Last updated: March 13, 2025
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Explore Boston with a Free Audio Tour

Select a Self-Guided Audio Tour
Listen online or download the NPS App to explore Boston with a FREE audio tour of your choice. Download the NPS app from the Apple App store or Google Play. Once the app is installed, follow the tutorial. If you are already in Boston and turned on location access, Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site, and Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park will show up automatically. Otherwise simply tap "Find a Park" and search "Boston". Tap your preferred park unit and then begin to explore!Explore Boston's Trails to Freedom:
- Black Heritage Trail
- Freedom Trail
- Freedom Trail Audio Tour - Español
- Freedom Trail Audio Tour - Français
Explore Downtown Boston and Beacon Hill with the following tours:
- The Underground Railroad in Boston Audio Tour
- High Tide Trail Audio Tour
- Women of Beacon Hill Audio Tour
Visit Bunker Hill and take a listen to the following tour:

Explore the sites of the Black Heritage Trail® virtually.

Listen to stories of the Freedom Trail, whether in Downtown Boston or at home! Available in Spanish and French too!

Through this self-guided audio tour, hear about Boston's role in the Underground Railroad.

Explore and listen to the stories of the inspiring women who lived and made a difference in the Beacon Hill community.

This self-guided audio tour explores the legacy of the men who fought at Bunker Hill and the different memories the Monument evokes.

Follow the High Tide Trail to explore the history of Boston’s changing coastline and learn what future changes may be in store.