American Revolution Tour of Boston, Lexington & Concord
Trace Revolutionary history from Lexington and Concord back to Boston
Duration
7 hours
Ideal For
Up to 6 people
Includes
Guide, minivan transport
Highlights
Explore the places where the American Revolution began, then return to Boston for more historic sights. Travel by comfortable minivan with pickup available at a location of your choice.
- Stand on Lexington Battle Green, where the first shots were fired
- Walk Battle Road Trail, the route of Revolutionary-era skirmishes
- Cross the replica of Concord's Old North Bridge
- Discover historic Boston sights, including Boston Common
Itinerary
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40 min - Pick Up and Transfer to Lexington Your guide will pick you up in a comfortable minivan and drive you out to Lexington!
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20 min - Lexington Battle Green Explore Lexington Battle Green, the place where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired on April 19th, 1775.
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10 min - Lexington Belfry See the belfry building, used to sound the alarm when the British were marching on Lexington & Concord.
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5 min - Buckman Tavern Pass by Buckman Tavern, which served as a gathering spot for colonists while awaiting the arrival of the "Redcoats" on April 19, 1775
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20 min - Battle Road Trail See the Old Bay Road, the actual path taken by the British on their way to and from Concord during the American Revolution. Take in the idyllic setting of times gone by.
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20 min - Hartwell Tavern Visit the historical Hartwell Tavern, located on the Battle Road Trail to see how colonists lived during the 18th century. This historical building stood there the day the British went to Concord - April 19, 1775.
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5 min - The Wayside Drive by the "House of the Three Authors" in Concord. Three famous writers lived here at different points in time: Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Alcott family, and Margaret Sydney. Home to Laurie from Little Women.
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10 min - Alcott's Orchard House Explore the grounds of the Orchard House, home to Louisa May Alcott and her family. See the Little Women garden and tour the Concord School of Philosophy, built by famous transcendentalist Bronson Alcott.
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25 min - Old North Bridge Walk across the exact replica of the Old North Bridge in Concord, where the colonists overwhelmed the Red Coats. The gathered colonists crossed this bridge and proceeded to attack a small regiment of British soldiers stationed to guard it.
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10 min - The Old Manse See the house Ralph Waldo Emerson grew up. Emerson later gave Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife the right to live at the famous residence as a wedding present.
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20 min - Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Visit the historic Sleep Hollow Cemetery and the famous author's ridge, where many of Concord's Literary Circle are buried, including Thoreau, Emerson, Alcott, and Hawthorne.
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40 min - Return to Boston Return back to Boston for lunch
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1 hour - Break Free time for lunch at a local artisanal farm-to-table market in Boston.
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20 min - USS Constitution Visit the oldest working wooden ship in the world, put into service in 1797. Learn why the ship got the nickname "Old Ironsides" during the war of 1812.
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20 min - Bunker Hill Monument See the Bunker Hill Monument and learn about the first official battle of the American Revolution. Hear the story behind the famous phrase "don't fire until you see the white's of their eyes".
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20 min - Old North Church Visit the Old North Church, famous for Paul Revere's lanterns. Learn the story behind the phrase of "one if by land, two if by sea", while sitting inside Paul Revere's pew.
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20 min - Paul Revere House See one of the oldest wooden houses in Boston, where Paul Revere lived for 20 years with his wife and 16 children!
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20 min - Drop Off Your guide will drop you off directly at your hotel!
Important details
- Expect a $10 charge per person in addition to the listed price
Cancellation Policy
Full refund if you cancel at least 14 days before your tour. 50% refund if you cancel at least 7 days before your tour. No refunds within 7 days.
FAQs
You can book up to 6 people per tour.
Yes. Each guest costs an extra $10 on top of the base price.
Your guide will reach out the day before your tour to confirm pickup details.
More about Lexington Battle Green
Lexington Battle Green is where the American Revolution began, a quiet triangular common where, on the misty dawn of April 19, 1775, Captain John Parker and his small band of militiamen faced down a column of British regulars. The "shot heard 'round the world" rang out here, and eight colonists fell on the grass before the Redcoats marched on toward Concord. Standing on Lexington Battle Green today, you can trace the line where the minutemen formed up, see the Old Belfry that called them to arms, and read the inscription on the Revolutionary Monument, the oldest war memorial in the United States. This private tour of Lexington, Concord, and Boston anchors its first major stop right here, giving the events of that morning the time and context they deserve.
Your guide brings Lexington Battle Green to life with the human details that maps and textbooks tend to flatten: the names of the fallen, the cold spring air that morning, the uncertainty in Parker's famous order to his men to stand their ground. From the Green, you will look across to the Buckman Tavern, where the militia gathered through the long night waiting for word, and trace the path the British took as they continued on to Concord's North Bridge. Compared with the wooded calm of Minute Man National Historical Park or the brick density of Boston's Freedom Trail later in the day, Lexington Battle Green feels intimate and exposed, a small patch of grass that changed the course of history.
This stop is ideal for history lovers, families with curious kids, and first-time visitors to New England who want the Revolution explained in sequence rather than in fragments. Anyone who has read about April 19, 1775 will find that walking Lexington Battle Green turns names and dates into something tangible, and travelers new to the story leave with a clear, vivid foundation for everything that follows in Concord and Boston.
