American History Bus Tour Boston to Cambridge Concord and Lexington

American History Bus Tour Boston to Cambridge Concord and Lexington

This fascinating historical half-day trip from Boston takes you to the famous nearby Massachusetts cities of Cambridge, Lexington and Concord with a leap back in time during the American Revolution. Journey along the Battle Road Trail, follow the route Paul Revere took as he warned the countryside with his infamous cry of "the British are coming!" Visit Harvard Yard and Cambridge Common, where George Washington took control of the Continental Army. You’ll also stand on legendary Lexington Battle Green – the site of the infamous Battle of Lexington where 77 Minutemen stood their ground against 700 of England’s finest regulars– and pass the homes of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson and visit the family home of Louisa May Alcott, "Orchard House". Your expert guide will teach you all about this area’s prominent role in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War while taking you to the cities’ most famous sights and off-the-beaten path locales.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Brush Hill Tours, 8 Park Plz, Boston, MA 02116-3952

Tour ends back at the Boston Office.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Lexington Green, Bedford St, Lexington, MA 02420-4403

Lexington Green

Duration: 40 minutes

Pass By: Battle Road Trail, Concord, MA

Follow the trail of the American Revolutionaries

Stop At: North Bridge, 174 Liberty St Minuteman National Historical Park, Concord, MA 01742-1705

View the bridge where the first battle in the American Revolutionary war took place.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House, 399 Lexington Rd, Concord, MA 01742-3712

Guided tour of the Alcott family home.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Cambridge Common, Garden Street & Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

16 acre park located in Harvard Square

Pass By: Charles River, Cambridge, MA

View the river that separates Cambridge from Boston bordered by the beautiful 17 mile stretch of land known as the Esplanade.

Pass By: Ralph Waldo Emerson House, 28 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA 01742-3700

Home of famous American philosopher

Pass By: Harvard Square, 18 Brattle St Ste 352, Cambridge, MA 02138-3755

View sites as you pass through Harvard Square; Harvard University

Pass By: Buckman Tavern, 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA 02420-4339

Pass by without stopping

Pass By: Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, 105 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138-3407

Pass by without stopping

Pass By: Charles River Esplanade, Storrow Drive, Boston, MA 02114

River separating Boston and Cambridge

Pass By: Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138-2932

View sites as pass through Harvard Square; Harvard University

Stop At: Minute Man National Historical Park, 174 Liberty St, Concord, MA 01742-1705

The more than 900 acres of this national park run along the route of the battle of Lexington and Concord.