• Colonial Boston Map, Faneuil Hall and the Charlestown Navy Yard skyline

    Boston

    National Historical Park Massachusetts

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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.

Park Fun

Kids watching a ropemaking demonstration.

The historic sites that make up Boston National Historical Park can be mostly found along the Freedom Trail. Many of these sites offer family-friendly activities and exhibits.

This webpage will be offering activities for those who are sitting far from where this history happened.

The first offering, we are calling In our Backyards. Students from the Boston area share the stories of our nation, that can be found in the neighborhoods of Boston.

Did You Know?

Lucy Stone

The request to reserve Faneuil Hall on December 16, 1873, identified the event as a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. In truth, Suffragette Lucy Stone held the first women's suffragette meeting in the "Cradle of Liberty." She surprised many with her real agenda that day.