The Birthplace of America Historical Tours with Your Own Tour Guide
On the night of April 18, 1775, Sexton Robert Newman climbed the steeple of the Old North Church and hung two lanterns to signal that the British were on their way to Concord. Thus, the American Revolution began...
Standard 3 Day Package includes:
• Round trip transportation via modern lavatory equipped motor coach with climate control and video
• Two nights first class hotel accommodations at quad occupancy all rooms with two double beds
• Four meals - two breakfasts and two dinners
• Full day of sightseeing including the "Freedom Trail" in Boston and touring in Salem
• Admission to one of the following: Museum of Science, or New England Aquarium, or Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum
• Admission to the Salem Witch Museum or Salem Wax Museum or Peabody Essex Museum
• Admission to multi media presentation "Whites of Their Eyes"
• Admission to one of the following: Plymouth Plantation, Lowell National Historical Park, Six Flags New England or Sturbridge Village
• Four complimentary chaperones at double occupancy per full bus
• All hotel taxes and gratuities
• Gratuities for motor coach driver
• Services of a MAXIMUM tour director during your entire trip
Highlights of the Freedom Trail Tour include:
The Boston Common has had many purposes over the years. It was used as a camp by the British before the Revolutionary War, and was where they left from for the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Up until 1830, it was used for cattle grazing. It was also used for public hangings up until 1817.
At The State House you can see where the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed in July 1776 to cheering crowds. King's Chapel and Burying Ground, this was Boston's only burying ground for over 30 years, many notable folks are interred here. See the first Public School and the Old Corner Bookstore where Ticknor and Fields Publishing House was located here from 1832 to 1865, it became known as the Old Corner Bookstore. During the 19th century, this building became the center of literary Boston when such noted authors as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Dickens as well as Oliver Wendell Holmes would gather here and chat. Old South Meeting House where the Colonists met to plan the Boston Tea Party. Boston Massacre Site commemorates an event that laid the foundation for the American Revolution. Prior to beginning celebrating Independence Day in July 1783, Bostonians celebrated Massacre Day.
Faneuil Hall is another important stop along the Freedom Trail, it was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis and others that encouraged independence from England. Take in the Paul Revere House, we all know about his midnight ride, but now you can see how he lived.
Old North Church where the famous lanterns were hung that gave the line that every schoolchild for generations has memorized, "One if by land, and two if by sea." Speaking of sea, another great sight on your tour is The U.S.S. Constitution. Known as "Old Ironsides", the ship is a wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate of the United States Navy. Named after the United States Constitution, she is the oldest commissioned ship in the world still afloat. Bunker Hill Monument was a battle of the American Revolutionary War that took place on June 17, 1775 during the Siege of Boston.
Options on this tour include:
Options for this tour package include a Duck Tour, an amphibious land and water tour of the area, take a theater cruise or Peter pan River Bus or check out the Basketball Hall of Fame. And check out a tour of the Yankee Candle Company and as a final beautiful option, you may want to choose a trip to the Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory where you can see nearly 4,000 butterflies in a facility that covers nearly 8,000 square feet!
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