Freedom Trail in Boston, MA: 250 Years of American History in 16 Stops
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- The Freedom Trail in Boston, MA is one of the best urban trails in the United States as it showcases 16 important sights that led to the American Revolution. Along the way you will learn the story and be able to actually see the places that were instrumental in the cause. Grab a map to learn more about each site and follow the brick path as it traverses through Downtown Boston over 2.5 miles. Here is a guide to the walk and all the information on this fantastic trail.
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I've walked it several times and I always learn something new. The Freedom Trail is a must do for anyone who is even remotely interested in the beginnings of our country.
I grew up between Lynn, MA & Beverly, MA and my most favorite part of that fact is being blessed by growing up surrounded by SO MUCH history! I've walked these trails numerous times and STILL manage to find some cool new fact every time I am able to do it again. This country was once something to be so incredibly proud of. ❤
Still is a great country
@@johnconnery1939 Certain states are, yes. :)
I’m glad that Mike’s won. My father used to work in Boston and would always bring pastries from Mike’s home. It’s more nostalgic than anything else.
I'm Brazilian and did The Freedom Trail in 2019. Boston is a beautiful city
I’ve not explored Boston extensively so it’s good to know about this very accessible trail. It is kind of jarring to see the old buildings from the 1700s next to the modern ones. Boston has some of the best Italian food you will find in the US. Their cannolis are wonderful.
Have walked the freedom trail and it is what makes Boston such a great city. The way that Boston mixes in their history with modern buildings is great and the way they preserve everything so well.
Bova's Bakery has the best cannoli in North End otherwise known as Little Italy in Boston. It's a block away from Mike's in a less touristy area of North End (Salem St.).
Cool video as always. Your channel has become my favourite. Greetings from Munich Germany
Thank you very much! Very kind of you to say!
Thanks for posting this video, I done the freedom trail late September while on holiday from Scotland, really enjoyed it. 🏴🇺🇲
Glad you enjoyed it! Fun you got a chance to do it on your visit!
The most important fact of this video is don’t go on Monday lol 😂
I ate at the Union Oyster House when I was in Boston last year! The atmosphere was really neat, and the lobster roll I got was fantastic, but all things considered I probably wouldn't get it again. I remember the price more than the taste, lol.
I did the taste test between Mike's and Modern too. Found I actually liked Mike's a bit better. I tried both of their regular cannoli and a specialty one from each, and there's a cannoli Mike's does that uses a florentine cookie for the shell--one of my favorite things I had on the trip.
I loved the freedom trail! Looks like we had a very similar trip when I went.
I work in Boston and I DEF recommend the clam chowder at Union Oyster House. Go to the Green Dragon for a drink too, also one of the oldest bars in the country
I did that. I worked on a project there for three months. What an enjoyable time I had. Thanks for sharing.
Great job going over the Freedom Trail! I grew up just east of where you ended at the Navy Yard....I'll let you guess where that is. Anyways, bummer you couldn't get on the USS Constitution...course you're both a bit tall for that ship....I haven't been on it since 1974, when my school took us for a class trip and even back then, at 7 years old...I was tall for the ship....today, I'd be doing lots of ducking. I've never done the full Freedom Trail in one shot...but I've been on all of it. The State House is worth a trip back if you like historic actually in use buildings. You're right about the October time frame to visit...I really miss the Fall here in Dallas. Ditched the New England snow over 25 years ago.
Oh yeah, the clam chowder on Highway 1 is MUCH better than Boston Chowda. But there are loads of places for even better than Sam's or The Splash Cafe in the Boston area. Couple I'd recommend? The Barking Crab near the Seaport area, Legal Sea Foods, and over in Winthrop, Belle Isle Seafood. Lots more if you head other places, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
I’m so excited to have found your videos! I’m about to embark on a New England trip and we are visiting the Kancamagus Hwy, Acadia NP, and the Freedom Trail and your videos have been so helpful! I only wish we were doing this in the fall so we could see the pretty leaves that you saw!
Omg I love it! We live in Central NH and despite trips to Boston have yet to do this, but its on the bucket list. Im a huge history buff fan, and presently reading books on Paul Revere, John Hancock, James Otis and Sam Adams so cannot wait to hit this in the spring. The Revolutionary Trail in Concord Mass is really neat to see as well.
Very well done video!!!
Oh wow, you would love it if you are a huge history fan!
I guess this popped up in my feed for the 4th of July...what a delight to tour Boston with you! Thank you for the great video!
I grew up in Boston. Now I live in Asia. I’d visit my home every year and eat at Union Oyster House every time. It never gets old!
0:47 - Boston Common
1:50 - Massachusetts State House
2:31 - Park Street Church
2:52 - Granary Burying Ground
4:05 - King’s Chapel and Burying Grounds
4:52 - First Public School & Benjamin Franklin Statue
5:24 - Old Corner Bookstore
5:55 - Old South Meeting House
6:40 - Old State House
7:23 - Boston Massacre
7:49 - Faneuil Hall
8:15 - Quincy Market
9:22 - Union Oyster House
11:43 - Paul Revere House
12:25 - Old North Church
12:53 - Copp’s Hill Burying Ground
14:26 - Bunker Hill Monument
15:35 - USS Constitution
Happy to be here! Thanks to you, it's possible to travel the world each day from my studio in Singapore! Thank you so much!
