Alert: Old North Church - February 2025 School Vacation

National Historical Park

Boston

View of the Colonial Town Meeting program from the desk
The Revolutionary Town Meeting program is one of the park's most popular. Boston National Historical Park

Overview

Discover how one city could be the Cradle of Liberty, site of the first major battle of American Revolution, and home to many who espoused that freedom can be extended to all.

State: MA6172425601

Hours

  • Sunday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
  • Monday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
  • Thursday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
  • Friday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
  • Saturday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Fees & Passes

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    Things To Do

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      Inside a small red-brick crypt with a shelf that has a couple boxes and a coffin shaped box.

      Old North Church: Crypt Tour

      $

      Description

      Take a self-guided tour of Old North’s historic crypt, where 1,100 people were laid to rest.

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      Fees

      Visitors may purchase the Crypt Combo package during normal operating hours. The Crypt Combo is $9 per person when you book online, or $10 at the ticket booth. It includes a self-guided tour of the crypt, general admission to the church’s sanctuary and new exhibit, and an immersive audio guide with 300 years of the church’s secrets and stories. Children 5 and under are free. Visit Old North's online schedule to plan your visit.

      Time:25 Minutes
      large organ with golden pipes on the second gallery floor of a church. Statues of angels flank it.

      Old North Church: Balcony Tours

      $

      Description

      Visit Old North Church's gallery through a variety of special themed tours.

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      Fees

      Tours are held for free throughout the day.

      Time:15 Minutes
      Statue of a man on horseback waving his arm. In the background is a white steeple.

      The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided Tour

      Free

      Description

      Join a park ranger for a free 75 minute walking tour and decide who the real "Enemies to This Country" were in the months before the breakout of the War for Independence.

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      Pet FriendlyTime:75 Minutes
      three adults in 1800s clothing stand in front of the stage Faneuil Hall as students look on.

      Raise Your Voice at the Woman's Tea Party

      Free

      Description

      Join National Parks of Boston Rangers in an interactive program based on the 1873 Woman's Tea Party meeting.

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      Ages:10Time:30-45 Minutes
      People sitting in chairs in a great hall with a Ranger dressed in period clothing.

      "The Destruction of the Tea" Town Meeting

      Free

      Description

      Join Rangers in this town meeting on the Boston Tea Party to explore arguments about patriotism, destruction of private property, and the meaning of liberty.

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      Ages:10Time:30-45 Minutes
      Interior of a large hall with 2 men and one woman in 1800s clothing, speaking to an audience.

      Join the "Rocking the Cradle" Town Meeting

      Free

      Description

      Join National Parks of Boston Rangers in an interactive program that recreates the historic meeting of abolitionists who protested freedom seeker Anthony Burns' arrest.

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      Ages:10Time:30-45 Minutes

    More Images

    View of the Colonial Town Meeting program from the desk
    View of the Colonial Town Meeting program from the desk
    Rainbow over Faneuil Hall
    Rainbow over Faneuil Hall
    Paul Revere House Sign
    Paul Revere House Sign
    Commandant's House in Spring
    Commandant's House in Spring
    View of the Navy Yard from the harbor showing the USS Constution, USS Cassin Young and Bunker Hill
    View of the Navy Yard from the harbor showing the USS Constution, USS Cassin Young and Bunker Hill