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2025: 250th Anniversary Celebration of America's Birthday! Great Boston Tours offers America's most comprehensive tour of the sites in Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 that triggered the American Revolution. This 250th America's Birthday tour invites history lovers on a deep dive into the beginning stages of the American Revolution. Operated by a local American history expert, the day tour offers a level of information and attention to detail that simply cannot be experienced anywhere else in the Boston area. In 2025, to celebrate America 250, our nation's birthday, the National Park Service has embarked on a massive restoration and updating of key sites, exhibits and Battle Road. New for 2025 is admission to the Concord Museum. Get ready for a once in a lifetime experience!
With stops in Lexington, Concord, the Concord Museum and more, you'll experience the key moments of the events that changed the world forever.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Your tour guide will pick you up in a bus with the Great Boston Tours logo. You MUST pick one of the 4 pickup spots. Please be ready to be picked up at the following times: Stop 1: 8:05 AM (1 Central Wharf) – New England Aquarium Stop 2: 8:25 AM (8 Park Plaza) – State Transportation Building Stop 3: 8:35 AM (138 Saint James Ave) – Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel Stop 4: 8:50 AM (39 Dalton Street) – Adjacent to the Sheraton and Hilton
Itinerary
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Pass by)
Located adjacent to the greatest concentration of biotech and pharmaceutical firms in the world, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), is rated the one of the best universities anywhere. See the iconic dome and other amazing buildings on the way to Harvard Square.
Admission ticket free -
Harvard University (Pass by)
America's oldest College from 1637. George Washington used the old dorms to garrison his officers during the Siege of Boston after the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Admission ticket free -
Cambridge Common (Pass by)
Follow in the footsteps of William Dawes on his ride through Harvard Square to sound the alarm: "the regulars are about"! See Harvard College, America's oldest college (1637). The Common is where George Washington assumed command of the Continental Army under the Great Elm Tree.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Washington's Headquarters on Brattle Street (Tory Row) is where the general planned out over several months the Siege of Boston.
Admission ticket free -
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Battle Green is the oldest military burial site in America, where 77 brave Minutemen under command of Captain John Parker were gunned down on the morning of April 19, 1775 that would lead to the American Revolution and birth of a new nation.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Operated by the Town of Lexington, there is a battle diorama and other displays depicting the events of that fateful morning of April 19, 1775 when 77 Minutemen faced off against 700 Redcoats, leading to the American Revolution. New for 2025: Visit the new adjacent Town of Lexington history museum, open in time for America's 250th Birthday, a 2 year extravaganza.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Completely renovated for 2025, the Battle Road Trail is a five-mile trail connecting historic sites from Meriam’s Corner in Concord to the eastern boundary of the park in Lexington. Much of the trail follows the original remnants of the Battle Road, where thousands of Colonial Militia and British Regulars fought a bloody engagement on April 19, 1775. In some areas, the trail leaves the historic road to follow the route of the Minute Men, traversing farming fields, wetlands, and forests. Witness homes and taverns have been renovated, and Battle Road landscaped, in preparation to the 250th Anniversary of America's birthday for the 2025 season.
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
See the homestead of the author of "Little Women", Louisa May Alcott.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
See the home of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the poet who enshrined our collective memory of Paul Revere and the American Revolution.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Home of the secretive shadow government being established to challenge British Rule and temporary field headquarters of the British Red Coats on April 19, 1775.
Admission ticket free -
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See the extensive collections from the Colonial Era, the American Revolution, Henry Longfellow and the literary society displayed in this remarkable museum (admission is included).
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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