Discover the stories behind historic Boston sites on a self-guided tour of downtown, and enjoy the flexibility to experience the city on your own schedule. Booking this tour means access to audio guides that never expire, so you can explore as much—or as little—as you want at a time. The included GPS-enabled app gives turn-by-turn directions as expert tour guides narrate revolutionary history and more.
Independent smartphone tour you can access whenever you want
Focus on downtown Boston sites for an in-depth experience
Included exterior visits to key Freedom Trail landmarks
Revisit the tour with 360-degree photo guides
What To Expect
Freedom Trail
This tour takes you along the Freedom Trail from the Boston Common, through old Boston, the North End, over the bridge to Charlestown, to Bunker Hill and the USS Constitution. The Freedom Trail is the premier thing to do in Boston.
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial
Learn the history of the 54th and how they changed America as the 2nd black regiment that fought in the civil war.
3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Massachusetts State House
Learn about it’s golden dome, what’s on top and its history.
• Admission Ticket Free
Park Street Church
Learn about its explosive past and see where they stored the gun powder in the war of 1812
• Admission Ticket Free
King’s Chapel
Learn about it’s steeple, bell and historic past.
• Admission Ticket Free
Omni Parker House
The oldest continually run hotel in the USA.
• Admission Ticket Free
Old City Hall
See the old city hall and the location of the first school in the US, Boston Latin.
• Admission Ticket Free
Old South Meeting House
Hear the story about how the Boston Tea Party began.
• Admission Ticket Free
Granary Burying Ground
Enter the Granary Burying ground voiced by the voice of the grounds keeper Willie. Hear the tales of Paul Revere, John Hancock, Sam Adams and many more on your interactive experience.
It’s only open 9 to 5, check times.
13 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Boston Massacre Site
Stop at the Boston Massacre site and relive the events of that day on a 3 minute sound experience
3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
We will visit the Cradle of Liberty and see one of the most visited sites in the USA, Faneuil Hall.
• Admission Ticket Free
Union Oyster House
We will hear the story of where JFK and his family often dined, the oldest continually run restaurant in the USA.
• Admission Ticket Free
The Green Dragon Tavern
Stop that the Green Dragon, the headquarters of the revolution, and hear the story of it’s revolutionary history.
2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Old State House
See the old State house, the historic site of many events.
• Admission Ticket Free
Haymarket
We will end at the Haymarket, if it’s Friday or Saturday, the Haymarket will be in full swing. Just across the street is the North End. The spot where our next tour continues.
1 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
New England Holocaust Memorial
The tour will take a walk into the New England Holocaust Memorial and learn a deeper story of the Holocaust. You’ll hear about what the numbers mean on the glass, the fire glowing below, and the history and story of the Holocaust and it’s camps.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
122 Bowdoin St
JFK’s residence! This was the spot JFK lived, we will stop outside the door and learn the story of JFK in Boston.
3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Spring Street
The tour will go into water street and see the site where they first spring was in Boston that allowed the first settlers to thrive!
3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Commonwealth Books
You’ll see one of the oldest, and coolest, book shops in Boston hidden down a small, very local alley.
3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Include
Location Aware (GPS guided) walking tour on the WalknTours app
Upon completion your virtual tour will unlock, listen anytime and experience in 360° photos
See the Famous sites on the Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall, Old state house, Granary, Kings Chapel more
See the spot JFK lived!
See Benjamin Franklin’s Birthplace
Learn the story of the donkey infront of the old city hall
Enter both the Granary burial ground and King Chapel burial ground and explore
Learn about the 54th Memorial and how they changed history forever
Exclude
This is on your smart phone, NO in person human guide, no entrance into buildings, it’s all outside