The Freedom Trail

Boston travel

Things to Do in Boston

History is just the beginning. Explore Boston's neighborhoods, waterfront, food and day trips.

The red-brick Freedom Trail line leading to the Old State House in Boston at sunset

Historic Boston

Revolution-era sites, museums and landmarks.

Massachusetts State House golden dome seen from Boston Common in autumn

Freedom Trail

The essential 2.5-mile walk through American history.

Cobblestoned Acorn Street on Beacon Hill with gas lamps and brick rowhouses

Beacon Hill

Gas lamps, brick lanes and abolitionist history.

Hanover Street in Boston's North End with Italian bakeries and Old North Church steeple

North End

Little Italy, bakeries and Paul Revere.

USS Constitution docked in Charlestown with the Bunker Hill Monument behind

Charlestown

Old Ironsides and Bunker Hill.

Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market with crowds of visitors

Food experiences

Where to eat along and near the trail.

The red-brick Freedom Trail line leading to the Old State House in Boston at sunset

Walking tours

Guided, self-guided and audio options compared.

Colonial slate headstones under tall trees in a historic Boston burying ground

Ghost tours

Haunted burying grounds and dark history.

Old North Church steeple rising above a brick street in the North End

Revolutionary history

From the Massacre to Bunker Hill.

USS Constitution docked in Charlestown with the Bunker Hill Monument behind

Boston Harbor

Ferries, islands and the waterfront.

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Massachusetts State House golden dome seen from Boston Common in autumn

Museums

Art, science and history across the city.

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Massachusetts State House golden dome seen from Boston Common in autumn

Family activities

Kid-friendly stops and easy walks.

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Cobblestoned Acorn Street on Beacon Hill with gas lamps and brick rowhouses

Cambridge

Harvard Square, MIT and the Charles River.

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Colonial slate headstones under tall trees in a historic Boston burying ground

Day trips from Boston

Lexington, Concord, Salem and beyond.

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