Trip planning

The Freedom Trail map, with all 16 stops and the walk between each

The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile walk past 16 historic sites, from Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, and a red brick line in the sidewalk shows you the way. We added up the Freedom Trail Foundation's own walking figures for all 15 legs, and they come to 3 miles and 66 minutes, not 2.5 miles. When we routed the same 16 stops on OpenStreetMap's sidewalks we got 3.4, so plan on about 3. Fourteen of the sites come in the first 1.7 miles, and the last two, across the river in Charlestown, take another 1.3.

Where the 16 stops are

Boston Common
Massachusetts State House
Park Street Church
Granary Burying Ground
King's Chapel
Boston Latin School site and Franklin statue
Old Corner Bookstore
Old South Meeting House
Old State House
Boston Massacre Site
Faneuil Hall
Paul Revere House
Old North Church
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
USS Constitution
Bunker Hill Monument

The orange pins are the 10 sites our audio walk stops at, and the dark pins are the other 6. The line is our route between them on OpenStreetMap's streets, so here and there it takes a different sidewalk from the red line.

The 16 stops in order, and the walk to each

Stop	Walk from the stop before	Walked so far	Going inside
1. Boston Common	The trail starts at the visitor center, 139 Tremont Street	Start	Free, every day
2. Massachusetts State House	0.2 mi, 5 min	0.2 mi, 5 min	Tours are run by the Secretary of the Commonwealth's office
3. Park Street Church	0.1 mi, 3 min	0.3 mi, 8 min	An active church, founded in 1809
4. Granary Burying Ground	0.08 mi, 2 min	0.4 mi, 10 min	Open daily, about 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
5. King's Chapel and its burying ground	0.1 mi, 2 min	0.5 mi, 12 min	The chapel is $5, and in November it opens Mondays and Thursday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The burying ground is open daily, about 9 to 4
6. Boston Latin School site and Franklin statue	0.03 mi, 1 min	0.5 mi, 13 min	Outdoors, a statue and a mosaic in the sidewalk
7. Old Corner Bookstore	0.06 mi, 1 min	0.6 mi, 14 min	Shops and offices now, so you see it from the street. Its last bookseller left in 1903, and the rent helps pay for preservation work around Boston
8. Old South Meeting House	0.04 mi, 1 min	0.6 mi, 15 min	$18 for adults and $10 for ages 6 to 17, one ticket with the Old State House. Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in November and December
9. Old State House	0.1 mi, 3 min	0.7 mi, 18 min	On the same ticket. The way in is up stairs
10. Boston Massacre Site	Just east of the Old State House	0.7 mi, 18 min	Outdoors
11. Faneuil Hall	0.2 mi, 4 min	0.9 mi, 22 min	Free
12. Paul Revere House	0.4 mi, 9 min	1.3 mi, 31 min	$6 for adults and $1 for ages 5 to 17. Open 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. from November 1 to April 14
13. Old North Church	0.3 mi, 5 min	1.6 mi, 36 min	$10 for adults and $5 for youth, crypt included, or $15 with the 25-minute bell chamber tour
14. Copp's Hill Burying Ground	0.1 mi, 2 min	1.7 mi, 38 min	Open daily, about 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The way in is up stairs
15. USS Constitution	0.9 mi, 18 min	2.6 mi, 56 min	Free, Wednesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It's an active Navy ship, so read the security rules before you go
16. Bunker Hill Monument	0.4 mi, 10 min	3.0 mi, 66 min	Free. The top is 294 steps up, and 25 people are allowed in at a time

The walks are the Freedom Trail Foundation's own figures, printed on each site's page, and the running total is ours. Where two pages disagree (Faneuil Hall to the Paul Revere House is 0.4 miles on one and 0.3 on the other), we used the page of the stop you're leaving. Prices are full adult and youth admission, and hours are each site's own, all read November 10, 2026.

How long the walk takes

It's a little over an hour if you never stop.
That's the Foundation's 66 minutes, leg by leg. Our audio walk from Boston Common to Copp's Hill is 2 miles of streets, about 49 minutes on foot, or 1 hour 17 minutes if you play every story.
Going inside is what takes the time.
Old North's bell chamber tour runs 25 minutes and King's Chapel's full-building tours 45 to 55, and the Foundation's own guided walk spends 90 minutes on 11 of the sites, about a mile of the trail. The National Park Service says a visit can run anywhere from 2 to 12 hours.
On a first morning, we'd stop at Copp's Hill.
Walk the 14 sites to Copp's Hill, which is 1.7 miles, and go inside two or three of them. North Station is about 0.4 miles from Copp's Hill when you're done. Save the ship and the monument for an afternoon, because the walk out to them is the longest stretch of the trail and the ferry brings you back.

