Boston Freedom Trail One

Boston Common - Established by the Puritans, Boston Common was originally a communal area for gatherings and livestock grazing. Today, it serves as a central park featuring fountains, ponds, and marks the beginning of the Freedom Trail.

Massachusetts State House - Built in 1798 and designed by renowned Boston architect Charles Bulfinch, the Massachusetts State House is actually the “new” state house. Visitors can enter through the General Hooker Entrance, located just to the right of the front. Guided tours are available from 10am to 3:30pm, with advance registration required. Self-guided tours are available from 8:45am to 5pm.

Park Street Church - Park Street Church is an active Congregational church, and its interior is not open to the public outside of church services.

Granary Burying Ground - This cemetery is the final resting place for over 2,000 Bostonians, including notable patriots like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.

King’s Chapel - King’s Chapel is considered a prime example of Georgian architecture. A small fee grants access to the building, and guided tours are available for areas not open to the public.

Boston Latin School - The former site of the Boston Latin School, which educated many fervent patriots of the Revolution. Today, it is the site of the old Boston City Hall, featuring a statue of Benjamin Franklin.

Old Corner Bookstore - This commercial building once housed several major booksellers and publishers in the 19th century. Presently, modern first-floor retail supports the historic building’s maintenance.

Old South Meeting House - The largest church/meeting house in Colonial Boston, the Old South Meeting House was a venue for Bostonians to discuss contemporary politics. A significant meeting here led to the Boston Tea Party.

Old State House - The oldest surviving public building in Boston, the Old State House was constructed in 1713 and served as the colony’s government seat. The ground floor is a subway station, while the upper floors house a museum with colonial Boston artifacts.

Boston Massacre Site - A circular emblem in the pavement marks the approximate location of the infamous Boston Massacre in 1770. The emblem is situated on the east side of the Old State House, between State and Devonshire streets.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace - Faneuil Hall, a meeting hall and marketplace, opened in 1742. It was the site of several speeches by Sam Adams and others advocating for independence from Great Britain. It is sometimes called the “Cradle of Liberty.”

Quincy Market - Open since 1826, Quincy Market, also known as Faneuil Hall Marketplace, has been a central market in Boston for 200 years. The ground floor of Faneuil Hall was later incorporated into the market. Today, it primarily functions as a food hall rather than a series of produce stands.

New England Holocaust Memorial - This memorial is dedicated to the Jewish people who were murdered by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.

Boston Public Market - An indoor marketplace offering coffee, food, desserts, craft vendors, free Wi-Fi, charging stations, and restrooms, open seven days a week.

The Paul Revere House - Built around 1680, this was the colonial home of American patriot Paul Revere during the American Revolution. Located in Boston’s North End, it now operates as a nonprofit museum.

Paul Revere Mall - This statue is located in the Paul Revere Mall, a brick park in the North End with ample benches, historic plaques, and shady trees in the summer. It connects to the back of the historic Old North Church.

Old North Church & Historic Site - This is the church from which the famous “One if by land, and two if by sea” signal was sent to coincide with Paul Revere’s midnight ride on April 18, 1775, before the Battles of Lexington and Concord, leading up to the American Revolution. The church is a mission of the Episcopal Diocese.

Copp’s Hill Burying Ground - A historic cemetery in the North End of Boston, established around 1659.

Boston Freedom Trail Day Two

Winthrop Square - Winthrop Square is a historic park and former training field in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood.

Bunker Hill Monument - The Bunker Hill Monument stands at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, one of the first major battles between the United Colonies and the British Empire during the American Revolution.

USS Constitution Museum - The USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the US Navy and the world’s oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat.

USS Cassin Young - The USS Cassin Young, built in 1943, was a destroyer ship constructed during World War II.

Beacon Hill

Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial - This bronze relief sculpture honors Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, one of the first African-American units in the Union Army during the Civil War. Sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens completed the memorial in 1897.

