Tour of Lexington and Concord from Boston USA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, rated the fifth best university in the world.

Harvard University

America's oldest College from 1637.

Cambridge Common

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.

Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Massachusetts

Washington's Headquarters on Brattle Street (Tory Row) is where the general planned out over several months the Siege of Boston.

Lexington Green

45 min

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.

Lexington Visitors Center

20 min

Operated by the Town of Lexington, there is a battle diorama depicting the events of that fateful morning of April 19, 1775 when 77 Minutemen faced off against 700 Redcoats, leading to the American Revolution.

Battle Road Trail

2 hours

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.

Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House

2 hours

See the homestead of the author of "Little Women", Louisa May Alcott.

Ralph Waldo Emerson House

2 hours

See the home of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the poet who enshrined our collective memory of Paul Revere and the American Revolution.

Wright Tavern Center

2 hours

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.

The Old North Bridge

2 hours

The North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, is often referred to as the location of the "shot heard round the world" and the beginning of the American War for Independence. We will see the grave of fallen British soldiers, the Old Manse, and we will visit the National Park Service North Bridge Visitor Center.

USS Constitution

35 min

You'll complete your historic adventure with an onboard tour of the USS Constitution aka "Old Ironsides", oldest active warship in the world (1797).