Boston Itineraries Field Trips, Travel, and Educational Tours

Arrive in Boston, Massachusetts

Tour Boston’s Back Bay and Walking Tour Freedom Trail - Partake in a guided walking tour of Boston’s Historic Freedom Trail.  Visit the Old North Church, built in 1723; it is the oldest church building in Boston.  The first peal (bells) on this continent, some of the oldest in the world, sounded from the church in 1744.  On the evening of April 18, 1765, a sexton displayed two lanterns in the steeple to signal the departure of the British from Boston.

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Tour the U.S.S. Constitution (“Old Ironsides”) - The Museum is a "must see" for everyone visiting Boston. Interactive galleries take adults, families and children of all ages on a 200-year voyage.
Tour the U.S.S. Constitution (“Old Ironsides”).

Bunker Hill Monument - The monument, one of the first in the United States, was erected to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major conflict between British and Patriot forces in the Revolutionary War, fought there June 17, 1775.

Paul Revere House - It is downtown Boston's oldest building and one of the few remaining from an early era in the history of colonial America.

Free Time at The Shops at Prudential Center – This is New England's #1 spot for shopping & dining featuring over 75 shops and restaurants.

Skywalk Observatory– This is Boston's only sky-high vantage point for sweeping 360 degree views of Greater Boston and beyond.


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Visit Plymouth Harbor and Plymouth Rock.

Board the Mayflower II – This is a full size replica of the original ship.  An exhibition on the dock relates the story of their 66-day transatlantic voyage.  On board the vessel artisans demonstrate wooden shipbuilding as they ready the shop for its next voyage at the turn of the 21st century.

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Tour Plymouth Plantation Village and Wampanoag Indian Campsite (local tribe – signed peace treaty that lasted for 50 years) - In the living-history museum of 17th century Plymouth, costumed interpreters portray residents of the colony.  Program guides teach about the American Indian culture by showing how the natives cooked and made canoes and woven goods.

House of the Seven Gables – Right on the Harbor! Discover years of Salem's history as you experience this museum and historic building.

The Salem Witch Museum - Visitors are given a dramatic history lesson using stage sets with life-size figures, lighting and narration of the Witch Trials of 1692.

New exhibit, Witches: Evolving Perceptions - Examine the stereotypical witch, aspects of witchcraft in the 17th century, modern witchcraft and the phenomenon of witch hunts. Do you believe in witches? Don't answer until you visit this exhibit.

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Lexington – Concord

Minute Man National Historical Park - The Battles of Lexington and Concord are brought to life through the preservation, restoration and interpretation of significant sites from "that famous day and year" when Colonists took up arms in defense of liberty and touched off the American Revolution. Watch the film, “The Road to Revolution”, at The Minute Man Visitor Center. Teachers can link classroom lessons with valuable field experiences before their students arrive.

PROGRAM - Rebels, Redcoats and Homespun Heroes
Students participating in this 45 minute program learn about the soldiers who fought at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, and the often overlooked acts of heroism on the Patriot home front. Students meet a Colonial Militiaman, British Soldier or Daughter of Liberty (portrayed by a Park Ranger) at Hartwell Tavern and discover what it was like to live through the events of 1775. Students will get the chance to perform an18th century military drill, role play, examine artifacts and witness a musket firing demonstration. During the course of the program, the complexity of the Battle of Lexington and Concord emerges as students compare and contrast the experiences and perceptions of British soldiers, Colonial militiamen, and Colonial women committed to the cause of resistance on the home front.

Concord's North Bridge - Visitors can see the place where, on April 19, 1775, Colonial militia men fired the famous "shot heard 'round the world." Reflect on the meaning of freedom in a tranquil, commemorative landscape that includes Daniel Chester French's Minute Man Statue.

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