Boston: Freedom Trail History Small Group Walking Tour
Recommended by 98% of travelers
Boston, USA
+12
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Take a deep dive into the history of the American Revolution on this walking tour of Boston. Your historian guide will focus on the years between 1760 and 1775, a tumultuous time with plenty to talk about. Stroll the Freedom Trail and ask your guide questions along the way to learn things most tourists miss.
- Tour is perfect for history buffs and first-time Boston visitors
- Walking tour lets you get to know the city intimately
- See all 16 official historic landmarks on the Freedom Trail
- The experience is wheelchair and stroller accessible
What's Included
- Freedom Trail (All 16 landmarks)
- Small Groups (16 guests max)
- Downtown Boston & North End
- Gratuity for guide (optional)
- Admission inside museums
- Charlestown neighborhood
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Boston Foundation Monument49 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108, USA
Meet your guide inside Boston Common at the Boston Foundation Monument on the northern boundary of the park, opposite 50 Beacon Street (02108). The granite memorial features a bronze relief depicting two men shaking hands, when the Puritans arrived in 1630 to what is now Boston.
End point
- Copp's Hill Terrace520 Commercial St, Boston, MA 02109, USA
Your 2.5-hour tour concludes on Copp's Hill Terrace in the North End, overlooking Boston Harbor and Freedom Trail historic landmarks across the Charles River. The terrace is steps from local favorites on Hanover Street, including Italian restaurants, pastry shops, pizza, and more.
Itinerary
Meet for this Freedom Trail small-group tour of Boston at the city’s 300th Anniversary Monument. Once you check in with your guide and group and everyone is ready, set off with your guide on a walking adventure to see all 16 official historic landmarks on the Freedom Trail. Your historian guide details the events that happened during the 1700s Revolutionary period of US history.
Some of the main highlights you see with your guide along the route include Boston Common, the Granary Burying Ground, the Statue of Benjamin Franklin, the Boston Massacre Site, and the Paul Revere House.
Your Boston Freedom Trail tour ends at Copp's Hill Terrace.
Some of the main highlights you see with your guide along the route include Boston Common, the Granary Burying Ground, the Statue of Benjamin Franklin, the Boston Massacre Site, and the Paul Revere House.
Your Boston Freedom Trail tour ends at Copp's Hill Terrace.
1
Boston Foundation Monument
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Freedom Trail (Pass By)
2
Boston Common
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Park Street Church (Pass By)
3
Granary Burying Ground
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Massachusetts State House (Pass By)
King's Chapel (Pass By)
King's Chapel Burying Ground (Pass By)
4
Statue of Benjamin Franklin
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Old City Hall (Pass By)
Old South Meeting House (Pass By)
Old Corner Bookstore (Pass By)
Old State House (Pass By)
5
Boston Massacre Site
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Statue of Samuel Adams (Pass By)
6
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Union Oyster House (Pass By)
7
North Square Park
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Paul Revere House (Pass By)
8
Paul Revere Statue
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Old North Church & Historic Site (Pass By)
Copp's Hill Burying Ground (Pass By)
9
Copps Hill Terrace
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Not recommended for travelers who have difficulty standing for extended periods
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 7,684 reviews
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Julie_M, Aug 2026
The opportunity to see all 16 Freedom Trail stops in one tour was fantastic. What brought it to the next level was our tour guide, Kiera. She was extremely knowledgeable, history graduate, plus a perfect sense of humor. I enjoyed the tour immensely!
Tommy_G, Aug 2026
This company and the tour guide and Office Personnel went above and beyond to help us when we were late for our tour to find our tour guide We had one of the best experiences we had to start our whole vacation. a two week vacation. Boston is special place with special people Alex Poletti and Matthew Hutchins should get a raise and made a family’s vacation start off with kindness and compassion. Boston is beautiful.. The world is full of good people. I’m glad My Family met up with these two fine gentleman. we are from Texas and absolutely love the whole experience..
Christine_S, Aug 2026
My tour guide, Joe was extremely knowledgeable of history and made the tour fun. The small group frmat made our movement easy and accommodating.
Kevin_W, Aug 2026
Maz was a very entertaining and knowledgeable tour guide! I had a great time with the tour but people should be warned there is a lot of walking and I was quite tired afterwards.
Tim_C, Aug 2026
Brad was a terrific guide. So much history explained effectively and efficiently. Absolute must when you come to Boston.
Kristen_B, Aug 2026
The tour was very informative and more interesting than I would have thought. Our guide Mikayla was excellent! She truly has a passion for this!
Sam_E, Aug 2026
My wife and I are from Australia so our knowledge of Boston’s history wasn’t that vast.
Our guide Mikayla was a fantastic tour guide. Her knowledge about the history of Boston was vast and it was matched by her enthusiasm for the subject matter. She provided a balanced account of the history of the city and separated myth from reality which was refreshing.
I highly recommend the tour and more importantly Mikayla as the tour guide.
