Boston: the Freedom Trail

The route.

When you get there.

You don't press anything. Wander sees you reach the stop and starts talking — here, stop 8 of 8.

Stop 8 of 8 · arrived

Old North Church

193 Salem St, Boston

Wander says

1723 Episcopal church where sexton Robert Newman hung signal lanterns on April 18, 1775, to alert colonists of British troop movement; Freedom Trail landmark.

The last stop on this tour

Spoken in six languages, or read on screen — audio only keeps the phone in your pocket

Every stop.

1. Start here

   Old State House

   206 Washington St, Boston

   1713 colonial capitol where Declaration of Independence was first read to Bostonians; site of Boston Massacre; museum and Freedom Trail centerpiece.

   

2. ≈ 4 min walk from Old State House

   King's Chapel

   58 Tremont St, Boston

   1754 granite chapel, first Anglican church in New England; became America's first Unitarian congregation; active parish and Freedom Trail landmark.

   

3. ≈ 2 min walk from King's Chapel

   Granary Burying Ground

   Tremont St, Boston

   Boston's oldest public cemetery, founded 1660; burial ground of Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, Crispus Attucks, and victims of the Boston Massacre.

   

4. ≈ 4 min walk from Granary Burying Ground

   Massachusetts State House

   24 Beacon St, Boston

   Iconic gold-domed State House on Beacon Hill, built 1795–1798; active government seat and Freedom Trail stop with landmark Revolutionary heritage.

   

5. ≈ 7 min walk from Massachusetts State House

   Boston Common

   139 Tremont St, Boston

   America's oldest public park and official Freedom Trail start; site of colonial gatherings, Revolutionary War militia drills, and abolitionist rallies.

   

6. ≈ 17 min walk from Boston Common

   Faneuil Hall Marketplace

   Boston, MA 02109

   1742 marketplace built by merchant Peter Faneuil; Revolutionary speakers including James Otis and Samuel Adams rallied crowds; active market and Freedom Trail stop.

   

7. ≈ 7 min walk from Faneuil Hall Marketplace

   The Paul Revere House

   19 N Square, Boston

   Built circa 1680; oldest wooden building in downtown Boston; home of Paul Revere; museum with furnishings, artifacts, and midnight-ride history; Freedom Trail stop.

   

8. ≈ 5 min walk from The Paul Revere House

   Old North Church

   193 Salem St, Boston

   1723 Episcopal church where sexton Robert Newman hung signal lanterns on April 18, 1775, to alert colonists of British troop movement; Freedom Trail landmark.

   

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