Itinerary 1 itinerary
Day 1
Meet at meeting point: City Hall Plaza 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02203, United States The tour meets in City Hall Plaza directly across the street from Faneuil Hall (1 City Hall Square, Boston MA, 02201.) Your guide will be in the plaza between a Five Iron Golf (1 Washington Mall, Boston, MA 02108) and a seasonal beer garden next to a statue of a basketball player (Bill Russel)Attractions and Activities: The Revolutionary Story Tour (Free entry) City Hall Plaza is a pedestrian only plaza very centrally located directly across from and overlooking Faneuil Hall. We meet between the Five Iron Golf and City Hall. The guide will be in front of the seasonal beer garden and next to a large "BOSTON" sign with Faneuil Hall in the background that provides a great photo opportunity to start off the tour with. 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Boston City Hall (Free entry) Famous (or infamous) for its unique architecture. 5 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Kings Chapel Burying Ground (Free entry) Learn about the incredibly unique people who first settled Massachusetts Bay. The Puritans are more important (and much weird!) than you can imagine! 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Freedom Trail (Free entry) Iconic brick pathway connecting 16 historic landmarks. Whereas most tours just blindly follow this path geographically from one direction to the other, we weave around the city visiting the sights in chronological order. 5 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Kings Chapel Burying Ground (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) First Anglican Church in Boston
Attractions and Activities: Park Street Church (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Brimstone corner. Famous for its fiery sermons. July 4, 1829 "William Lloyd Garrison made his first public address against slavery here.
Attractions and Activities: Granary Burying Ground (Free entry) Who really were the Sons of Liberty? Visit the tombs of Paul Revere, John Hancock, and Sam Adams and find out! 15 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Boston's Old City Hall (Free entry) Some of the most beautiful architecture in the city is the background of a discussion about the historic obstacles to and inherent challenges of democracy 5 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Free entry) Lean about America's first public school and its most famous pupil the incomparable Benjamin Franklin! 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Old State House (Free entry) The oldest public building in the country and the nerve center of Massachusetts politics. The great political debate between British authority and American rights was here 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Boston Massacre Site (Free entry) Learn about the soldiers, the citizens, the loyalists, and patriot leaders all pulled into this explosion of tensions! 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Old Corner Book Store (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) Former publishing house of American literary icons (Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathanial Hawthorne, and more)
Attractions and Activities: Old South Meeting House (Free entry) The Boston Tea Party starts here! The most pivotal event leading up to the American Revolution. There's no turning back after this! 15 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Post Office Square (Free entry) The road to revolution runs right the heart of downtown Boston. While the core of this tour is built upon 12 of the 15 Freedom Trail locations a beautiful and booming modern city has grown up all around its historic foundation. Neither should be missed and we will not overlook the present in our pursuit of the past. 5 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Financial District (Free entry) Education, Healthcare, & Finance 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Faneuil Hall Marketplace (Free entry) "The Cradle of Liberty" is not only the symbol of American Democracy but its deepest roots can be traced to this building. This is where a protest becomes a revolution! 15 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Quincy Market (Free entry) Warning! Tourist traps abound! 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Rose Kennedy Greenway (Free entry) Beautiful public garden running the length of Boston 5 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: The Paul Revere House (Free entry) The house is in the oldest and most charming square in the city and surrounded by some of the best restaurants in America. The man is even more impressive than the legend! 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: North Square Park (Free entry) Oldest residential square in America 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Paul Revere Statue (Free entry) Iconic photo opportunity 5 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Old North Church (Free entry) "One if by land, two if by sea." We go through Paul Revere's legendary midnight ride with the iconic steeple from which he signaled his famous warning; culminating in "the shot heard round the world," and chaotic battle at Lexington & Concord. The British are coming - are you? 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Copps Hill Burying Ground (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) The second oldest burial ground in Boston. We have already gone in two sets of burying grounds, so we only visit this from the outside, but we get spectacular views of Charlestown and Boston Harbor from the terrace across the street.
Attractions and Activities: Bunker Hill Monument (Free entry) We do a complete recreation of the Battle of Bunker Hill - the biggest battle of the American Revolution. 10 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: USS Constitution Museum (Free entry How to visit:No indoor visits) The oldest commissioned naval vessel in the world. "Old Ironsides" was undefeated in battle. It was not part of the American Revolution, and we only see it from the other side of Boston Harbor, but we do provide an overview of its history and provide tips on how best to experience it.
Attractions and Activities: North End (Free entry) The oldest residential neighborhood in America. You won't find a better combination of culture, food, and history in any square mile in the country. Italian, Seafood, Pizza, Cannoli, we'll talk about it all! 5 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Boston Harbor (Free entry) We stroll along the Harbor Walk for one of the best views of the city, the beauty of Boston Harbor, and to finally kick the British out of Boston! 5 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Harborwalk (Free entry) Stroll along the Harborwalk and enjoy ocean breezes and spectacular cityscapes from the piers, wharfs, and waterfront parks other tours leave out. 10 min(s)
We finish in the heart of "Little Italy" the historic North End only blocks from Boston's Best pizza, clam chowder, cannoli, seafood, and Italian. There are public restrooms, bicycles, public transportation and parking in close proximity, and we will be a less than ten-minute walk from our original meeting point. 5 min(s)
Guests leave on their own: End the tour on your own and bring your trip to a happy conclusion We finish on the waterfront in the heart of "Little Italy" Boston's North End. Lewis Wharf has public restrooms, a parking lot, and is a less than five-minute walk to the Aquarium t-stop and a less than ten-minute walk back to the original meeting point. (Restaurant recommendations included!)
*Itinerary times are in the local time of the place of visit and may be subject to changes due to weather conditions, road conditions, and other factors. We appreciate your understanding.