Massachusetts State House - Opened in 1798, the Massachusetts State House is one of the oldest state houses still in continuous use. Boston’s Charles Bulfinch designed the original brick structure, which is considered one of the best examples of Federal-style architecture in the United States. Within the state house, guided and self-guided tours pass stately rooms, murals depicting famous events of the American Revolution, and the Sacred Cod.

Otis House - The first of three houses architect Charles Bulfinch designed for Harrison Grey Otis and his family. Otis was a prominent politician and real estate developer, but his more famous uncle James Otis was a Patriot during the American Revolution and is credited with coining the phrase ‘Taxation without representation is theft.’ The home was completed in 1796 and is another excellent example of Federal-style architecture. Tours are available on limited days.

Museum of African American History - This museum is housed in the former Abiel Smith School, an African-American school before Boston’s schools were integrated. The museum also includes access to the African Meeting House, completed in 1806. For decades, this building was home to a church and was a community gathering space. Abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison preached from the pulpit.

George Middleton House - The George Middleton House at 5 Pinckney Street was built in 1786 and is considered the oldest residence still standing in Beacon Hill. Middleton was a member of the Black community in Boston and a veteran of the American Revolution. The house is currently a private residence and there is no public access.

Nichols House Museum - The townhouse at 55 Mount Vernon Street was designed by Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1804. The Nichols Family moved into this address in 1885. Their oldest child, Rose Standish Nichols, became a prominent landscape architect. When Rose inherited the house, she intended the building to become a museum, so she collected art to display in the house.

Louisburg Square - One of the most exclusive neighborhoods in America, Louisburg Square has been home to the likes of Robert Frost, Louisa May Alcott, Jenny Lind, and more. It’s a pleasant place to stroll and admire the brick townhomes.

Acorn Street - Acorn Street is regarded as the most photographed street in the United States. It’s one of the few cobblestone streets left in Boston. The street is privately owned, so it’s best to take pictures either at the top or the bottom of the street. The owners appreciate it when people walk through quietly.

John J Smith House - 86 Pinckney Street was home to John J. Smith, a member of Boston’s Black community, from 1878 to 1893. Smith was a businessman and was heavily involved in the Underground Railroad. The house is a private residence and is not open to the public.

Lewis & Harriet Hayden House - 66 Phillips Street was home to Lewis and Harriet Hayden. The married couple escaped slavery in the 1840s and settled here in Boston, where they became heavily involved with the Underground Railroad. They used their home as a safe house and were known to be heavily armed. The house is a private residence and is not open to the public.

Charles Street Meeting House - Charles Street Meeting House was built in 1807 by Asher Benjamin, a contemporary of Charles Bulfinch and another prominent architect in the Federal style. The building was home to Third Baptist Church, and then the First African Methodist Episcopal Church. Today, the building has offices and retail inside. The Tatte Bakery and Cafe on the ground floor is a nice place to rest along the tour and get a snack or coffee.

Cheers - Originally the Bull and Finch Pub, Cheers is the official pub tied to the popular TV series. Back in the 80s, television producers were in the Boston area looking for inspiration for their next show set in a down-to-earth pub. They used the Bull and Finch Pub’s aesthetics for inspiration and filmed the show’s opening sequence outside of the pub, though no filming occurred here. You can visit the original pub in the basement, a closer re-creation of the show’s pub on the floor above, or the gift shop.

Make Way for Ducklings Statues - Sculptor Nancy Schön designed this sculpture of a family of ducks in 1987. The ducks are based on the classic children’s book Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey.

Robin Williams Park Bench from “Good Will Hunting” - This bench is featured in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. Stars Robin Williams and Matt Damon sit and talk on this bench in a prominent scene in the film.

William Hickling Prescott House - Built in 1808, 55 Beacon Street was home to historian William Hickling Prescott from 1845 to 1859. The 2019 adaptation of Little Women was filmed here, as the home of the wealthy Moffat family. Tours are infrequently offered throughout the year.

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