National Parks / Boston National Historical Park
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park — MA
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.
Current Alerts
- Park ClosureClosure: USS Cassin Young
USS CASSIN YOUNG is currently closed due to maintenance work on Pier One in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The ship is tentatively scheduled to re-open to the public in September.
- InformationUSS Cassin Young
USS CASSIN YOUNG is currently closed due to maintenance work on Pier One in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The ship is tentatively scheduled to re-open to the public in September.
Source: National Park Service.
Upcoming Events
- Faneuil Hall TalkSun Aug 23 2026Great Hall of Faneuil Hall - 2nd Floor of Faneuil Hall
- Bunker Hill: Decisive Day TalksSun Aug 23 2026Bunker Hill Monument and Grounds
- The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided TourSun Aug 23 2026Faneuil Hall - Find Your Park Space - Basement of Faneuil Hall
- Historic Town MeetingSun Aug 23 2026Great Hall of Faneuil Hall - 2nd Floor of Faneuil Hall
- "An Incident on King Street:" Boston Massacre Walking TourWed Aug 26 2026Faneuil Hall Find Your Park Space
- History at Sunset Walking Tour: Henry Knox, a Pillar of the Early American RepublicThu Aug 27 2026Meeting Point: West side of the Old State House, 206 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02109
- USS Constitution UnderwayFri Aug 28 2026
- Handmade Craft Demonstration and Sale with the Steinhagens at Paul Revere HouseSat Aug 29 2026The Paul Revere House 19 N Square Boston, MA 02113
- Bunker Hill: Muskets, Men, and Liberty ProgramSat Aug 29 2026Bunker Hill Monument and Grounds
- History at Sunset Walking Tour: Desegregation in the Cradle of LibertyThu Sep 03 2026African Meeting House, 8 Smith Court, Boston, MA 02114
- The Freedom Trail: Enemies to this Country Guided TourWed Sep 09 2026Faneuil Hall - Find Your Park Space - Basement of Faneuil Hall
- History at Sunset Walking Tour: Becoming American During the Siege of BostonThu Sep 10 2026Sam Adams Statue, outside Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, MA 02109
- Hands-On History Days at Revolutionary SpacesSun Sep 13 2026
- Vault to Vessel: Explore "Old Ironsides" with USS Constitution MuseumMon Sep 14 2026
- Virtual Talk with Old North Illuminated: "On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear"Wed Sep 16 2026
- History at Sunset Walking Tour: Boston Resists the Fugitive Slave ActThu Sep 17 2026African Meeting House, 8 Smith Court, Boston, MA 02114