I don't know what some of these users were expecting with the Freedom Trail but I thought it was an excellent way to see Boston without much pressure. The trail takes you through the Commons to the state house through downtown and Fanieul Hall over to the North End. My family saw so much the first time we came to Boston and now I live here--but ...
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Time Well Spent
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 12/29/05
I only had a day and a half in Boston, and after seeing many of the freedom trail sights from the Duck Tour my friend and I decided to see them up close and personal by walking the trail. Its just about three miles but it really didn't feel like it in my opinion, because we would stop for awhile at each of the sixteen sites. We started at the ...
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A Great Idea!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/13/05
This is a great thing to do on your own, but it's FANTASTIC if you call at the Visitor's Center on Boston Common first and sign up for one of the guided walks. Our guide wore period costume and there was nothing he didn't know about the Freedom Trail - we stopped in burial grounds along the route and saw the headstones of some of the ...
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Walking History
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/03/05
This is where freedom was born. Walk thru the North End of Boston to North Church, Paul Revere's House and more. Stop for the best Italian food and take the family. A great learning experience for all.
The Freedom Trail is a must do in Boston. It's the easiest and most convinient way to connect the history of the city with seightseeing without worrying where you have to turn on the next corner.
The Freedom Train is painted along the sidewalk - just keep going next to it and you won't miss a thing!
Love it!
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A day well spent
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/01/05
If you have at least a half day in Boston, you have more than enough time to enjoy the incredible historical sites that are spread throughout the city. You can see for yourself the places where Boston earned it's name as the heart of the American Revolution. Many of the sites have tour guides or even actors to give you fist hand experience of Revolutionary Way Boston.
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Great value
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/01/05
You get to walk in the footsteps of early American history and do it while visiting a beautiful city and you always feel very safe and it doesn't cost a thing. My wife and I married 35 years ago and borrowed a friends car and drove to Boston for our honeymoon. We didn't have or need much money to enjoy Boston then and you still don't need a lot of money today.
We were captivated by the sites and sounds on the Boston Freedom trail. We especially enjoyed the historic churches and cemeteries - resting places of American revolutionary heroes.
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Fun history class!!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 09/29/05
So beautiful and capivating...as you go along you feel like one of those who made history there years and years ago...Very interesting.A must see for everyone at any age.
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Idiot-Proof Tourist Attraction
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 09/26/05
How much do I love the idea of following a red brick trail throughout the city of Boston? So much! Not only is the freedom trail free, it gets the tourist out on their own and gets them to interact with the entire city and the historical sites. I enjoy how you can decide where to walk to and how much time to spend at each historical site. I loved ...