as the center of civic, political, and business life.
Boston Massacre Site
Downtown
Freedom Trail Stop, Wheelchair accessible On March 5, 1770, after months of tensions due to occupation and taxation, Bostonians and Redcoats clashed in the streets of Boston. What ended with five civilians killed by gunfire, Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick and Patrick Carr, led to the rallying of Bostonians against the Crown and the evacuation of troops in Boston. They would not return until 1774.
Faneuil Hall
Downtown
Freedom Trail Stop, Wheelchair accessible, Restrooms Often referred to as "the home of free speech" and the "Cradle of Liberty," Faneuil Hall hosted America's first Town Meeting. The Hall's vital role in revolutionary politics had not been part of its original plans, but it became home to an intricate collection of events that shaped the nation's history.
Paul Revere House
Downtown
Freedom Trail Stop, Wheelchair accessible, Restrooms, Large Print Built around 1680, the Paul Revere House, owned by the legendary patriot from 1770-1800, is the oldest remaining structure in downtown Boston and also the only official Freedom Trail historic site that is a home.
Old North Church
North End
Visit the site that launched the American Revolution! Built in 1723, Boston’s oldest church is best known for the midnight ride of Paul Revere and “One if by land, two if by sea.” Built around 1680, the Paul Revere House, owned by the legendary patriot from 1770-1800, is the oldest remaining structure in downtown Boston and also the only official Freedom Trail historic site that is a home.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
North End
Freedom Trail Stop Named after shoemaker William Copp, Copp’s Hill Burying Ground is the final resting place and burying ground of merchants, artisans, and craftspeople who lived in the North End.
USS Constitution
Charlestown
Freedom Trail Stop Launched in Boston in 1797, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat and earned her nickname "Old Ironsides" during the War of 1812 when she fought the British frigate HMS Guerriere.
Bunker Hill Monument
Charlestown
Freedom Trail Stop The Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War and predicted the character and outcome of the rest of the war.
Freedom Trail
Downtown
Freedom Trail, Popular, 1.5 hours, Wheelchair accessible The Boston Freedom Trail is a world-famous historic attraction visited by over 4 million people every year. Marked by a red brick line, it stretches through downtown Boston, leading you to 16 historically significant sites connected to the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.

 

 

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Restaurants near the Freedom Trail

West End Johnnie's Contemporary American Faneuil Hall$$*4.5 Check Restaurant
Beacon Hill Hotel European Beacon Hill$$*4.5 Check Restaurant
75 Chestnut Contemporary American Beacon Hill$$*4.7 Check Restaurant
Carrie Nation Contemporary American Beacon Hill$$*4.3 Check Restaurant
Rosa Mexicano - Boston Mexican Seaport$$*4.3 Check Restaurant
Para Maria Kitchen and Bar Global, International Seaport$$*3.8 Check Restaurant
Trattoria Il Panino Italian North End$$*4.6 Check Restaurant
Gordon Ramsay Burger - Boston Burgers Faneuil Hall$$*3.9 Check Restaurant
Ma Maison French Beacon Hill$$*4.8 Check Restaurant
Beacon Hill Books & Cafe Café Beacon Hill$$*4.5 Check Restaurant
Margaritaville - Boston American Faneuil Hall$$*4.3 Check Restaurant
Lucia Ristorante Italian North End$$*4.1 Check Restaurant
Moxies - Boston Seaport American Seaport$$*4.6 Check Restaurant
Alma Gaucha Brazilian Steakhouse Seaport$$*4.7 Check Restaurant
Tiki Rock Comfort Food Financial District$$*4.1 Check Restaurant
Citrus & Salt Contemporary Mexican Seaport$$*4.6 Check Restaurant
Emmet's Irish Pub and Restaurant Irish Beacon Hill$$*4.6 Check Restaurant
TreMonte Restaurant - North End Italian North End$$ Check Restaurant
Ristorante Saraceno Italian North End$$ Check Restaurant
Antonio's Cucina Italiana Italian Beacon Hill$$ Check Restaurant
Assaggio Italian North End$$$*4.7 Check Restaurant
Aqua Pazza Seafood North End$$$*4.8 Check Restaurant
Joia Italian Financial District$$$*4.4 Check Restaurant
Amber Road American Financial District$$$*4.6 Check Restaurant
Oceanaire Seafood Room - Boston Seafood Financial District$$$*4.7 Check Restaurant
Riccardo's Italian North End$$$*4.4 Check Restaurant
The Dubliner Irish Pub & Restaurant Irish Beacon Hill$$$*4.6 Check Restaurant
Ocean Prime - Boston Seaport Steak Seaport$$$*4.7 Check Restaurant
Libertine Italian North End$$$*4.4 Check Restaurant
Lucca North End Italian North End$$$*4.5 Check Restaurant
Bacco Ristorante & Bar Italian North End$$$*4.5 Check Restaurant
Villa Francesca Italian North End$$$*4.4 Check Restaurant
The Fed at the Langham, Boston Cocktail Bar Financial District$$$*4.4 Check Restaurant
Servia Mediterranean Financial District$$$*4.8 Check Restaurant
The Florentine Cafe Italian North End$$$*4.7 Check Restaurant
Joe’s Waterfront American North End$$$*4.2 Check Restaurant
Tuscan Kitchen - Seaport Italian Seaport$$$ Check Restaurant
Umbria Italian North End$$$$*4.5 Check Restaurant
Smith & Wollensky Boston – Atlantic Wharf Steakhouse Seaport$$$$*4.5 Check Restaurant
The Palm Boston Steakhouse Financial District$$$$*4.5 Check Restaurant
The Nautilus - Boston Pier 4 Pan-Asian Seaport$$$$*$50 Check Restaurant
Eddie Merlot's Prime Aged Beef & Seafood - Boston Steakhouse Seaport$$$$*4.3 Check Restaurant

