It takes about 40 minutes to reach Boston from our hotel. Just have good maps because the expressway changes daily with construction. Parking was not a problem either. Just park under the Boston Commons Area - a huge parking structure is located under that park. We paid $4.00 that day for parking (was a special for some reason). Usually parking there costs about $16.00 for the day. Remember where you parked and what exit you left from to begin your tour of downtown. There are many exits to walk out of the parking structure, so if you forget what exit you left from you might have a problem locating your car when you are done touring the area. The good thing here is that The Freedom Trail starts from the Commons Area. There is an information building located at the beginning of the trail, so stop in and get the basic free map so you know where to go and what to look for.
With map in hand, we were off to trace some of the footsteps our forefathers took as they began to make history in order for us the live in this country we now call the United States. We loved walking the Freedom Trail. If you are lucky, you can stop and listen to the tour guides that are talking about that area you are visiting at the time. But don't walk with them otherwise you might have to pay for that tour. We learned a lot about some of the stops along the trail by doing this.
The trail is very easy to follow. The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile red-brick walking trail that leads you to 16 nationally significant historic sites, every one an authentic American treasure. As you walk along the trail, there
are "Freedom" circles located on the ground in the red-brick path to help you stay on the trail, especially through the downtown streets. If you keep on this path, you will be going past many of the icons that made this trail one of the best walking tours in the states. The Boston Common The State House Park Street Church Granary Burying Ground King’s Chapel King’ Chapel Burying Ground Benjamin Franklin Statue Old Corner Book Store Old South Meeting House Old State House Site of the Boston Massacre Faneuil Hall Paul Revere House The Old North Church Copp's Hill Burying Ground USS Constitution — “Old Ironsides” & USS Constitution Museum Bunker Hill Monument are among the icons along this trail. Also, as you come upon an icon of the trail, there are signs pointing out exactly where you should look. 
This made everything easy to find especially if you are doing this walking trail by yourself.
With map in hand, we were off to trace some of the footsteps our forefathers took as they began to make history in order for us the live in this country we now call the United States. We loved walking the Freedom Trail. If you are lucky, you can stop and listen to the tour guides that are talking about that area you are visiting at the time. But don't walk with them otherwise you might have to pay for that tour. We learned a lot about some of the stops along the trail by doing this.
The trail is very easy to follow. The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile red-brick walking trail that leads you to 16 nationally significant historic sites, every one an authentic American treasure. As you walk along the trail, there
are "Freedom" circles located on the ground in the red-brick path to help you stay on the trail, especially through the downtown streets. If you keep on this path, you will be going past many of the icons that made this trail one of the best walking tours in the states. The Boston Common The State House Park Street Church Granary Burying Ground King’s Chapel King’ Chapel Burying Ground Benjamin Franklin Statue Old Corner Book Store Old South Meeting House Old State House Site of the Boston Massacre Faneuil Hall Paul Revere House The Old North Church Copp's Hill Burying Ground USS Constitution — “Old Ironsides” & USS Constitution Museum Bunker Hill Monument are among the icons along this trail. Also, as you come upon an icon of the trail, there are signs pointing out exactly where you should look. 
This made everything easy to find especially if you are doing this walking trail by yourself.Some of the best points of the Freedom Trail are the old graveyards with some of the famous people buried their. 
People such as Paul Revere and Samual Adams graves can be found there. Another place along the trail is Faneuil Hall. A great place to shop and eat. This is not a hall as the name states, but a group of buildings (Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market, North Market and South Market) containing a variety of entertainment, shops, restaurants and much history. Some of the more famous restaurants are Cheers (though the main one is located on Beacon Street near the Commons Area), Union Oyster House and Durgin Park. We ate at the Cheers Pub for lunch. We had great service there, not much of a wait and the food was tasteful.
People such as Paul Revere and Samual Adams graves can be found there. Another place along the trail is Faneuil Hall. A great place to shop and eat. This is not a hall as the name states, but a group of buildings (Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market, North Market and South Market) containing a variety of entertainment, shops, restaurants and much history. Some of the more famous restaurants are Cheers (though the main one is located on Beacon Street near the Commons Area), Union Oyster House and Durgin Park. We ate at the Cheers Pub for lunch. We had great service there, not much of a wait and the food was tasteful.The trail takes you over one the the bridges located downtown so you can visit the USS Constitution and finally the Bunker Hill Monument. You have to go through security to visit the Constitution. Again, we chose the self-tour because there really is not a lot to do on the ship except to look around. And there are navy personnel that talk about the ship, so don't be afraid to ask them questions. They would be happy to answer.
And do not ring the bell. We found out that is not allowed. 
After our visit to the Constitution and finishing up with the Freedom Trail, opted to visit Faneuil Hall again before we went back to the car. Again, the best way to find places you want to visit is to follow that red-brick trail so you won't get lost. We had a drink and a quick bite to eat in the Irish Pub and headed back to the Commons Area. We had no problem locating our car and headed back to our hotel in Hull. We got back to Hull around 9:30pm. We had quite a busy, fun day and evening in Boston. We did it our way and had a fantastic, memorable time. We spent the last of our evening in the hot tub, talking about our daily adventures so far and about our planned adventure for tomorrow - Martha's Vineyard.