What an excellent, thorough summary of the Trail. This one, I've done. super job, as always👏👏
Thank you kindly!
Boston is an amazing historical city. I used to live in Nashua, NH, about 45 miles from downtown Boston and I've been through that city and in most of those historic buildings and locations. I've eaten at Union Oyster House, delicious sea food there! And I've eaten cannolis at Mike's pastry. I would recommend visiting Boston as anyone's bucket list, especially if you are interested in history!
I’m from New England. Maine actually. I’m super excited to be watching right now and see that you went over to Bunker Hill and Old Ironsides. Great video, as always!
when i was 7yrs old my mother and i walked it. That day in Boston was a fun adventure!
Interesting, enjoyed it fully.
Awesome, thank you!
I am from Argentina @Ali C. and love the video. I stayed there 6 years ago. Thanks and happy weekend for everybody. 🇦🇷❤
This was every bit as great as a television program. Thanks for your explanations, and the editing was great!
I love it. ❤️
Thank you for taking us along on a great tour. I look forward to seeing it in person in the future.
Another great presentation with your Pops. Keep doing it. Thank you very much.
One more tip for you and your viewers. There is an option to take the ferry boat back to Boston area after you finish the walk at Navy Yard. It is a low cost and great views for sure.
I Love the Union Oyster House! I suggest going there at Christmas when the interior is decorated for that period. Also, tell your dad that it's possible to sit & eat in the same booth where John Hancock always ate & drank.
And Yes, Old Ironsides is awesome, definitely worth going on!
I love Boston and loved going to so many of the Freedom Trail sites (a few of the places I have not seen are U.S.S. Constitution, the burial grounds aside from Granary). I'd say I visited 75% of this amazing trail.
We love when you come to visit us on the East Coast Josh! :)
Suffolk University alumni here! So glad I found this video because I would walk this area every single day to go to class and yet I never knew any of these facts. Thank you for the education!
I live in CT and may do this this Summer. Not that far to go but would rather navigate by bus. Love your videos. I think they're the best on TH-cam if not the Internet.
Love this video.
You spending time with your dad is priceless.
This was great! Thanks for posting!👍❤
Really enjoyed this video! Thank you
That's a great video. TY for posting. I am walking it tomorrow. 😊
What a beautifully captured video
Awesome and very informative tour. Hope to get there one day.
Loved your video! I'm so happy to see you in my home state 👍👍👍 I'm in western MA and don't get to Boston often, but I love it! Tfs
Great job on the video!
I am planning a trip for the end of August and this is SO helpful!
I used to live in downtown Boston but haven’t been back in 10 years. Thanks for showing my old stomping grounds! Crazy to see how much has changed and how much hasn’t! Was really sad to see chipotle take over the bookstore 😢
fr, i lost some respect for chipotle after seeing that
Like always excellent 👌
Thank you so much 😀
This was very helpful. Thanks.
Great video! My wife and I were in Boston a couple months ago and we walked part of the Freedom Trail. We ate at the Union Oyster House and it was definitely worth it! I had the cheeseburger and she had the chicken Caesar salad. We both split an order of Boston baked beans. The food was excellent! The atmosphere was really cool too. It felt like we stepped back in time. We sat right across from the John F. Kennedy booth which was really cool too. I would definitely go back and definitely recommend.
Very helpful, thank you!
Great video! Should’ve seen it before I went on my self tour. Nice explanation on places 👍
Thank you great video so many photo ops
This video is great. My wife and I are headed there in a couple days. Thanks for such a great video!
I just did it on 10/27! Loved it!
So awesome! I am glad you got to do it!
Thank you. I want to do this next year before getting on a cruise ship and wasn't sure if it is walkable for me but I think yes if I go at my own pace.
Loved this informative video! We plan to stay an extra day in Boston after our cruise in Sept./Oct and will definately be walking the Freedom Trail. Unfortunately We'll be there on a Monday when several things are closed but it looks like there is still a lot to see.
Great video as always - I have Mike’s on my first pitstop after landing before heading to Maine. Thanks for solidifying my choice 🤣😋
Oh man, you will love it. They are so good! I wish I had one right now!
I’ve toured them all The old North Church was amazing. Paul revers house really cool. I’m from Boston toured many places on school trips. The US constitution. Was also amazing.
Great video my first time on the Freedom tail was 1972
Very well done. I wish that you had gone on a Wednesday. Thanks.
Awesome
Thanks for sharing
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We watched your Yosemite video before visitng there last month!
Welcome to America's history cradle! Nice job!
Awesome!!!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
This was very helpful! We started at the USS Constitution and had to walk that bridge right off the bat, it was helpful to know what to do. We only made it to Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. Logged a lot of miles today. 😄
I truly loved the Constitution museum, all interesting and educational. I was there on the right day and got to tour the ship. It was very hard to find a place to park downtown and I ended up somewhere in the middle of the trail. Nobody could tell me which way to go to the beginning or to Paul Revere's house, not even a mailman! Finally I ran into a tourist who had been to the Revere house and he pointed me in the right direction. It was an interesting tour but in my mind I have it mixed in with the House of Seven Gables in Salem. Just old, interesting and historic.
