Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Freedom Trail




Famous For: its 2.5 miles walk following a red brick & red paint line that leads you to 16 historic sites

To Do: start from Boston Common Visitor Information Center & follow

the red line to see the site or sign up for 90 min. 18th century costume guide tour

at the center called Walk Into History Tour

11am 12pm 1pm & 3:30pm daily

10am 1:30pm & 4:30pm Mon - Fri

Optional Reading: You can also begin the tour at Faneuil Hall that’s called Reverse Walk Into The History Tour. Self-explanatory to its name your 18th century guide tour will starts the tour where the Walk Into History Tour ends. Sign up at the Bostix Booth and hours are daily at 10:30 am. There is another 18th costume guide tour called the North End Tour and hours are daily at 1:30pm. North End an Italian neighborhood that is the mid part of the tour. Personally, if I’m with my hubby I prefer to walk the Freedom Trail ourselves so we can spend some quality time together and have a romantic dinner at the end of the walk. Same thing with friends so we could freely laugh and have a good time while exploring the sites. But if I have a family the costume guide will be more interesting and educational for children. The Walk Into History Tour that starts in Boston Common is the most popular one among the three location you can start with. Here are the sixteen acclaimed historic sites you will encounter in your tour with or without a guide:

Boston Common
Massachusetts State House
Park Street Church
Granary Burying Ground
King’s Chapel
King’s Chapel Burying Ground
Old Corner Bookstore
Old South Meeting House
Old State House
Site of the Boston Massacre
Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market
Paul Revere House
Old North Church
Copp’s Hill Burying Ground
USS Constitution
Bunker Hill Monument


148 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 357-8300

https://www.thefreedomtrail.org

Adult $12

Senior & Student $10

Child $6

Subway Stop: Red line’s Park Street

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