Self Guided "Historic Boston Downtown Freedom Trail" Audio/GPS Walking Tour

Freedom Trail

This tour takes you along the Freedom Trail from the Boston Common, through old Boston, the North End, over the bridge to Charlestown, to Bunker Hill and the USS Constitution. The Freedom Trail is the premier thing to do in Boston.

Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial

Learn the history of the 54th and how they changed America as the 2nd black regiment that fought in the civil war.

Massachusetts State House (Pass-by Only)

Learn about it's golden dome, what's on top and its history.

Park Street Church (Pass-by Only)

Learn about its explosive past and see where they stored the gun powder in the war of 1812

Boston Common

Our tour will start at the Boston Common and follow the trail passing the the Brewer fountain. You will have a optional (included) extension to learn the history of the Freedom trail and how it was founded. Along the way you will hear the history of the Common in the 1600's, the Red Coats that once occupied it, the Brewer fountain and it's history.

King's Chapel (Pass-by Only)

Learn about it's steeple, bell and historic past.

The oldest continually run hotel in the USA.

Old City Hall (Pass-by Only)

See the old city hall and the location of the first school in the US, Boston Latin.

Old South Meeting House (Pass-by Only)

Hear the story about how the Boston Tea Party began.

Granary Burying Ground

Enter the Granary Burying ground voiced by the voice of the grounds keeper Willie. Hear the tales of Paul Revere, John Hancock, Sam Adams and many more on your interactive experience. It's only open 9 to 5, check times.

Boston Massacre Site

Stop at the Boston Massacre site and relive the events of that day on a 3 minute sound experience

Faneuil Hall Marketplace (Pass-by Only)

We will visit the Cradle of Liberty and see one of the most visited sites in the USA, Faneuil Hall.

We will hear the story of where JFK and his family often dined, the oldest continually run restaurant in the USA.

Stop that the Green Dragon, the headquarters of the revolution, and hear the story of it's revolutionary history.

Old State House (Pass-by Only)

See the old State house, the historic site of many events.

Haymarket

We will end at the Haymarket, if it's Friday or Saturday, the Haymarket will be in full swing. Just across the street is the North End. The spot where our next tour continues.

New England Holocaust Memorial

The tour will take a walk into the New England Holocaust Memorial and learn a deeper story of the Holocaust. You'll hear about what the numbers mean on the glass, the fire glowing below, and the history and story of the Holocaust and it's camps.

JFK's residence! This was the spot JFK lived, we will stop outside the door and learn the story of JFK in Boston.

The tour will go into water street and see the site where they first spring was in Boston that allowed the first settlers to thrive!

You'll see one of the oldest, and coolest, book shops in Boston hidden down a small, very local alley.