| | | | Pirates & Patriots Take Over Boston's Freedom Trail®
Discover exciting tales of the pirates and patriots who occupied America's largest port city plying their trade — legal and illegal — as Boston struggled with independence! Freedom Trail Players® — guides dressed in 18th-century costumed — regale landlubbers young and old with tales of piracy and the American Revolution on the popular Pirates & Patriots Tours! See where infamous pirate Captain Kidd was brought through Boston in chains and hear about the gruesome punishments inflicted on buccaneers unlucky enough to be caught in New England waters. Learn about cutlasses (swords), flintlock pistols, the hidden meanings behind the symbols of pirate flags, and how these "Gentlemen of Fortune" contributed to the struggle for independence. Pirates & Patriots Tours step off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in August from the ArtsBoston Booth at Faneuil Hall. People of all ages will be captivated during this Freedom Trail experience exploring the underbelly of Boston, twisting and turning through the alleys, docks, and roads frequented by swashbucklers, "hired guns," mercenaries, and merchants of colonial America. In addition, Walk Into History Tours depart from the Boston Common Visitor Information Center on the hour every hour, daily, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and at 4:30 p.m., and are also offered Mondays through Fridays at 2:30 p.m., and from the ArtsBoston Booth, daily, at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. North End Tours also depart from the ArtsBoston Booth, daily, at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. All tours' tickets are available online. For a full schedule of Freedom Trail Foundation-led tours, as well as information on exciting events and activities at official Freedom Trail historic sites, please visit the Foundation's calendar. | |  | Celebrate with the USS Constitution and USS Constitution Museum
USS Constitution is currently in Charlestown Navy Yard Dry Dock 1, the second oldest dry dock in the United States, for an exciting below-the-waterline restoration project. While in dry dock, visitors have the opportunity to board "Old Ironsides" and explore her top deck. Through the fall, the ship is open to board Tuesday through Friday, 2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. As always, visitors are invited to interact with Constitution's crew of active duty U.S. Navy Sailors, on board the ship, as well as dockside, and inside the USS Constitution Museum, just steps away from "Old Ironsides." Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the USS Constitution Museum offers interactive, hands-on experiences for audiences of all ages. In celebration of their 40th year, on Guerriere Day, Friday, August 19, the 204th anniversary of USS Constitution's victory over HMS Guerriere, the Museum will participate in Highland Street Foundation's Free Fun Fridays with a special scavenger hunt, sailor hat making, temporary tattoos, and birthday cake! Visitors will also experience the Museum's latest exhibit, "Forest to Frigate" and learn about the War of 1812 from the view point of 19th-century U.S. Marines. Throughout the ship's restoration, visit Constitution's website and the Museum's website for up-to-date information, photos, video, activities, and more! | | | Free Fun Fridays on the Freedom Trail!
The Freedom Trail Foundation is participating in the 8th annual Free Fun Fridays program sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation. On Friday, August 26, Freedom Trail Foundation-led walking tours will step off as scheduled at no cost to visitors all day. Free tour tickets will be given away on Boston Common near Brewer Fountain beginning at 10:00 a.m. This year, the Highland Street Foundation program invites visitors no-cost admission to 80 of the most treasured cultural venues in Massachusetts. Created to increase access and enrichment opportunities, Free Fun Fridays serves tens of thousands of people by opening the doors to multiple museums and institutions every Friday from late June through August each summer. For the full program schedule and to learn more about Free Fun Fridays, please visit the Highland Street Foundation's website.
Freedom Trail tour tickets will NOT be accepted on any public tours on Friday, August 26. | | | Donate to the Trail Today!
The Freedom Trail Foundation is the non-profit organization with a mission to promote and market Boston's Freedom Trail, and help with preservation of the 17th-, 18th-, and
19th-century historic Freedom Trail sites.
The Freedom Trail Foundation relies on the generosity of individuals, foundations, and corporations for support. Learn more here. | | | | | | | | | |
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