A desk with paper and two sets of quills frame a person in colonial wear standing in the aisle.
During the summer, the park hosts Town Meeting programs in Faneuil Hall. These interactive programs allow visitors to participate in lively debate on a topic once debated in the Great Hall. NPS Photo

Boston National Historical Park

National Historic Site · Massachusetts · National Park Service

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.

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Phone
6172425601
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

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Things to do

Highlights: American Revolution · Laborer and Worker · Maritime · Maritime - Military · Military · Infantry and Militia · US Navy · Battlefields · Monuments and Memorials · Social Movements · Abolition Movement · Voting Rights and Suffrage · Wars and Conflicts · American Revolutionary War · World War II · Women's History · Climate Change

Activities & features: Fishing · Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Junior Ranger Program · Museum Exhibits

Photos

  • Rainbow over Faneuil Hall
    Boston National Historical Park
  • View of the Navy Yard from the harbor showing the USS Constution, USS Cassin Young and Bunker Hill
    NPS Photo
  • A tall white obelisk stands amongst leafy trees. Two colonial American flags hang from its windows
    NPS Photo
  • A white granite building next to the Bunker Hill Monument
    Arlan Fonseca
  • A four-story rectangular meeting house with arched windows and a cupola.
    Arlan Fonseca
  • Three double brick lines in the ground meet at a medallion for the Freedom Trail.
    Arlan Fonseca.
  • Statue of Paul Revere on horseback, with the white steeple of Old North in the background
    Arlan Fonseca
  • A white marble steeple-looking tower stands amongst trees in a community park.
    NPS Photo / P. Boyce

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Sources: National Park Service · updated 2026-08-12