Richard_Y, Aug 2026
Take the tour! It’s patriotism with fun and significance. I learned a lot and appreciated my country even more.
STAN_W, Aug 2026
It’s a great tour, very informative, a lot of interesting stories to go with all of these historical sites. Our guide was Sven who was awesome, he’s enthusiastic about history and knows so much about all the places we visited.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Stan, thank you very much for this wonderful review and five stars! Sven is a great historian and storyteller, whose love of sharing history shows in his energetic stories. One thing we all do love about the Freedom Trail is how much Revolutionary history is attached to them all!
Nicole_I, Aug 2026
Alejandro was great, funny, and lively. The trip was planned great and I Learned a lot! Perfect amount of walking
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you so much, Nicole, for five stars and this list of kind words for Alejandro! We are very happy you enjoyed the Freedom Trail walk and his wonderful, knowledgeable stories of Boston's history.
Jette_S, Aug 2026
John, the tour guide was so knowledgeable, upbeat and friendly. Much more information given than on other tours.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Jette, thank you so much for five stars! Jon is an excellent historian with a deep knowledge of Boston's past, and he loves to share it along the Freedom Trail. He has a filmmaker's skill for stories, and he's really fun company, too! We're happy you enjoyed it!
James_B, Aug 2026
Our guide, Lin, was very knowledgeable and kept us engaged throughout the walk. Would recommend to others visiting Boston.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
James, these are compliments we appreciate, so thank you for this review and five stars! Lin will be happy to know you felt engaged all along the Freedom Trail with the 1700s history she loves to study and share. And thank you for your recommendation!
Thomas_R, Aug 2026
Excellent very professionally done. Your guide was informative and thorough. Nice pace and small crowd made it personal.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
We much appreciate the compliments and the five stars, so thank you! We are all professional guides with backgrounds in history, and we love what we do on the Freedom Trail. We also enjoy that small groups and a good pace lets us engage with our guests!
Virginia_R, Aug 2026
The tour itself was excellent. The guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. The only issue with it was that the Viator app charged us twice.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Virginia, thank you so much for five stars for your tour and guide! "Knowledgeable and entertaining" is what our guides work to be on the Freedom Trail. We are sorry to hear about the issue with the Viator booking website. We understand a refund for the duplicate booking has been approved and will be processed shortly by Viator.
Angie_N, Aug 2026
It was long and hot but very interesting. Our guide definitely knew his stuff. We saw all the major sites on the trail
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Angie, thank you very much for five stars! We're glad you enjoyed your guide's knowledge in spite of a hot day, and seeing the 16 Freedom Trail sites. Our guides know where the shady spots are in summer along the way!
Mckenna_C, Aug 2026
Dimas was sooo good and informative. We learned a ton and were also entertained. His customer notes and research were really impressive!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Well, thank you "sooo" much for five stars and this great review! Dimas is a talented educator and guide, and such a fun storyteller who has worked to fill his Freedom Trail stories with interesting details. We're very glad you were impressed and enjoyed it!
Carol_Z, Aug 2026
Meghan was an amazing tour guide. So sweet and friendly but most importantly, knowledgeable! We loved having her as our guide.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Carol, thank you very much! We appreciate five stars and this review, and we love that you loved your time with Meaghan. She is an expert historian with many years of experience sharing the Freedom Trail. Guests get stories loaded with detail and drama, and we agree she's also great company.
Kellie_g, Aug 2026
Miles was great. Informative and seemed passionate about the history of Boston. We learned a lot in a short time.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Kellie, we assure you-- Miles seems passionate about history because he is! He's been guiding guests along the Freedom Trail and sharing its stories for years, and using his actor's talent to make his stories engaging. Thank you so much for five stars and this review!
Catherine_P, Aug 2026
Great tour and very informative on the history of Boston. Keira was a great guide and really knew all the historical info of the city.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Well, thank you for five stars and these kind words for Kiera's tour! We're so pleased you found it informative, and enjoyed Kiera's in-depth historian's knowledge and lively storytelling along the Freedom Trail.
Glenn_M, Aug 2026
Lin was a fantastic guide. She is extremely knowledgeable about the Freedom Trail and the history of the 1700s in Massachusetts. I recommend Hub Tours to anyone taking the Freedom Trail.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you very much, Glenn, for five stars and this review of Lin's tour, and for recommending our small business! The 1700s are Lin's area of expertise, and she loves to share her fascination with that history along the Freedom Trail. We're so pleased you really enjoyed her tour!
Alan_S, Aug 2026
Alejandro was a great guide. Very knowledgeable of all the sites. Easy pace for all in the group. Would recommend to all.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Alan, thank you so much for five stars for Alejandro's tour! He brings a wide knowledge of history as well as great storytelling and guide skills to the Freedom Trail. We're very happy you enjoyed it and appreciate your recommendation!
Tari_T, Aug 2026
Taking a historical walking tour with Alejandro was the absolute highlight of our time in Boston!
