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Pathway · A walk through the founding

Revolutionary Boston

The Revolution didn’t happen in a museum — it happened on these streets, in this order. Follow the events as they unfolded, from the city’s founding to the shot heard round the world.

Stops
9
Distance
3.2 mi
On foot
65 min walking
From
Founding of Boston (1630) → Bunker Hill Monument
  1. 1
    Historical event · 1630

    Founding of Boston (1630)

    Start where the city does: the 1630 Puritan landing on the Shawmut Peninsula.

  2. 7 min walk on
    2
    Boston Common
    Park / Public space · 1634

    Boston Common

    America’s oldest public park — militia ground, then the head of the Freedom Trail.

  3. 10 min walk on
    3
    Old State House
    Building / Landmark · 1713

    Old State House

    The seat of colonial government, and the single densest point in the city’s revolutionary record.

  4. 1 min walk on
    4
    Historical event · 1770

    Boston Massacre (1770)

    Five fell beneath the balcony in 1770 — the spark.

  5. 3 min walk on
    5
    Old South Meeting House
    Building / Landmark · 1729

    Old South Meeting House

    Where 5,000 colonists met on December 16, 1773…

  6. 10 min walk on
    6
    Historical event · 1773

    Boston Tea Party (1773)

    …and the meeting that ended in the harbor.

  7. 16 min walk on
    7
    Paul Revere House
    Building / Landmark · 1680

    Paul Revere House

    The courier’s home — the ride began at this door.

  8. 4 min walk on
    8
    Old North Church
    Building / Landmark · 1723

    Old North Church

    One if by land, two if by sea — the lanterns hung here.

  9. 16 min walk on
    9
    Bunker Hill Monument
    Building / Landmark · 1843

    Bunker Hill Monument

    End on the hill where the first great battle was fought, June 17, 1775.