Before you set off

Start at the visitor center on the Common.
It's at 139 Tremont Street, about 100 yards from Park Street station on the Red and Green lines, and the Foundation's tours leave from there. If you drive, the Boston Common Garage is under the park at Zero Charles Street, and its rates are on our Boston Common page.
Five sites charge to go inside.
They are King's Chapel ($5), the Old South Meeting House and the Old State House (one $18 ticket), the Paul Revere House ($6) and Old North Church ($10). Faneuil Hall, USS Constitution and the Bunker Hill Monument are free. Old North also sells a $30 ticket, only at the visitor center on the Common, that bundles a Foundation walking tour with Old North, Old South and the Old State House.
Know where the restrooms are.
The Foundation lists them at the visitor center on the Common, the State House, Park Street Church, the Old South Meeting House, Faneuil Hall, the Paul Revere House, Old North Church and Bunker Hill. Between Old North and Bunker Hill it lists none.
Most of it works in a wheelchair, with a few detours.
The National Park Service says the route follows wide sidewalks with curb cuts, and the crossings have signals you can see and hear. To skip the steps up to the Shaw Memorial, walk up Park Street to Beacon Street, and use the Granary's step-free entrance off Beacon Street. The Old State House and Copp's Hill can only be reached by stairs, the step-free way to Old North goes around the block on Tileston Street, and USS Constitution has ladders and gangways that move with the tide. The top of the Bunker Hill Monument is 294 steps up a tight spiral.

Getting back from Bunker Hill

Take the ferry from the Navy Yard.
The MBTA's F4 boat crosses from Charlestown (Navy Yard) to Long Wharf downtown in about 10 minutes, for $2.40, the same as the subway. In mid-November it leaves every 15 to 30 minutes on weekdays, from 6:45 a.m. to 8:15 p.m., and every half hour on weekends, from 10:15 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.
Or walk to the Orange Line.
Community College station is about 0.6 miles from the monument, 14 minutes on foot by our routing, and a ride is $2.40.

Ferry times are from the MBTA timetables for November 10 and 14, 2026. They change with the season, so check them on the day.

Hear the first ten as you walk

Our audio walk stops at 10 of the 16, from Boston Common to Copp's Hill, with a story at each: the boy buried in the Granary before the Massacre, the room where the Tea Party started, and the lantern signal from Old North's steeple. In the Stories app each one plays as you arrive.

Stop 1 is free, no sign-up. The whole walk is $4.99 for your group, on up to 4 phones.

Walk

Boston, Massachusetts

Freedom Trail Walking Tour

Ten stops from Boston Common to Copp's Hill, past the Old North Church steeple where two lanterns hung on the night of April 18, 1775.

1 h 17 min · 10 stops · 2 mi · $4.99

Freedom Trail map: questions people ask

Is the Freedom Trail free to walk?

Yes. The trail is a red line in the sidewalk, open all day, every day, with no ticket. Five sites charge to go inside: King's Chapel ($5), the Old South Meeting House and the Old State House (one $18 adult ticket), the Paul Revere House ($6) and Old North Church ($10). Faneuil Hall, USS Constitution and the Bunker Hill Monument are free.

What are the stops on the Freedom Trail, in order?

Boston Common, the Massachusetts State House, Park Street Church, the Granary Burying Ground, King's Chapel and its burying ground, the Boston Latin School site and Franklin statue, the Old Corner Bookstore, the Old South Meeting House, the Old State House, the Boston Massacre Site, Faneuil Hall, the Paul Revere House, Old North Church, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, USS Constitution and the Bunker Hill Monument.

Where does the trail start?

On Boston Common, at the visitor center at 139 Tremont Street, about 100 yards from Park Street station on the Red and Green lines. It ends at the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown.

How long does it take to walk the Freedom Trail?

About 66 minutes of walking with no stops, by the Foundation's own figure for each leg, which add up to 3 miles. Add whatever time you spend indoors: the Park Service puts a visit at 2 to 12 hours.

Where can I get a Freedom Trail map?

This page has all 16 stops on one map. The Freedom Trail Foundation's website has a PDF map and a Google map.

How do you get back from Bunker Hill?

Take the MBTA's F4 ferry from the Charlestown Navy Yard to Long Wharf, about 10 minutes for $2.40, or walk about 0.6 miles to Community College station on the Orange Line.

Is the trail wheelchair accessible?

Mostly. The National Park Service says it follows wide sidewalks with curb cuts, with step-free ways around the stairs at the Shaw Memorial and the Granary. The Old State House and Copp's Hill can only be reached by stairs, and USS Constitution has ladders and gangways.

Where these facts come from

Checked November 2026. Fares, schedules and seasons change: check the official sites before you go.