  

Hotels near the Freedom Trail 

Club Quarters Hotel Faneuil Hall, BostonDowntown Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.3* Check Restaurant
Sonder by Marriott Bonvoy Pierce Boston Apartments FenwayFenway Kenmore, Boston$$Scored 8.6* Check Restaurant
Hampton Inn Boston Logan AirportBoston$$Scored 7.6* Check Restaurant
Hyatt Centric Faneuil Hall BostonFinancial District, Boston$$Scored 8.5* Check Restaurant
Hampton Inn Boston Seaport DistrictWaterfront, Boston$$Scored 8.4* Check Restaurant
Boston Omni Parker House HotelDowntown Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.1* Check Restaurant
Hilton Garden Inn Boston Logan AirportEast Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.6* Check Restaurant
The Revolution HotelSouth End, Boston$$Scored 8.4* Check Restaurant
Harborside InnFinancial District, Boston$$Scored 8.3* Check Restaurant
citizenM Boston Back BayFenway Kenmore, Boston$$Scored 8.9* Check Restaurant
Copley Square Hotel, a FOUND HotelBack Bay, Boston$$Scored 7.8* Check Restaurant
citizenM Boston North StationWest End, Boston$$Scored 8.9* Check Restaurant
Holiday Inn Express Boston by IHGDorchester, Boston$$Scored 8.3* Check Restaurant
Hyatt Regency BostonTheater District, Boston$$Scored 8.5* Check Restaurant
Embassy Suites Boston at Logan AirportEast Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.2* Check Restaurant
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston - DowntownDowntown Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.3* Check Restaurant
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston BaysideDorchester, Boston$$Scored 7.9* Check Restaurant
Hilton Boston Logan AirportEast Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.0* Check Restaurant
Hampton Inn & Suites Boston Crosstown CenterSouth End, Boston$$Scored 7.4* Check Restaurant
Wyndham Boston Beacon HillWest End, Boston$$Scored 7.2* Check Restaurant
Found Hotel Boston CommonTheater District, Boston$$Scored 7.8* Check Restaurant
Newbury Guest HouseBack Bay, Boston$$Scored 9.0* Check Restaurant
The Verb HotelFenway Kenmore, Boston$$Scored 9.3* Check Restaurant
Courtyard by Marriott Boston DowntownTheater District, Boston$$Scored 7.8* Check Restaurant
Hyatt Place Boston/Seaport DistrictWaterfront, Boston$$Scored 8.8* Check Restaurant
YOTEL BostonWaterfront, Boston$$Scored 8.2* Check Restaurant
The Dagny BostonFinancial District, Boston$$Scored 9.0* Check Restaurant
Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Harbor on Tudor WharfCharlestown, Boston$$Scored 8.7* Check Restaurant
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Boston - CambridgeAllston/Brighton, Boston$$Scored 8.5* Check Restaurant
Hyatt Regency Boston HarborEast Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.5* Check Restaurant
Hilton Boston Park PlazaTheater District, Boston$$Scored 7.2* Check Restaurant
Cambria Hotel Boston Downtown - SeaportSouth Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.0* Check Restaurant
The Westin Copley Place, BostonBack Bay, Boston$$Scored 8.4* Check Restaurant
Courtyard Boston-South BostonDorchester, Boston$$Scored 8.4* Check Restaurant
Battery Wharf Hotel, Boston WaterfrontNorth End, Boston$$Scored 8.2* Check Restaurant
Seaport Hotel® BostonWaterfront, Boston$$Scored 9.1* Check Restaurant
Moxy Boston DowntownDowntown Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.0* Check Restaurant
The Eliot HotelBack Bay, Boston$$Scored 9.0* Check Restaurant
Hotel Indigo Boston Garden by IHGWest End, Boston$$Scored 8.4* Check Restaurant
Hilton Boston Back BayFenway Kenmore, Boston$$Scored 7.9* Check Restaurant
Aloft Boston Seaport DistrictSouth Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.1* Check Restaurant
Ramada by Wyndham BostonDorchester, Boston$$Scored 6.4* Check Restaurant
