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

139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Duration

50 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes (approx.)

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

5 people

Languages

English

Overview

Discover the stories behind historic Boston sites on a self-guided tour of downtown, and enjoy the flexibility to experience the city on your own schedule. Booking this tour means access to audio guides that never expire, so you can explore as much—or as little—as you want at a time. The included GPS-enabled app gives turn-by-turn directions as expert tour guides narrate revolutionary history and more.

  • Independent smartphone tour you can access whenever you want
  • Focus on downtown Boston sites for an in-depth experience
  • Included exterior visits to key Freedom Trail landmarks
  • Revisit the tour with 360-degree photo guides

What To Expect

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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.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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.

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Massachusetts State House



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

• Admission Ticket Free

Park Street Church



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

• Admission Ticket Free

King’s Chapel



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

• Admission Ticket Free

Omni Parker House



The oldest continually run hotel in the USA.

• Admission Ticket Free

Old City Hall



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

• Admission Ticket Free

Old South Meeting House



Hear the story about how the Boston Tea Party began.

• Admission Ticket Free

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.

13 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Boston Massacre Site



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

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Faneuil Hall Marketplace



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

• Admission Ticket Free

Union Oyster House



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

• Admission Ticket Free

The Green Dragon Tavern



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

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old State House



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

• Admission Ticket Free

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.

1 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

122 Bowdoin St



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

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Spring Street



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!

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Commonwealth Books



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

3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Highlights

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Included/Excluded

  • Location Aware (GPS guided) walking tour on the WalknTours app
  • Upon completion your virtual tour will unlock, listen anytime and experience in 360° photos
  • See the Famous sites on the Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall, Old state house, Granary, Kings Chapel more
  • See the spot JFK lived!
  • See Benjamin Franklin's Birthplace
  • Learn the story of the donkey infront of the old city hall
  • Enter both the Granary burial ground and King Chapel burial ground and explore
  • Learn about the 54th Memorial and how they changed history forever
  • This is on your smart phone, NO in person human guide, no entrance into buildings, it's all outside

Durations

50 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes (approx.)

Tour's Location

139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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