Walk the Freedom Trail

The three-mile Freedom Trail leads you past – and into – 16 of the city's principal historic monuments and sites. Traveling to this trail is actually one of the best things to do in Boston. It's easy to follow, by the line of red bricks in the sidewalk and by footprints at street crossings. Begin by picking up brochures on the attractions at the Visitor Center in the Boston Common before heading to the State House.

The trail will take you to Old Granary Burying Ground (where Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock are buried, Old South Meeting House (where the ringing speeches of patriots spawned the Boston Tea Party), and the Old State House. This is Boston's oldest public building and the site of the Boston Massacre. The Freedom Trail continues through Boston's North End, past the Paul Revere House and Old North Church, and ends across the bridge in Charlestown with the 54-gun frigate USS Constitution and the 220-foot granite Bunker Hill Monument.

Address: Boston, MA 02111, USA

Official site: www.thefreedomtrail.org

Phone: 6173578300

Entrance fee: $6 for adults, $5 for seniors students, and $1 for children 5-17-years-old and free for children under 5-years-old

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