Freedom Trail

Loved the experience. We did the self paced audio tour through Viator app and it was well worth it. What is said to be about 1.5 hours self paced took us 4 hours due to the fact that you can move at your own speed, stop when you want to stop and take as long as you want to view the history and stop and eat along the way. While I'm sure the tour guided groups is great, this is a fantastic option as well for visitors to Boston. Public restrooms are a little scarce but there are restrooms at Boston Common starting point and at Quincy Market. If you stop at any of the museum sites, there are restrooms there once you pay to enter. Definitely an experience worth your time.

The trail was 3 miles long, easy to follow with a line on the pavement all the way, gentle walk with a few easy hills, interesting historical sites with signage, plenty of places to stop and eat, unique architecture and good look at the North End and surrounding areas. We came in February and found it a pleasant walk which you could do quite quickly or stroll along at your own pace. A lot of the places were closed this time of year which was surprising as we saw so many people trying to get into the North End church which just seemed crazy it wasn’t open. On the positive side of visiting in winter was the trail wasn’t to busy, sight were easy access, no crowds for photos and not too hot. Well worth an afternoon. Enjoy

Key clarification: We recently walked the Freedom Trail with a friend from out of town, and he enjoyed it. He did note, though, that he thought the trail was an isolated walking trail secluded from or independent of the city. Nope - this is a path you traverse right through the city while seeing/stopping at places of historic interest. So, enjoy your walk through Boston! Review: This 2.4-mile trail covers lots of US and Boston history, with plenty of places to eat/drink along the way. Though some of the historic landmarks cost a few bucks to enter, you don't have to pay anything just to see them along the trail. The two-brick path is pretty easy to spot and follow - take in as much or as little as you want!

It's good. Remember it's going to take you from one side of town through the other. You want to pass some communities that really doesn't have anything to do with the freedom trail, but it's just kind of showing you through the city. It's a good walk. Very short. It's only two and a half miles out. There are some areas where the streets are small sidewalks or small, but you can deviate from that and go into a little in the other little small communities and get food trinkets whatever you want. But just know if you go in the summer it'll be a lot of people walking that same trail both ways

The Freedom Trail is only 2.5 mlles long but we spent all day walking around and still didn’t see everything. There is so much interesting History to see and read. I would recommend spending a FULL day to see everything The trail has 16 locations significant to the history of the United States. Marked largely with brick, it winds from Boston Common in downtown Boston through the North End to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. Stops along the trail include simple explanatory ground markers, graveyards, notable churches and buildings, and a historic naval frigate. While most of the sites are free or suggest donations, the Old South Meeting House, the Old State House, and the Paul Revere House charge admission.