Boston’s Freedom Trail Tour extended throughout winter

The Freedom Trail Foundation announced that it is offering its most popular Walk Into History tour of the Freedom Trail throughout the winter beginning Dec 1. Costumed guides will lead the 90-minute tours from the Boston Visitor Information Center at noon daily from the Visitor Information Center on Boston Common. Tours cost $13 for adults, $7 children and $11 for students and seniors and can be purchased online at TheFreedomTrail.org (10 percent off), at the Visitor Information Center on Boston Common or at Bostix Booth, Faneuil Hall. All tickets include a $1 donation to the Freedom Trail Preservation Fund. Some fees may apply for on-location purchases. “Last year, the winter months were very popular times for visitors to walk on the Freedom Trail," said Mimi LaCamera, president of the Freedom Trail Foundation. "The sites are open and we found an enthusiastic audience who wanted to experience the American Revolution in the seasons when 18th century patriots were struggling to resist British law. Visitors and residents want to revisit those days when people just like them were challenged with almost insurmountable problems. Trouble was everywhere, and somehow they managed to figure out the solutions. It took hard work and was dangerous, but they did it. It’s back to the future in today’s economic climate, too, for we have taken the economy into consideration this year. Freedom Trail tours are affordable fun for residents, families and visitors.” Other events and specialty tours offered by the Freedom Trail Foundation between November and March are: HISTORIC HOLIDAY STROLL — The Historic Holiday Stroll is offered Thursday through Sunday from November through January and begins at the Faneuil Hall Bostix Booth at 3:30 p.m. The cost is $29 for adults and $19 for children and includes a 90-minute tour and refreshments at the Omni Parker House. Led by a costumed tour guide dressed in 19th century Dickensian garb, visitors learn how holiday traditions evolved in Boston and experience highlights of the American Revolution. The tour ends with visitors warming their bones with hot chocolate, tea, or wine and Boston Crème Pie at the historic Omni Parker House Hotel. AFRICAN-AMERICAN PATRIOTS TOUR —At 1 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays during February, the Freedom Trail Foundation is celebrating Black History Month with the popular African-American Patriots guided tour, taking visitors through historic events of the American Revolution and the contributions of African-Americans who played a significant role in the shaping of America. Tales of intrigue and bravery, poetry and defiance by black Bostonians will unfold during this critically acclaimed 90-minute walking tour of the Freedom Trail. Led by a costumed guide, visitors view history through the eyes of revolutionaries such as Attucks, Phillis Wheatley, Prince Hall, Peter Salem and others. Tickets $13 adults, $7 children, $11 seniors and students. About the Freedom Trail The Freedom Trail is made up of 16 distinct, original historic sites related to the establishment of the country. It is a repository of some of the country's most valuable historic and cultural artifacts. The Freedom Trail Foundation is charged to market the Trail and help restore and raise public awareness of these sites of exceptional cultural and historic significance. Established in 1958, the Freedom Trail is a national icon and draws domestic and international visitors, resulting in nearly $1 billion in spending annually. The Freedom Trail was designated as a Millennium Trail in 2000 by First Lady Hilary Clinton. It attracts more than three million visitors, residents of Massachusetts, and school children each year. The Freedom Trial Foundation and Freedom Trail sites offer educational programs for teachers and students. Visit TheFreedomTrail.org for additional event and exhibit programming.