6 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
6 people
English
Visit the real locations where the American Revolution began, while listening to hilarious yet little-known stories about our ancestors. Stand on Lexington Battle Green and listen to stories about the very first days of the war and the subsequent historical events which are still relevant to us today. Fall back in time with visits to restored houses and taverns to see how the Minutemen lived. Walk the Battle Road Trail, stage to multiple skirmishes and other "treasonous" events. Visit the Old North Bridge in Concord, where the Minutemen turned back the British Redcoats! Free time for lunch in historical Concord downtown with excellent local food options! The second half the day includes a tour of the author in Concord. Tour the Louisa May Alcott Orchard House where Little Women was written. Visit the Sleepy Hollow cemetery's famous Author's Ridge. See Walden Pond and Thoreau's Cabin!
50 min – drive to Lexington
20 min – Explore Lexington Battle Green, the place where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired on April 19th, 1775. This is the exact location where the famous “shot heard around the world” was fired, starting the Revolution.
1 hour 10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Visit Buckman Tavern, which served as a gathering spot for colonists while awaiting the arrival of the “Redcoats” on April 19, 1775
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Visit the spot between Lexington and Concord where Paul Revere was captured by the British during his midnight ride
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
See the original Battle Road Trail, where the British made their infamous retreat from Lexington & Concord on the night of April 19th, 1775
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Walk across the exact replica of the Old North Bridge in Concord, where the colonists overwhelmed the Red Coats. The gathered colonists crossed this bridge and proceeded to attack a small regiment of British soldiers stationed to guard it
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Free time for lunch and shopping in Concord’s historic downtown
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included
Visit the historic Sleep Hollow Cemetery and the famous author’s ridge, where many of Concord’s Literary Circle are buried, including Thoreau, Emerson, Alcott, and Hawthorne.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Explore the grounds of the Orchard House, home to Louisa May Alcott and her family. See the Little Women garden and tour the Concord School of Philosophy, built by famous transcendentalist Bronson Alcott.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Visit Walden Pond and explore the replica of Henry David Thoreau’s famous cabin
35 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Return to Boston, with a drop-off at your hotel or other location of choice, and dinner recommendations if you need them!
50 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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