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Self Guided "Historic Boston Downtown Freedom Trail" Audio/GPS Walking Tour

Self Guided "Historic Boston Downtown Freedom Trail" Audio/GPS Walking Tour

Overview

Dig Deeper into Downtown Boston's historical sites between the Boston Common Visitors Center and Blackstone Corner at your own pace and schedule on this location aware, Smart Phone App Audio Walking Tour.

What makes this tour special?
-The revolutionary narrators are fantastic. And the sound editing will make you forget it's technology that's guiding you.
- It's guided by your personal tour guide (AKA the WalknTours technology tour technology)
-This is not a fact dumping tour. It's a freedom trail adventure.
-Go anytime at your own pace.
-Tour Never Expires. Listen later.
-1 purchase works on 2 phones

Simply go to the Boston Common Visitors Center, press play and put your phone in your pocket. From there you are guided turn by turn along the revolutionary streets of Boston along the freedom trial.

Listen on headphones, bluetooth speakers or your phone.

This is our in depth Downtown Boston tour. For the whole Freedom Trail try our "Classic Freedom Trail Tour".

City: Boston

Sun 08 Jun

Other dates

You can choose the date already on the booking website

Starting at $5.00

Make a reservation

Sun 08 Jun

Starting at $5.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Learn about the 54th Memorial and how they changed history forever

See Benjamin Franklin's Birthplace

See the spot JFK lived!

Upon completion your virtual tour will unlock, listen anytime and experience in 360° photos

Learn the story of the donkey infront of the old city hall

Location Aware (GPS guided) walking tour on the WalknTours app

See the Famous sites on the Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall, Old state house, Granary, Kings Chapel more

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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.

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.

Massachusetts State House

Learn about it's golden dome, what's on top and its history.

Park Street Church

Learn about its explosive past and see where they stored the gun powder in the war of 1812

King's Chapel

Learn about it's steeple, bell and historic past.

Old City Hall

See the old city hall and the location of the first school in the US, Boston Latin.

Old South Meeting House

Hear the story about how the Boston Tea Party began.

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.

Boston Massacre Site

Stop at the Boston Massacre site and relive the events of that day on a 3 minute sound experience

Faneuil Hall Marketplace

We will visit the Cradle of Liberty and see one of the most visited sites in the USA, Faneuil Hall.

Old State House

See the old State house, the historic site of many events.

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.

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.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews (21)

Jacqueline_A

Sep 2023

Was difficult following directions to get to where the tour started. I booked it and wanted to use on my boyfriend's phone but it was impossible so I had to buy it a second time with his name on his phone to actually use it. The Freedom Trail line really helped us navigate and the arrow in the app helps too. Very difficult to hear unless you're using headphones because of all the traffic noise. Otherwise a good historical telling of all the sites.

barbarabN4136HU

Aug 2022

The tour was good. The large numbers of people and traffic made it uncomfortable and hectic. It was hard to get pictures due to the crowds. Beantown Pub was referred to us but the food was just ok, got the fish and chips but fish was not fresh. Very disappointed for the price. Did a tour in Salem the next day and was much happier. Smaller crowds and much more relaxed atmosphere.

Response from Host

Aug 2022

Happy you enjoyed the tour. Boston is crowded in the summer, to avoid crowds I'd suggest going in the Fall, or taking the tour in the morning. Also we did not cook the food, or suggest Beantown Pub :). Sorry you had a bad experience there, but it's not part of the tour :)

Lucille_T

Jul 2022

This tour is a great way to see the Freedom Trail at your own a pace while also enjoying the sights and sounds of Boston. My husband and I shared the audio on one phone and this worked just fine. We took our time and paused at the places we wanted to stay at longer and learned so much about this country's history. The path is easy to follow and the audio is great at directing you on which way to go. We started at the visitor's center and they were helpful at getting us going in the right direction.

Response from Host

Aug 2022

Thank you for the great review and using the WalknTours app!