Your video is so nice! Your voice is very soothing and your dad is so cute! Nice to see father and son traveling together ❤👍🏻
3:52 "I know you're in your golden years, but...." ha ha ha good one Pops , funny guy !
Boston born I love my city, it's a great place to live, it's where it all started, a snowball fight that helped trigger the end of oppression from England and began the United States of America.🇺🇸
There's just so much stuff to see that following the official map can even miss cool corners and hidden spots. If you love history, take your time.
Hey good for you for loving your country!
The main takeaway is to avoid doing the trail on a monday or tuesday haha. So much history to see though. Sad to see the chipotle resides in the bookstore. No idea Boston was known for cannolis!
haha that is true if you want to see the churches!
Nice video. First the USS Constitution is a great tour. A must see to learn why American sailors were so feared. Plus the battle against the HMS Java is a great story. Second, you can get back to Boston from Old Ironsides by taking the MBTA Water Shuttle which drops you off near the New England Aquarium.
Thank you :-)
worked at the Union Oyster House in ‘82 in high school every Saturday & Sunday
Super interested in going one day but because I’m from New Zealand I’ll have to save a bit to go! The freedom trail was introduced to me in the fallout 4 game, and since I first played it I’ve wanted to visit Boston so much!
I hope you can come back on days when the sites are open. Union Oyster House a good dining experience. The Bunker Hill tower climb is really a fun experience. I hope that opens up again. The U.S.S. Constitution is a must. The U.S.S. Cassin Young is at the Navy Yard along with the two museum buildings. The Charlestown Navy Yard is a nice place. You can also pick up a Boston Harbor tour shuttle from there. Come back soon and visit our renowned art museums.
I visited the ship in the early 80s, can't remember the details. Niagara, Ontario has a surprising amount of history within easy walking distance, several museums, usual tourist traps, one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812 took place near a present day church with many historic markers in the area for pedestrians to read.
Local guy here. You are right about the chowder & lobster roll as well as Modern vs Mikes. Mike’s is getting better over the years. My family is from a couple streets away. Modern was always the local favorite. Their cannoli advantage was that they would fill them as ordered so the shell stayed crunchy.
Union Oyster House does and should remain in the past. There are better choices. Recommend Regina Pizza on Thatcher Street for best pizza north of New Haver CT. Sorry all the stuff was closed. Bostonians lie! Especially when that close to the state house. No surprise they were not working though.
Great video, thank you! Caveat don’t go on a Monday ;)
Very nice tour. I had hoped to do the trail this past October too, but didn't prioritize it. Perhaps this year. Can't believe your Dad is just trying Cannolis! Did not know you could walk from Bunker Hill to Old Ironsides! There is public underground parking lot right next to the Common, so you don't have to walk so far for parking. Great tips, thanks for sharing.
Hey how was the fall foliage during your October trip?
@@ebonybryant5681 It was amazing. I have several videos on my channel that I'm just getting up, LOL.
@@BackroadExploits I’ll be sure to check it out! Any restaurants that are a must to visit? And did you get a chance to go to santarpio's pizza?
@@ebonybryant5681 We didn't make it to Boston but will check out Santarpio's if it is good. In Sudbury, the Wayside Grist Mill is a beautiful place to visit and their historic Inn has good food and is really special.
Hangings is crazy
We were able to spend time in a very nice city.
@3:53 dad joke: I know you are in your golden years... 😂
Here's an off the wall question for you, Josh. While doing these videos, do you ever run into people who has seen your previous "California Through My Lens" videos and have a conversation with them?
Forgot to say cant wait to try strawberry pavlova at Tatte
Nice job. We liked Modern cannoli better by a smidge.
I would say that this trail would be a good way ro see the city and its history if you have a short time in Boston
Use to pass there every day to government center and did not know that about the cemetery always wondered why I saw people walking in it.
I'm a local and I don't go to Mikes or Modern for cannoli's. I go to Cafe Lil Italy opposite the Old North Church.
Lots of dangerous wildlife on wheels across the cities. I am glad yall made it through the trail.
HOME===THANKYOU==I AM HOUSE BOUND AND CANNOT DO THIS ANY MORE!!!!!!!
Modern all the way. We taste test every summer. There is no contest.
i have explored it many many times in assasin creed 3 and i will visit it inshaAllah one day
Union Oyster House is DEFINITELY worth it, so is pizza by the slice in the north end.
Word to the wise - the actual site of the Boston Massacre is in the middle of that VERY busy intersection. The marker was put on the sidewalk for safety considerations.
Eating at Boston Chowda Co to try authentic New England chowder and lobster rolls is like going to Chipotle to try authentic Mexican food.
i was just there in October i walked the freedom trail after I went to the aquarium
Old south meeting house is where ancestors have a box pew
Man hate that y’all didn’t get to go inside the USS Constitution and up the Bunker Hill Obelisk. Great video we loved our visit to Boston back in 2019