Hello, and welcome to my tour of the Freedom Trail. My name is Mitch Lapin. I am a licensed historical tour guide for The Freedom Trail in Boston, Cambridge, Lexington, and Concord. Additionally,...

Stop here in front of the memorial.

If you watched the movie Glory released in 1989, then you are familiar with the 54thregiment, one of the first colored regiments enlisted from the North, aft...

Stop here for a moment at the bottom of the steps and take a look around you.

The dimensions of the Boston Common have changed very little. The Frog Pond to your right existed in 1630. John Han...

At the intersection, turn left to cross Park Street at the light and continue walking, keeping the Park Street Church on your left. Proceed to the three-step entrance in the middle of the Granary B...

Now, go through the entrance on your left and head up the three steps to enter the Granary. Walk straight towards the back, keeping the Franklin Obelisk on your left until the walkway ends. We will...

Follow the path to the left, and just ahead on the right is Paul Revere's marker and tombstone. Stop once you reach it.

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Paul's father's name was Apollos Rivoire born on an e...

Please stop here at John Hancock's Obelisk while I tell you about him.

John's father died in 1744. Consequently, as so often happened in this century, Mary Hancock needed to off-load the cost o...

Coming up on your left as you round the path is James Otis' marker. Stop once you reach the pudding rock at the corner of the path. The plaque on the side reflects on his most famous statement; "T...

In front of you is Sam Adams's gravestone. Stop here while I tell you about him.

Sam was quite a character. He was always broke. His clothes were disheveled and would have remained so if were not for the good graces of the other four Massachusetts representatives to the Contine...

We're now going to leave the Cemetery, so when you're ready, make your way back to the entrance.

Walk out the main entrance and turn left on Tremont Street. You will come to the Suffolk University building with the Tremont Temple across the street. We will discuss the Tremont Temple, The Parke...

Directly across the street is the Tremont Temple Baptist Church. Let's stop here and take a look at this church. Did you notice that there is no steeple pointing to god? This is the fourth renditio...

Stop here at the corner. To your right, on Tremont Street is King’s Chapel. If you were an Anglican during Puritan dominance, you might have found it difficult to find a place to worship. It is al...

Underneath you, on the sidewalk, is a plaque commemorating the establishment of the first-ever public school in America The Boston Latin School began in 1635. Once you've had a good look continue ...

You've reached the large cast-iron gates in front of the Old City Hall. Turn left into the courtyard and another left to the statue.

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Do not read the inscription on the st...

Please stop here with your back to the Walgreen's Pharmacy. Caty corner across Washington Street is the Old South Meeting House. Let me take you back to December 1773. Sam Adams is standing at the ...

Continue along Washington Street, crossing Waters Street, heading for 206 Washington Street.

The Old State House is set back just before State Street. We will use this time to divulge the oft...

The red brick building set back from Washington Street is the Old State House. Stop in front of it as we learn about its history. This building was built of wood in 1657 and called the Town House. ...

Stop for a moment here at the medallion in the ground and turn to the balcony above.

Above you at America's bicentennial, in 1976, the current Queen Elizabeth stood on the balcony and gave a th...

Use the crosswalk diagonally to your left to cross over State Street.

Once across State Street, turn right to cross Congress Street, and keep going along the left-hand side of State Street. You will be on a brick sidewalk.

Take a left just past the SweetGreen salad bar at the rear of the building and stand on the steps. You will learn about the tragic Boston Massacre, that took place at this alley formerly called Exc...

Walk down the long steps on your right. The three-story colonial building in front of you is Faneuil Hall. Veer right to walk to the rear of it, opposite of the granite Quincy Market.

Stop once you're at the rear of Faneuil Hall.

Peter Faneuil offered to pay for the initial cost of constructing a building to serve as a central marketplace. Before adoption, the selectmen calle...

On your right is a crosswalk. Use it to cross North Street, then cross over Union Street to make your way into Union Street Park. Our walk will continue through the park. I'll meet you there.

Once in the park, walk down the middle of the path between Congress and Union Streets.

The two statues at the beginning of Union Park depict the same individual; four-time Mayor James Michael ...

Feel free to read the kiosk at each glass tower and along the path. Look down through the grates in the walkway at each tower. The smoke emanating along with the serial numbers etched in the glass ...

Cross Hanover Street and turn right.

If it is Friday or Saturday, you'll be confronted by the weekly Haymarket Riot. Wholesalers from all over Massachusetts hawk their leftover produce at make-...

You're now at John Fitzgerald Surface Road. John was the maternal grandfather of the Kennedy sons, John, Robert, and Ted, and mayor of Boston and U.S. House of Representatives. Cross straight over ...

You're now in the Rose Kennedy Greenway. If it’s a nice day, you will probably find adults and children enjoying the fourteen fountains in this 1.5-mile green open space.Although the Central Artery...

As you walk along Hanover Street, you are certain to see the influence of Italian immigration that took place in the 1860s. By the 1930s the Italian population peaked at 44,000, within a square mil...

Coming up on your left is Mike's Pastries. It’s not unusual to see people walking the streets of the North End with a white string tied box bearing the name, “Mike’s pastries.” Stop once you reach ...

Turn left onto Prince and walk to Salem Street. We are headed to the Old North Church where the two lantern signals were hung. There is so much more to Paul Revere's life than his famous midnight r...

You've reached Salem Street. Stop here for a moment.

We'll shortly be turning right here and heading two blocks up to the Old North Church. The church is privatized and does charge admission for...

As your walk toward the Old North Church, the Dodd House Card shop (souvenirs & books), opposite the Old North Church is on the left at 176 Salem Street. Prices are most reasonable. Localized boo...

Stop here in front of the Old North Church.
In 1861, 86 years after Paul Revere's famous ride, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow memorialized the church in his famous poem, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Rev...

Turn left onto Unity Street and keep going.

If you came here via the Church Gates, head over the street, onto Paul Revere Mall and towards the statue of Paul Revere and horse, at the other end.

If you came here from Unity Street, turn rig...

Stop once you reach the statue.

Cyrus Dallin, of Springville, Utah won the award in 1883 to sculpture Paul Revere and his horse for the Paul Revere Park. He was an art student in Boston applying...

Once across Hanover Street, take a right in front of the Church and walk back down Hanover Street.

By the way, on the left of the church is Lucia Restorante, known for its robust Frutti de Mare ...

Cross Fleet Street, turn left, then take the next right onto Garden Court Street, heading towards No. 4 Garden Court.

Thomas Hutchinson, then Governor had an oversized mansion on the right side...

You're passing No. 4 Garden Court on your right. Imagine, dignified Rose Kennedy and 13 children born on the second floor of this dwelling. Rose fell in love with Joseph P. Kennedy and they secretl...

The small greenish-gray clapboard house at 19 North Square was built in 1660. One hundred and ten years later, 35-year-old Paul Revere purchased the house. Six of his children lived here when a sm...