Freedom Trail - Definition and Overview

Boston's Freedom Trail is a red (mostly brick) path through downtown Boston which leads to sixteen significant historical sites. It is a 2.5 mile walk from the Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown and is popular with tourists. Part of the Freedom Trail overlaps with the much longer Boston Harbor Walk (http://www.bostonharborwalk.com/).

The Sixteen Official Freedom Trail sites:

1. Boston Common
2. Massachusetts State House
3. Park Street Church
4. Granary Burying Ground
5. King's Chapel
6. King's Chapel Burying Ground
7. Benjamin Franklin statue and site of the first public school
8. Old Corner Bookstore
9. Old South Meeting House
10. Old State House
11. Site of the Boston Massacre
12. Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market
13. Paul Revere house
14. Old North Church
15. USS Constitution
16. Battle of Bunker Hill Monument

See also

• The Black Heritage Trail (http://www.afroammuseum.org/trail.htm)
• Boston National Historic Park (http://www.nps.gov/bost/)
• The Boston Harbor Walk (http://www.bostonharborwalk.com/).
• The Robert Gould Shaw memorial
• TheFreedomTrail.org (http://www.thefreedomtrail.org)