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Classic Freedom Trail: Self-Guided Boston Walking Tour
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Boston
Embark on a self-guided walking tour of Boston’s historic Freedom Trail. Explore Downtown Boston, the North End, and Charlestown at your own pace with the WalknTours app.
Embark on a self-guided walking tour of Boston’s historic Freedom Trail. Explore Downtown Boston, the North End, and Charlestown at your own pace with the WalknTours app.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Massachusetts State House - We will hear about its dome and the statue across the street
- Boston Common - We will start at the Boston Common and hear about some of the sites in the oldest public park in the USA.
- Freedom Trail - This tour takes you along the Freedom Trail from the Boston Common, through old Boston, the North End, over…
- Massachusetts State House - We will hear about its dome and the statue across the street
- Boston Common - We will start at the Boston Common and hear about some of the sites in the oldest public park in the USA.
- 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 thing to do in Boston.
- Granary Burying Ground - Hear who is buried there, See Sam Adams Grave, learn of the hero’s there.
- King’s Chapel - Learn about the bell and it’s history
- Old City Hall - See the school Ben Franklin attended along with many revolutionary characters.
- Park Street Church - Pass by and learn a bit of it’s history
- Old State House - See the site of the Boston Massacre
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace - Discover the cradle of liberty and learn the real story of Sam Adams and his many failures.
- Union Oyster House - Learn about the Union Oyster House (the oldest continually operating restaurant in the USA) and the JFK table
- Haymarket - walk past the haymarket to the North End
- Old South Meeting House - Learn the origins of the Boston Tea party
- The Paul Revere House - See Paul Reveres house and learn about his midnight ride.
- St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church - Hear stories immigrants to the North End the Irish immigrants that settled here including JFK’s family.
- Paul Revere Statue - Hear the stories of the Prado, the Paul Revere statue and how it was built.
- Copp’s Hill Burying Ground - See the graveyard and learn the stories of the residents. See the spite house.
- Prince Street Boston Parking - See the site of the Heist of the century.
- Old North Church & Historic Site - Learn about the Old North Church, the story of Paul Revere’s midnight ride (One if by land Two if by see), the crypt and it’s courtyard.
- Training Field - See the site where locals once trained and walk it’s amazing park grounds.
- Bunker Hill Monument - climb the hill to Bunker Hill, learn about the battle, follow your guide as you become part of the experience.
- USS Constitution - Walk from the USS Constitution guided along the winding roads of Charlestown hearing the story of the USS constitution. Our tour ends at the oldest commissioned ship in the US, the USS Consitution.
- City Square Park - See the ruins of the old 3 Cranes Tavern and learn about the built up to the battle of Bunker Hill
- Salumeria Italiana - The tour stops for a moment outside this classic Italian shop and you hear the story of how it all started, and the immigrant story of the North End. Also if they are open feel free to pause the tour and go in!
- Boston Massacre Site - The tour stops on the site of the Boston Massacre and you’ll hear the story of how the Boston Massacre occurred.
- The Green Dragon Tavern - We pass by the Green Dragon, a famous tavern of the revolutionary war.
What's Included
- Explore iconic sites along Boston’s Freedom Trail, from the Boston Common to the Hay Market.
- Discover historic landmarks such as the Granary Burial Ground, Old State House, and Faneuil Hall.
- Enjoy a GPS-guided, self-paced walking tour with the WalknTours app, valid indefinitely.
- Immerse yourself in the charm of the North End, Paul Revere’s House,…
- Explore iconic sites along Boston’s Freedom Trail, from the Boston Common to the Hay Market.
- Discover historic landmarks such as the Granary Burial Ground, Old State House, and Faneuil Hall.
- Enjoy a GPS-guided, self-paced walking tour with the WalknTours app, valid indefinitely.
- Immerse yourself in the charm of the North End, Paul Revere’s House, and Boston’s Little Italy.
- Take a virtual tour and revisit the Freedom Trail’s rich history anytime after your walk.
- Visit the iconic Charlestown sites like Bunker Hill and the USS Constitution.
What's Not Included
- No in person guide, this is a smart phone navigated tour on the WalknTours app
- No in person guide, this is a smart phone navigated tour on the WalknTours app
Additional Information
Explore the revolutionary past of Boston through this Essential Freedom Trail Walking Tour that covers Historic Downtown Boston, North End, and Charlestown.
-Embark on your journey whenever you want, according to your convenience.
-Guided by the WalknTours app.
-Tour does not have an expiration date - engage with it as many times as you wish….
Explore the revolutionary past of Boston through this Essential Freedom Trail Walking Tour that covers Historic Downtown Boston, North End, and Charlestown.
-Embark on your journey whenever you want, according to your convenience.