From the moment we started, his terrific energy and infectious enthusiasm set the tone for an incredible experience. Alejandro isn't just reciting facts—he brings history alive. He shared so many enlightening details and lesser-known stories about the people and pivotal events of the American Revolution that we had never heard before, giving us a whole new perspective on the city's past.
He struck the perfect balance between deeply informative storytelling and genuine entertainment. The tour was engaging, insightful, and so much fun from start to finish. If you are visiting Boston and want a tour guide who is truly passionate, knowledgeable, and a joy to spend time with, do not miss a tour with Alejandro! Highly recommended!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Wow, Tari, thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely, detailed review and five stars for Alejandro! We love knowing the tour was the highlight of your trip. He is an historian with wide knowledge and a real passion for sharing it on the Freedom Trail. He'll be delighted to know he offered you new information and perspectives you're excited about. He brings a warmth and humor to his stories, and both he and his history are very engaging. We're thrilled you enjoyed it so much and really appreciate the review and your recommendation!
Tara_M, Aug 2026
We had a wonderful experience on the Boston Freedom Trail! The tour was extremely informative and gave us a fascinating look into Boston’s rich history. Mark, our tour guide was fantastic. His enthusiasm and genuine love of history really made the tour come alive. You can tell that Mark truly loves what he does, and his passion made the experience both engaging and enjoyable.
He was knowledgeable, personable, and did a great job bringing the stories and historical events to life . We learned so much and highly recommend this tour , especially if you are lucky enough to have Mark as your guide!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Gosh, Tara, what a list of kind compliments for Mark! Thank you so much for them and for five stars. Mark is passionate about history and sharing it: he's a talented teacher as well as a great guide! He tells detailed, engaging stories on the Freedom Trail, and is wonderful company along the way. We are thrilled you enjoyed the tour so much!
Robert_P, Aug 2026
Mark, our guide, was exceptional. Incredibly knowledgeable and provided keen insights into revolutionary sites and historic figures. Highly recommend him and tour.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Well, thank you very much! We appreciate five stars and this review for Mark, and your recommendation. Mark is a history teacher, and like all our guides, has the background to offer detailed stories and interesting insights along the Freedom Trail. And he loves doing that!
calldoug98yahoocom, Aug 2026
While our tour guide was knowledgeable he is also a high teacher. Unfortunately, our tour felt more like a high school history class than a guided tour. Many times we were off to the side from what from was relevant. We passed many historical sights but many times from a distance with limited contact. I learned much more from watching “The Sons of Liberty.” I found this tour subpar.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Good morning, Susan, this is Ted Clark, owner of the small business where you've posted these negative comments. While I'm pleased you found your guide knowledgeable, it's disappointing you feel being a high school history teacher is somehow a negative attribute for a history guide! We employ many teachers, professors, and graduate students who love sharing Boston history, and your guide is no different.
To address one key item: our team loves a good historical drama as much as anyone, but it's worth noting that the "Sons of Liberty" television series is a work of fiction. We promise, the real Samuel Adams was neither young (nor so muscled) by the 1770s! Myths and fables are fun to engage with, but our job as historians is to present the factual realities of life in Revolutionary Boston on tour. Safe travels!
Nancy_K, Aug 2026
A lot of walking! Lol! Kiera was fantastic and very knowledgeable. She also gave us a few ideas of what to see after the tour was over
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thanks for the five stars, Nancy! Isn't Kiera the best? Her passion and in-depth knowledge of American history always brings the Freedom Trail to life! We hope to see you soon with us again here at Hub Town!
Laurie_F, Aug 2026
Nick was our tour guide and he was amazing! Explained things well and asked for questions which made the trip most enjoyable and informational. The detail made you love the sacrifices those who came before us to love our country!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Laurie, thank you so much! Nick can load his clear, engaging stories with so much historical detail. It comes from being a talented teacher and passionate about sharing the Freedom Trail. We're very happy you enjoyed the tour and even felt inspired by it!
Chase_V, Aug 2026
Very informative tour of historic sites. Tour guide “Kiara” was an expert on American history and could answer any questions from the group.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thanks for the great review, Chase! We agree, Kiera is an incredible guide! Her passion and in-depth knowledge for American history always brings the Freedom Trail to life! We're so glad you enjoyed your time with us here at Hub Town!
Brigid_S, Aug 2026
Tour guide was great. We learned a lot of history that we did not previously know. Lots of walking but well paced and he did a great job of keeping us informed and found us some shade a spots to sit when needed. Highly recommend this for people interested in the area’s history.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thanks for the five stars, Brigid! Here at Hub Town, we understand that a two mile trail can get overwhelming at times, so our guests comfort is always our first priority! We hope to see you soon with us again here at Hub Town Tours!
Ilfra_R, Aug 2026
Excellent historical information presented. Guide was knowledgeable. Will highly recommend to others.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Well, thank you very much for five stars, and for recommending us! Both are much appreciated. Our guides are historians and educators who work to tell really engaging stories of Boston's Freedom Trail history.
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