Top 6 Self-Guided Tours in Boston

1.Self Guided Classic Freedom Trail Location Aware (GPS) Walking Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 258 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $7Our pick

Use the WalknTours app to follow Boston’s Freedom Trail from Boston Common through the North End and Charlestown. Hear stories about Paul Revere, Sam Adams, the Boston Massacre, Bunker Hill, and the USS Constitution. Pause for food, breaks, and extra sightseeing along the way.

“Wonderful experience! Takes you through the entire trail. Very engaging audio with precise and easy to follow navigational directions.”

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2.Self-Guided Smartphone Ghost Walking Tour in Salem

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 225 reviews · 40 to 50 minutes (approx.) · from $7

Use the WalknTours app for a 40 to 50 minute self-guided walk from Ropes Mansion to the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. GPS directions, narration, music, and pause controls cover haunted buildings, the Bewitched statue, Harry Houdini, cemeteries, and Salem’s witch-trial past. One purchase works on up to four phones.

“The WalknTours app was easy to use, easy instructions to get the tour downloaded. The tour itself was accurate and well done. Price was right. Would definitely do another one.”

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3.Boston Freedom Trail Self-Guided Tour with Audio Narration & Map

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 98 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $9

Use the Action Tour Guide app to follow Boston’s red-brick Freedom Trail from Boston Common to Bunker Hill. GPS-triggered audio covers 16 historic sites, including Paul Revere’s House, Faneuil Hall, the USS Constitution, and more. Download it on strong Wi-Fi before you arrive.

“A Boston must see! We will be back for a repeat when we have more time. The brick path is super easy to follow with the self guided tour.”

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4.Ultimate Historic Salem and Witch Trials Self-Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $16

Walk more than 1.5 miles through Salem with an English audio guide that starts stories automatically as you reach each location. Hear about Sheriff George Corwin, the witch trial victims, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Salem’s early leaders. Download the app and tour before arriving, since it works offline once set up.

“Amazing history of Salem and all the Halloween costumes. So much to see and take in. Beautiful century old homes. I'm a big fan of Bewitched as I grew up in the 60's and 70's. Elizabeth Montgomery's statue was my favorite.”

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5.Self-Guided Boston’s Beacon Hill Underground Railroad Audio Tour Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · 45 to 55 minutes (approx.) · from $9

Walk Beacon Hill from the Charles Street Meeting House to the African American Meeting House while the WalknTours app tells stories of John J. Smith, Lewis Hayden, Harriet Tubman, and others. You control the pace, pause when needed, and use GPS directions to find historic homes, schools, and meeting places.

“This self guided tour was so well laid out with the pictures and directions. I was thoroughly impressed. I hope to do many more self guided tours because it brings about a great sense of independence and self pacing.”

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6.North End Boston Mafia Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 9 reviews · 2 hours 10 minutes to 2 hours 40 minutes (approx.) · from $7

Follow a mafia-themed mystery through Boston’s North End using the Questo app. You’ll solve clues at 11 stops, from the Rose Kennedy Rose Garden to Hanover Street, at your own pace without a guide. Expect about 2 hours 10 minutes to 2 hours 40 minutes, plus app setup.

“If it is cold and dark and you do not know the area it is difficult because we did not know the area”

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