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Go beyond Revolutionary War history books with this affordable walking tour in Boston. • Take in important historical landmarks like the Boston Common which was entangled in America’s first fraudulent land transaction and the Granary Burial Ground • Hear from producer Mitch Lapin, a tour guide whose passion for history inspired him to lead guided tours for over ten years • Do it all in 75 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.
This self-guided, self-paced walking tour follows Boston's Freedom Trail, going beyond the history books to reveal the fascinating stories you wouldn't uncover on your own.
The tour starts in front of Massachusetts State House, the highest point in Boston. You'll learn how the VoiceMap app works and be introduced to the major themes of the tour while you walk.
You'll be guided through the Granary Burial Ground to the graves of some of America’s forefathers.
The tour passes by the Paul Revere Grave. While walking, you'll hear about his 13 successful careers.
The tour passes by the John Hancock's Grave. While walking, you'll hear about the trouble caused by his love of Madeira wine.
The tour passes by the Omni Parker House. While you walk, you'll hear about some of its famous former guests like legendary Victorian writer, Charles Dickens, and presidential assassin, John Wilkes Booth.
The tour passes by King's Chapel. While you walk, you'll find out why the King’s Chapel was built on top of a cemetery.
The tour passes by the Old City Hall. You'll hear about the statue in front of the building while you walk.
The tour passes by the Old South Meeting House. You'll hear about the museum while you walk.
The tour passes by The Old State House. You'll hear the history of the building while you walk.
The tour passes by the Faneuil Hall. You'll hear about how the Puritans are connected to the hall while you walk.
The tour passes by the Old North Church. While you walk you'll hear about the some of Paul Revere's many rides.
The tour passes by the Paul Revere Statue. While you walk you'll learn about the horse Paul rode.
The tour ends in front of Boston’s oldest standing structure, the Paul Revere House.
Boston’s Freedom Trail: A Self-Guided Audio Tour lasts about 1h 15min–1h 30min. The itinerary has 14 stops.
Prices start at $10 per person for this Boston experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
The meeting point is Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
The self-guided tour was perfect! I loved being able to go at my own pace and explore at my leisure. Along the way, I stopped at various spots to shop, sightsee, and grab a bite to eat. The stories included in the tour were engaging, and I really appreciated the option to dive deeper and listen to additional details when I wanted to learn more. There were so many places I would have completely missed or not known about without this tour!
First, may I start with just saying that the Boston area is beautiful, the nature/history is mesmerizing. Our guide, Mitch Lapin (thank you once again btw) made everything to make sure our tour would be as interesting and as fun as possible. I was overwhelmed of his knowledge of all the historic sites. He was very patient of the thousands of questions from my boyfriend and answered everyone with a smile. Highly recommend our tour guide and look forward to doing it again in the future.
The tour was amazing. Really easy to follow and showed us some incredible places in Boston/American history. I would recommend this tour to anyone who’s coming in from out of town and locals who want to learn more about their city.
The tour was excellent and very entertaining! There were a lot of great stories and even some humor in there. I’m going to check this app out in other cities in the future!
The commentary was excellent and provided a great overview of Boston history. I expected the tour to focus exclusively on Revolutionary era history. I was pleasantly surprised to learn about history of the area from other eras as well. It took us a little while to learn and understand the navigational tools accompanying the audio tour. Perhaps some additional orientation to using the app might have made our experience slightly more smooth. But our overall feedback is entirely positive.
Hi there, Thank you so much for sharing your experience, we're happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour. Would you mind telling me a little bit more about what specifically it was that you'd like to see in terms of additional orientation to using the app? We're always looking at ways to make the VoiceMap app as intuitive and easy-to-use for listeners as possible, so we'd value your feedback. Beyond the instructions we provide one you purchase a tour through TripAdvisor and the instructions on how VoiceMap works in the first audio location, what specifically do you think would have made the process a bit smoother for you? You're also welcome to email us at support@voicemap. me with your feedback. Best, Helene
The two hours I spent trying to get the trip to start (it never did). The only easym paRT Was paying. That worked well,
Hi there, I'm sorry that you were unhappy with your experience. When you were having technical difficulties, did you contact VoiceMap support via email or telephone? We are contactable by both telephone and email, so if you have technical difficulties, please reach out to us so we can identify what is going wrong. Can you email more information to support@voicemap.me? This way, we can identify exactly what went wrong. We can troubleshoot the issue and process a refund if you email us your details. Again, I'm sorry about the poor experience you had.
App is very glitchy. If you wander off the path and explore other areas, it is hard to get the app back on track. Cannot easily do the route in a different order either (if starting at the opposite end from where the audio tour starts).
Hi there, I'm sorry that you were unhappy with your experience. Can you email more information to support@voicemap.me? This way, we can identify exactly what went wrong. As mentioned in the instructions we sent you, all VoiceMap tours follow a set route and include turn-by-turn directions. If you started a tour at the end and did it in reverse, left turns would become right turns. If you stopped the tour along the way for a break or to visit an attraction mentioned en route, then you can use the Resume button to pick up where you left off. When you select Resume you'll be shown a list of the three closest locations to where you are. Click on the location you want to start from, and the tour will resume from there. I'm sorry for your frustrating experience. Regards, Brent
A Wonderful self guided tour, allows you to go at your own pace and spend more time a stops. Very informative
Good for a self walk. We like the narrator. Watch the traffic if using buds! Better than walking with a group tour of 25! And cheaper. App is a bit hinky at first setting up but one set it tracks and start and stops pretty well
This tour does not follow the full Freedom trail. It is informative for the locations it does cover but doesn’t get you to the USS Constitution museum or bunker Hill
Hi This is a highly-rated tour with an average of 4/5 from over 60 ratings. We make it clear in the itinerary that the tour doesn't include the entire Freedom Trail which would double the length of this tour. Instead, it focuses on the historical centre. Keep well, Alicia
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| Boston’s Freedom Trail: A Self-Guided Audio Tour | 1h 15min–1h 30min | 3.9 (18) | $10 | |
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