Boston National Historical Park
MUSEUMS
Faneuil Hall
Location
Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA
Special Programs
Historical Talks given every half hour ( except when the hall is closed for city sponsored events)
USS Cassin Young
Open
January 6, 2004- March 31, 2004 Guided Tours Only: 11 am, 11:30 am, 2 pm, 2:30 pm
April 1 - May 2004 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
June 2004- August, 2004 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location
Pier 1 Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA
Special Programs
Forty-five minute guided tour brings visitors to areas of the ship not normally open to the public.
Tour times: 11 a.m., 2.p.m. and 3 p.m.
January 6-March 31, 2004 twenty-five minute tours offered.
Tour times: 11 & 11:30 a.m., 2 & 2:30 p.m.
School Vacation Week (February 14-21, 2004):
Main Deck open (weather permitting) for self-guided visit, 10-4, 45 minute tours offered at 11, 2, and 3
RANGER STATIONS
Dorchester Heights Monument
Open
Open All Year all day
Location
South Boston
VISITOR CENTERS
Bunker Hill Lodge
Open
Open All Year 9 am - 5 pm
Phone
617-242-5641
Location
Monument Square, Charlestown
Closures
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
Special Programs
Historical Talks
Available Facilities
Free maps, brochures and information on the Freedom Trail and the Bunker Hill Monument.
Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Center
Open
Open All Year 9 am - 5 pm
Phone
617-242-5601
Location
Bunker Hill Pavilion, Constitution Road, Charlestown, MA 02129
Exhibits
Whites of Their Eyes - Multimedia presentation on the Battle of Bunker Hill, shown every half hour, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Children $2, Seniors $3, Adults $4
School Groups: $1.00 per child, $2.00 per chaperone/adult
Available Facilities
Free maps, brochures and information on the Freedom Trail and the Boston area. Eastern National Bookstore sells books, maps, historical toys and reproductions.
Downtown Visitor Center
Open
Open All Year 9 am - 5 pm
Phone
617-242-5642
Location
15 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
Special Programs
Freedom Trail Tours - Free 90 minute walking tour led by National Park Service Rangers along the heart of Boston's Freedom Trail. Discover Boston's role in the American Revolution. For more information call (617) 242-5642. Tours are offered weather permitting.
Each tour is limited to 30 people: first come, first serve. Rangers will distribute free stickers 30 minutes before tour time. Tours fill up quickly in summer months.
Summer schedule: June 13 through September 5, 2004 Daily : 10 a.m. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Fall schedule: September 6 through November 27, 2004
Weekends: 10 am, 11 am, and 2 pm.
Weekdays: 2 p.m.
Winter schedule: November 27, 2004 through April 2005.
Freedom Trail tours will end for the winter season on November 27th but will resume in April 2005.
Tours start at the Boston National Historical Park Visitor Center, 15 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
Available Facilities
Free maps, brochures and information on the Freedom Trail and the Boston area. Eastern National Bookstore sells books, maps, historical toys and reproductions.
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