-Guided by the WalknTours app.
-Tour does not have an expiration date - engage with it as many times as you wish.
-User-friendly navigation - the app’s arrow directs you towards the next destination.
-Expertly narrated.
-1 purchase can be used on 2 phones
Downtown Boston!
Historic landmarks include the Old State House, Faneuil Hall, Boston Massacre site, Old South, Kings Chapel, Sam Adams Burial, among others!
The North End area!
Noteworthy places include Paul Revere’s House, Old North, Copp’s Hill Burial Ground, Salumeria Italiana, Modern Pastry, and more!
Charlestown area!
Highlights include Bunker Hill, USS Constitution and more!
Ideal for individual travelers, particularly ones who love adventurous solo traveling.
Procedure:
- Download the WalknTours app
- Sign up and use the experience code from your booking to activate the tour.
- Start at The Boston Common Visitors Center.
- Initiate the tour by pressing ‘start experience’.
Location
Boston Common Visitors Center
Tremont Street
All visitors will use the WalknTours app to take the tour. When you get to the Boston Common Visitors Center, open the WalknTours app, login/register your account, open the "Freedom Trail Experience part 1" tour, click purchase and use the Experience code to unlock the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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James_n
Jul 11, 2025
Easy to use, easy to... - Easy to use, easy to follow. The kids especially loved the GPS prompted features. Great content!!!!!
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Quinisha_c
Jul 5, 2025
It was a good experience... - It was a good experience but the app was a little confusing. I enjoyed the history behind each stop and how is it was to navigate through independently
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Mfraga13
Jun 25, 2025
Boston - Freedom Trail - A must do ! - Great tour, loved the information and the freedom of a ‘self-guided’ tour. It allowed us to stop and spend more time in areas we wanted to explore.
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Tracey
Jun 21, 2025
Educational Tour of Boston - Loved this self guided tour of the Freedom Trail. I loved how you could go at your own pace, If you miss something you can rewind to listen again, if there are things you don’t want to spend too much time experiencing you can skip. If you want to break for lunch or restroom, you can pause the audio and pick up right where you left off. I am not a fan of group tours, so this was absolutely the perfect way to take in the rich history of Beantown. Highly recommend, was easy to use and understand!
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Adriana_h
May 19, 2025
Tour to see interesting places in Boston. - It is a very interesting and informative walk. First you will need to bring the phone and headphones 100% charged with extra battery because it becomes very long.
It says in the app 21⁄2 hours, but the truth is to walk for 4 hours or more, so mind you to take a long walk and preferably start early so you can enter some places that close at 5:00 pm.
It is also suggested to bring enough snacks and hydration, but you can still pause the audio and eat in certain places like the Italian neighborhood that is beautiful!
Overall very good!
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Jodi
May 9, 2025
Boston from the inside! - I learned so much about Boston history! Had no idea what a metal smith Paul Revere was & his craftsmanship around Boston.
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Mary_k
Jun 9, 2025
Boston sightseeing - It gives you information on the sights you see as you follow the trail. My husband wouldn’t pay for a tour he said we could just follow the trail. We would have just been looking at buildings and frankly lost without the app.
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Tedgerardh
Jun 8, 2025
Interesting tour, convenient - My husband and I took this self guided Freedom Trail tour today, and it was very good. We appreciated being able to go at our own pace and stop to shop or get food. The explanations were in-depth and interesting, but sometimes it was hard to figure out if we were in the right place and synched up with the narration. I thought we'd be able to both use my phone, but it was too hard to hear, so we ended up buying another copy for my husband to use on his phone and that worked much better. When we were passing large groups of noisy people or restaurants with outdoor music, we had to pause the tour because it was impossible to hear the narration (not the fault of the tour company that produced the audio tour, just saying that as a recommendation).
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Kathryn_l
Jul 9, 2025
I wish we could speed up the talking otherwise great tour! - I liked the tour. It had great information and was easy to navigate. However, I wish there was a 2x button to increase the speed of talking.
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Jamee
Jun 30, 2025
You get what you pay for. God but could use some improvements. - The narrator was entertaining. I found the app to be confusing. It took half the walking tour to figure out each segment loops it certain places. When the narrator says he’ll stop, does that mean you pause the tour or keep walking? Then it has “unlock tour” when it should say “unlock hands-free”. If you click on the map, I got stuck and couldn’t figure out how to get back out. Somehow I did but don’t know what I touched. It says you can use two devices with the same code. Ours didn’t work. Had to call them to get a new code. When to voicemail but they immediately texted back, which I appreciated. Unfortunately I missed a lot of the narration trying to get in sync with the tour. It certainly doesn’t go into as much narration on the guided tours we heard. Take a battery charged because it drains your phone mid-way.
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