Whether one is a resident or visitor with an hour or a week in Boston, exploring the Freedom Trail is a must! The Freedom Trail is best visited on foot and may be experienced independently with a map, walking guide book, audio guide, and more! Daily walking tours are abundant and offered by a host of entities including, but not limited to, the National Park Service and Freedom Trail Foundation.
The Freedom Trail is open year-round and official historic sites are open and Foundation-led tours are offered 362 days per year! Most walking tours last between 60-90 minutes and time budgeted for historic site visits should be at least 20-45 minutes.
The following are suggestions to help plan a Freedom Trail visit:
One hour – Visit an official Freedom Trail historic site
Two hours – One historic site visit and Freedom Trail walking tour or multiple historic site visits
Three hours or more – Multiple historic site visits and guided walking tours
One day – Visit as many sites as possible and take in guided walking tours, experience special historic sites’ programs or tours, and eat at historic restaurants in Freedom Trail neighborhoods, including Downtown Boston, North End and Charlestown.
Two days – Spread it out leisurely! Visit as many sites as possible and take in guided walking tours, experience special historic sites’ programs or tours, and eat at historic restaurants in Freedom Trail neighborhoods, including Downtown Boston, North End and Charlestown.
Three days – Add several Steps off the Trail historic sites! Visit all Freedom Trail sites and take in guided walking tours, experience special historic sites’ programs or tours, and eat at historic restaurants in Freedom Trail neighborhoods, including Downtown Boston, North End and Charlestown.
Four days of more – Do it all! Visit all Freedom Trail sites and take in guided walking tours, experience special historic sites’ programs or tours, and eat at historic restaurants in Freedom Trail neighborhoods, including Downtown Boston, North End and Charlestown. Add several Steps off the Trail historic sites and truly bring history to life – check the Freedom Trail calendar or review the historic sites on-going tour and programs – to take in as many Freedom Trail offerings as possible!
