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New Bunker Hill Climbing Pass
From April 8 to June 30, for safe occupancy requirements, all visitors who climb the Bunker Hill Monument must first obtain a free climbing pass from the Bunker Hill Museum at 43 Monument Square. For groups of 10 or more, please call 617-242-5689.
For Kids
Planning a trip to Boston National Historical Park? Explore our revolutionary past and discover fascinating facts about the events, people and places in historic Boston with the Junior Ranger Handbook. You can get a copy of the handbook at either the Boston National Historical Park Visitor Center at Faneuil Hall or at the Charlestown Navy Yard. Complete the checklist and present the handbook to a park ranger in Faneuil Hall or the Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Center and receive a Junior Park Ranger badge. If you can't make it to the park, or just want to have some fun learning about Boston history, check out these online programs: 
From the USS Constitution Museum- Play a fun online game and learn about the daily lives of the 450 sailors who lived and worked on board America’s most famous ship. Play challenging and exciting games, and experience the sailor’s life. Let the voyage of discovery begin! 
Visit WebRangers, where you can play more than 50 games from parks all across the country. Set up your own ranger station, play some fun activities, share pictures and stories, and earn rewards, all while learning about the history and nature of your National Parks. Try your hand at these two fun WebRanger activities: 
Learn about colonial Boston in 1775 and some of the events that led to the American Revolutionary War. As a patriot spy, your job is to sneak past enemy soldiers and get a secret message through to Paul Revere. 
Learn what it would have been like to live and work as a young Ship Boy on USS Constitution during the War of 1812. |
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Did You Know?
Daniel Webster was once rebuffed in his effort to speak at Faneuil Hall. His support of The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 earned for him the enmity of New England's abolitionists, and a worry that if he were allowed to speak, his appearance might spark a riot. He later spoke without incident.