Old North Church: Audio Guided Freedom Trail Tour
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13 Ratings
Boston

Experience the historic Old North Church on the Freedom Trail with an engaging audio-guided tour. Learn about its role in the American Revolution and the iconic lantern signal.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Old North Church & Historic Site - Discover Old North Church’s secrets and stories with our immersive audio tour! Available in English or Spanish, the tour weaves together the story of Paul Revere’s famous lantern signal with recent research into the lives of Old North’s early congregants. Visitors to the church will also have the chance to chat…
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What's Included
    • Audio guide included
Additional Information

Visiting the Old North Church is an essential part of the Freedom Trail experience! Established in 1723, it is the oldest remaining church structure in Boston. This church gained global recognition on the night of April 18, 1775, when associates of Paul Revere displayed two lanterns in its steeple. This signaled that the British forces were approaching…

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Location
193 Salem St
Salem Street
The Old North Church & Historic Site is located at 193 Salem Street, Boston, MA. Please visit the ticket booth to redeem your paper tickets. The church is a short walk from either the Haymarket or North Station T stops.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Hopkinsphy
Sep 6, 2024
Old North Church - The audio tour of the old North Church is a must if you want to dive deeper and learn more about the history of the church. It takes about 40 minutes to complete.
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Dawnfleishans
Jul 27, 2024
Add this to your list. - To be in this church with so much history was, to me, the highlight of my day. We are only 2 years from our nation's 250th birthday.
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Ashleywb789un
Jul 14, 2024
Historical Gem - My favorite thing we did in Boston. Very little of the structure has changed over centuries. Everyone we encountered was very helpful and friendly.
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Sally_d
Jul 9, 2024
Worth it! - Audio tour at my own pace was great. So much history and the connection to Bunker Hill was interesting.
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Buffysmith
Jun 12, 2024
Nice Visit - This is a great place to go, especially for history buffs. We enjoyed the audio guides. It allowed each person in our group to check out what interested them the most, and at their pace. The staff was very friendly.
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Remoody6
Oct 21, 2023
Loved learning, awesome guides, good experience - We came here with our 8 month old, I had booked the tickets online in advance, and they don't care the time, they hold anytime all day. It was a great tour! The audio alone is about 40 mins straight, super fascinating, we didn't quite get through it all, but loved walking around and learning. It's not super stroller friendly, unless you're okay lifting up and down a few stairs, which we did, but would probably have carried her instead had we known.
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Wildra88it
Oct 13, 2023
Worth seeing if you’re into history - Worth seeing and pay the little extra to see the crypt and hear the background. If you’re doing a history tour of Boston you can’t leave this out
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Curiosity41382563921
Sep 9, 2024
“ Lots of History Good Value “ - This tour was pretty good . It gave allot of history and it was fun . The cost is good for the value . It gets a little crowded but it’s worth it for the history prospective .
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Alabamaonthego
Jul 14, 2024
The Old North Church has such significance that the audio needs to be more compelling & interesting. - The church has such significance that the audio needs to be more compelling & interesting. It tells unique stories in dull ways thst most in our group jumped ahead and then ultimately turned it off. Maybe the recordings needs to be updated with current technology and effects. The childrens programming looked fun. Some were wandering around looking for the cat prints reveling clues and stories. (See pic) The crypt also is such a historicsl gem, yet it is underwhelming due to it’s presentation and how the information is conveyed. A full visitor center could be created for this well known and visited historical site!!! For that reason alone, I would visit again. My hope is for the next generation to appreciate it’s legacy.
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Newyorker2762
Apr 29, 2024
Do Not Pay to go in a Church - I visited the North Church over the weekend. I got the self guided tour. Church is beautiful. We also got to go into the crypt below. We walked to a 15ft hallway to see 2 or 3 grave stone. I walked down the other hall way to get yelled at saying i can't be there because I am not on a guided tour.....There was no barrier or anything stating this. Like C'mon charging what you charge to see a basement and getting yelled at because I walked past the "Self Guided tour" area. Not worth the Price. For me to say this it must be a problem. I will pay to get into any historic site. Being a history nerd but, can't see it here.
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