Boston Freedom Trail self-guided scavenger hunt

Your tour of Boston’s Freedom Trail begins at the Boston Common Visitor Center. From here, you’ll walk north for a great view of the Boston State House, topped with a real gold dome. Then you’ll reach the Robert G Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial, honoring some of the first Black Americans to fight in the Civil War.

Next, it’s on to the historic Park Street Church. On your way there, you’ll also get the truth about why Britain held the colonies in such an iron grip. After that is the Granary Burying Ground, a cemetery that predates the United States by over 100 years and serves as the final resting place for major figures like Samuel Adams and John Hancock!

After touring the burying ground and getting to know some of its residents, you’ll head to King’s Chapel, which houses a bell cast by Paul Revere! Then you’ll come to a statue of Ben Franklin and get the scoop on some of the famous inventor’s many accomplishments.

Your next stop will be the Old South Meeting House, which is actually the place where the famous Boston Tea Party got started! From there you’ll pass the Old Corner Bookstore, dating all the way back to 1718, before continuing on to the Old State House, which has the distinct honor of being the place where the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Boston’s public.

The next landmark is a somber one: the site of the Boston Massacre. There, you’ll untangle the truth behind this often misunderstood event.

Past that is Faneuil Hall, a regal structure that witnessed countless historical events during the lead-up to the revolution. Then there’s the Paul Revere House, from which Revere left on his famous midnight ride to warn of the approaching British. Past that you’ll find the Old North Church, where two lanterns warned Revere of an impending British attack.

You’ll pass Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, home to thousands of unmarked graves, before continuing on to the USS Constitution—a majestic and perfectly preserved battleship perhaps better known by its nickname “Old Ironsides.”

To conclude your tour, you’ll arrive at the Bunker Hill Monument, commemorating one of the first battles of the Revolutionary War.