Omni Boston Hotel at the SeaportWaterfront, Boston$$Scored 8.6* Check Restaurant
AC Hotel by Marriott Boston DowntownSouth End, Boston$$Scored 8.2* Check Restaurant
Marriott Vacation Club® at Custom House, Boston Financial District, Boston$$Scored 9.1* Check Restaurant
Eurostars The BoxerWest End, Boston$$Scored 7.8* Check Restaurant
Revere Hotel Boston CommonTheater District, Boston$$Scored 8.3* Check Restaurant
Hotel AKA Back BayBack Bay, Boston$$Scored 8.6* Check Restaurant
Pennyweight Hotel Boston, Curio Collection by HiltonWest End, Boston$$Scored 8.0* Check Restaurant
Sheraton Boston HotelBack Bay, Boston$$Scored 8.1* Check Restaurant
Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Back Bay/FenwayFenway Kenmore, Boston$$Scored 8.2* Check Restaurant
Courtyard Boston Copley SquareBack Bay, Boston$$Scored 8.4* Check Restaurant
W BostonTheater District, Boston$$Scored 8.3* Check Restaurant
Fairmont Copley PlazaBack Bay, Boston$$Scored 8.2* Check Restaurant
Boston Marriott Copley PlaceBack Bay, Boston$$Scored 8.7* Check Restaurant
The Whitney Hotel BostonBeacon Hill, Boston$$Scored 9.2* Check Restaurant
Element Boston Seaport DistrictSouth Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.5* Check Restaurant
The Bostonian BostonDowntown Boston, Boston$$Scored 7.7* Check Restaurant
Courtyard by Marriott Boston Logan AirportEast Boston, Boston$$Scored 7.8* Check Restaurant
Courtyard Boston Downtown/North StationWest End, Boston$$Scored 8.8* Check Restaurant
Renaissance Boston Seaport DistrictWaterfront, Boston$$Scored 8.1* Check Restaurant
Residence Inn Boston Downtown/South EndSouth End, Boston$$Scored 8.3* Check Restaurant
InterContinental Boston by IHGDowntown Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.8* Check Restaurant
Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Downtown SeaportWaterfront, Boston$$Scored 9.0* Check Restaurant
The Colonnade HotelBack Bay, Boston$$Scored 8.5* Check Restaurant
AC Hotel by Marriott Boston Cleveland CircleBoston$$Scored 8.3* Check Restaurant
Charlesmark HotelBack Bay, Boston$$Scored 8.1* Check Restaurant
The Envoy Hotel, Autograph CollectionWaterfront, Boston$$Scored 7.4* Check Restaurant
enVision Hotel Boston-EverettBoston$$Scored 7.7* Check Restaurant
The Westin Boston Seaport DistrictWaterfront, Boston$$Scored 8.5* Check Restaurant
The Liberty, a Luxury Collection Hotel, BostonWest End, Boston$$Scored 7.9* Check Restaurant
Hotel CommonwealthFenway Kenmore, Boston$$Scored 8.9* Check Restaurant
Hotel AKA Boston CommonDowntown Boston, Boston$$Scored 8.3* Check Restaurant
Hotel BostonAllston/Brighton, Boston$$Scored 7.2* Check Restaurant
Boston Marriott Long WharfNorth End, Boston$$Scored 8.4* Check Restaurant
The Inn at Longwood MedicalFenway Kenmore, Boston$$Scored 7.8* Check Restaurant
No. 284 Back Bay Hotel, Sonder by Marriott BonvoyBack Bay, Boston$$Scored 8.1* Check Restaurant
Beacon Hill HotelBeacon Hill, Boston$$Scored 8.3* Check Restaurant
Good Hotels BostonSouth End, Boston$$Scored 7.8* Check Restaurant
The Newbury BostonBack Bay, Boston$$$Scored 8.9* Check Restaurant
Boston Harbor HotelNorth End, Boston$$$Scored 9.2* Check Restaurant
Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, BostonFenway Kenmore, Boston$$$Scored 9.3* Check Restaurant
The Langham, BostonFinancial District, Boston$$$Scored 9.2* Check Restaurant
The Ritz-Carlton, BostonTheater District, Boston$$$Scored 8.1* Check Restaurant
Four Seasons BostonDowntown Boston, Boston$$$$Scored 9.1* Check Restaurant
Raffles BostonBack Bay, Boston$$$$Scored 9.3* Check Restaurant
Mandarin Oriental, BostonBack Bay, Boston$$$$Scored 8.8* Check Restaurant
Brighton place HotelAllston/Brighton, Boston$$$$ Check Restaurant
Luxury Furnished Apartments by Hyatus Boston South BayDorchester, Boston$$$$ Check Restaurant