Walks and treks

Freedom Trail, Boston

United States of America Massachusetts Boston

Freedom Trail, Boston
Photo: Aleksandr Zykov from Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A 4 km red-brick line through central Boston linking 16 sites of the American Revolution, from Boston Common past the Old State House, Faneuil Hall, Paul Revere's House and the Old North Church to the USS Constitution in Charlestown.


Walk it yourself for free, or join a guided tour in costume. Some sites charge entry.

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