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Freedom Trail Tickets and Prices 2026: What Costs MoneyThe trail costs nothing. The extras do.Read the guide →Freedom Trail Guided or Self-Guided? 2026 ComparisonA guide, a costume or an app in your pocket.Read the guide →Freedom Trail Map and Route 2026: How Long It TakesAll 16 sites in order, with the time each leg takes.Read the guide →Bunker Hill and USS Constitution: Getting There 2026The two sites most tours stop short of.Read the guide →Freedom Trail by Trolley, Duck Boat or Foot 2026Ride past the sites or walk the line.Read the guide →Best Time to Walk the Freedom Trail 2026: By MonthSeason, hour and weekday for the red line.Read the guide →

Tickets

Popular Freedom Trail tours

Booked through Viator, with a full refund up to 24 hours before on every tour here.

Freedom Trail Tour with a Costumed Guide Costumed guide ★ 4.61 hr 45 min2,885 reviewsFull refund 24 h before

Freedom Trail Tour with a Costumed Guide
Costumed guideCommon to North EndShortest guided walk

A guide in colonial dress leads you from Boston Common to the Paul Revere Mall in the North End, past the State House, the Granary Burying Ground and Paul Revere's house. The lowest-priced guided walk here.

What's included
  • About 1 hour 45 minutes on foot with a costumed guide
  • Boston Common to the Paul Revere Mall in the North End
  • Stories of the founders, the Revolution and colonial New England
  • Choose one of two departure points at checkout
  • Not included: gratuities and site admissions
From$26per person Reserve
Freedom Trail Small-Group Walking Tour Top rated ★ 4.92.5 hours8,476 reviewsFull refund 24 h before

Freedom Trail Small-Group Walking Tour
Groups of 16 maxDowntown and North EndMuseum entry extra

A small-group guide walks the trail's downtown and North End sites from Beacon Street, about two and a half hours of stories from 1760 to 1776. The Charlestown pair, Bunker Hill and USS Constitution, is not on the route.

What's included
  • About 2.5 hours on foot with a historian guide, 16 guests at most
  • Downtown Boston and the North End along the Freedom Trail
  • Meets at the Boston Foundation Monument, 49 Beacon Street
  • Not included: museum and site admissions, the Charlestown neighborhood, guide gratuity
From$39per person Reserve
The Full Revolutionary Story Walking Tour Best story ★ 5.03 hours3,077 reviewsFull refund 24 h before

The Full Revolutionary Story Walking Tour
Chronological storyFaneuil Hall entryEnds in North End

Three hours that tell the Revolution in order, from Boston's founding to independence, with entry to Faneuil Hall and a break in the marketplace. No costumes, an expert guide and a finish in the North End.

What's included
  • 3 hours on foot with an award-winning small-group guide
  • The story in chronological order, with historic maps and visuals
  • Entry to Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, with a built-in break
  • Citywide route that finishes in the North End
  • Not included: other museum entry, transport and tips
From$55per person Reserve

Plan your date before you go

A 4.9-rated small-group walk: downtown and the North End with a historian guide.

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