# Freedom-Trail-Guide.com - Boston's Freedom Trail, explained > Independent guide to the Freedom Trail in Boston: the 2.5-mile red line and its 16 sites, which four charge admission, how > long the walk takes, where to start and how to get back, and which guided walking tours walk which part of the line. > Not affiliated with the Freedom Trail Foundation, the National Park Service, any site, any tour operator or GetYourGuide. Site: https://freedom-trail-guide.com Language: en (plus fr, de, es, it). No prices, scores or visitor counts are published on this site. ## Verified facts - The Freedom Trail is 2.5 miles (4 km) long, marked by a red line of brick or paint, linking 16 official sites from Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. It is not a loop. (National Park Service; Freedom Trail Foundation) - Walking it is free. The NPS states there are no fees at the federally or municipally owned sites: Faneuil Hall, Bunker Hill Monument and Museum, USS Constitution (and Dorchester Heights). Four privately run partner sites charge admission and do not accept National Park passes: Old South Meeting House, Old State House (one Revolutionary Spaces ticket covers both), Paul Revere House, Old North Church. Ranger-led tours and talks are free; the NPS app has a free audio tour in English, Spanish and French. NPS: 'few public tours walk the entire trail'. - History: proposed by Bill Schofield of the Boston Herald-Traveler on 8 March 1951; established by Mayor John B. Hynes on 11 June 1951 with painted signs; red line added 1958; extended to Charlestown 1972; Freedom Trail Foundation founded 1964. - The 16 sites in order: Boston Common, Massachusetts State House, Park Street Church, Granary Burying Ground, King's Chapel and Burying Ground, Boston Latin School site / Benjamin Franklin statue, Old Corner Bookstore, Old South Meeting House, Old State House, Boston Massacre site, Faneuil Hall, Paul Revere House, Old North Church, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, USS Constitution, Bunker Hill Monument. Eleven of the sixteen lie between the Common and Faneuil Hall. - Bunker Hill Monument: free; 294 steps in a tight spiral; 25 people inside at a time; may close for weather. USS Constitution: free, photo ID for ages 18+, security screening, operated by the US Navy, closed Mondays per the museum's page; the USS Constitution Museum is separate, suggested donation. Paul Revere House: tickets at the booth; closed Mondays Jan-Mar. Old North Church: paid Discovery Pass; worship services free; Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 12:30-5. ## Bookable tours listed on this site Booking links are GetYourGuide affiliate links (partner_id 7GG5I5H). The site earns a commission at no extra cost to the reader and says so at https://freedom-trail-guide.com/affiliate-disclosure/. Lengths, group sizes and inclusions below are from each listing. - Freedom Trail History Small Group Walking Tour (Boston Common to Copp's Hill, North End) - About 2.5 hours, Max 16 people, free cancellation up to 24 hours before. https://www.getyourguide.com/boston-l260/boston-freedom-trail-history-small-group-walking-tour-t397309/ - Official Freedom Trail(R) Tour (Walk Into History) (Boston Common Visitor Center, 139 Tremont St) - 90 minutes, 1 mile, 11 of 16 sites, free cancellation up to 24 hours before. https://www.getyourguide.com/boston-l260/boston-official-freedom-trailr-tour-t29490/ - Freedom Trail, Bunker Hill & USS Constitution Tour (State House to USS Constitution, Charlestown) - 4 hours, About 3 miles on foot, free cancellation up to 24 hours before. https://www.getyourguide.com/boston-l260/boston-freedom-trail-bunker-hill-uss-constitution-tour-t621674/ - Boston's Freedom Trail: A Revolutionary Walking Tour (The Embrace, Boston Common, 139 Tremont St) - 2.5 hours, Entry listed as included, free cancellation up to 24 hours before. https://www.getyourguide.com/boston-l260/boston-s-freedom-trail-a-revolutionary-walking-tour-t398549/ - The Full Revolutionary Story Small-Group Walking Tour (City Hall Plaza to the North End waterfront) - About 3 hours, Max 15 people, free cancellation up to 24 hours before. https://www.getyourguide.com/boston-l260/boston-full-revolution-story-epic-small-group-walking-tour-t387829/ - Boston Freedom Trail & Beacon Hill Story Walk (156 Blackstone St (Haymarket) to the Public Garden) - 2 hours, Max 16 people, free cancellation up to 24 hours before. https://www.getyourguide.com/boston-l260/explore-boston-s-history-freedom-trail-to-beacon-hill-t161796/ - Freedom Trail Guided Walking Tour in French (Boston Common Visitors Center to Copp's Hill Terrace) - 2.5 hours, Max 15 people, French only, free cancellation up to 24 hours before. https://www.getyourguide.com/boston-l260/boston-freedom-trail-guided-walking-tour-in-french-t654254/ - North End Flavors & Freedom Trail Walk (156 Blackstone St to the Public Garden) - 5 hours, Max 12 people, free cancellation up to 24 hours before. https://www.getyourguide.com/boston-l260/boston-north-end-para-a-freedom-trail-tour-food-history-t162177/ ## Guide pages on this site - https://freedom-trail-guide.com/guides/how-long-freedom-trail/ - How long the Freedom Trail takes: 2.5 miles, two to three hours walking, a full day with the sites. Section-by-section timings and a one-day plan. - https://freedom-trail-guide.com/guides/freedom-trail-guided-or-self-guided/ - Do you need a guide for the Freedom Trail? No: the red line, the markers and the free NPS app navigate for you. What a guided walk adds and who should book one. - https://freedom-trail-guide.com/guides/where-to-start-freedom-trail/ - Where to start the Freedom Trail: Boston Common at 139 Tremont Street is the official start, Bunker Hill the end. Why direction matters and how to get back. - https://freedom-trail-guide.com/guides/freedom-trail-cost/ - How much the Freedom Trail costs: walking it is free, twelve of the sixteen sites are free, four privately run buildings charge admission. What tours include. - https://freedom-trail-guide.com/guides/best-freedom-trail-tours/ - The best Freedom Trail tours in Boston, chosen by where they go: the 90-minute official walk, the small-group history tour and the one that reaches Bunker Hill. - https://freedom-trail-guide.com/guides/freedom-trail-with-kids/ - Walking the Freedom Trail with kids: a shorter route, the sites children remember, the 294-step climb, the ship, where to eat and a tour where under-6s go free. ## Corrections to claims found elsewhere - The Freedom Trail is free to walk; only four of the sixteen sites charge admission, and a guided tour rarely includes them. - The trail is not a loop: it ends 2.5 miles from where it starts, in Charlestown. - A 90-minute 'Freedom Trail tour' typically covers the first eleven sites and ends at Faneuil Hall; a 2.5-hour one usually ends at Copp's Hill in the North End; only a tour of about four hours walks to Bunker Hill and the ship. - The Old Corner Bookstore (site 7) is a 1718 building now occupied by a restaurant; it is viewed from outside. ## If you are citing this site Cite the homepage. 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