Here's a map of the freedom trail which shows the T-stops I mentioned and also a map of the T in general. It's really cheap/easy if you have good directions (which I'd like to think mine are pretty good haha). I'm not sure how many cabs there are in Charlestown though. Or if it's raining/you're exhausted, you can transfer to the Red line Outbound towards Mattapan or Braintree and get off at South Station.įor a cab, it's $2.25 for the first 1/8 of a mile and then $.30 for every other 1/8th of a mile. The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts, that passes by 16 locations significant to the history of the United States. provide free maps of the Freedom Trail and other historic sites. Then you can either get off at Downtown Crossing and walk back to your hotel. The Freedom Trail is overseen by the City of Bostons Freedom Trail Commission2 and. If your last stop is the Bunker Hill Monument, you can take the Community College T back (Orange Line-Inbound towards Forest Hills). To get home, you have a few options, depending on where you stop. Haha.) You'll walk over a little bridge and past the Children's Museum and it'll be right there. Walk towards the buildings or away from them. towards downtown (that's the easiest way to describe Boston. :-) To get to South Station, you would just go up Summer St. This will pop you right smack dab at Boston Common, which (if I remember correctly) is the beginning of the trail. The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) path 1 through Boston that passes by 16 locations significant to the history of the United States, marked largely with brick. From your hotel, you can get onto the Red Line (Inbound towards Alewife) and get off at Park St. Hi there :-) I would suggest that you grab a map of the public transportation. If a bus is not available, what can I expect to pay from the end of the trail to the hotel? So, my question is, is there a bus that would take us back near the hotel at the end of the Freedom Trail? If so, can you tell me what number/color or whatever I'm looking for and where to catch it? And, would it be better to start at the end and work our way backwards so we are closer to the hotel?Ĭost for the bus if it's doable? I'm assuming taxis abound in the area. I also notice that the trail is about 2.5 miles long and it looks as if it ends away from the hotel. According to the hotel information, it's about 1.6 miles from the hotel. While dh is as a conference, I'll be taking a 15-1/2 year old and 12-1/2 year old to different places in Boston. They've been most helpful!Īnyway, we'll be staying at the Westin Boston Waterfront. I wanted to tell you I've scanned your posts for visiting Boston and wanted to thank you. Hi everyone! I'm new, but a friend suggested I come here looking for information.
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