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Step-On Guided Charter Tour

An enthralling journey awaits your guests in Lexington and Concord, where our professional costumed step-on guides transports them back in time to April 19, 1775. A charter tour offers your group a customized private tour experience suited to your interests and schedule, and we are happy to arrange transportation for your private charter tour in either a coach or trolley. The Lexington Visitors Center offers five bus parking spots, ample restrooms, an expansive gift shop, and dining recommendations for the many restaurants in Lexington Center.

Highlights include:

Notable sites, historic houses, and dramatic history around Lexington Battle Green. The tour continues on Battle Road through Minuteman National Historical Park, as you retrace the steps of the British as they marched toward Concord.
A brief “detour” into 1800s Concord, where you will pass through the neighborhood where American literary giants Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau all lived.
The Old North Bridge, a truly majestic site where your guests will learn about the Battle of Concord – a much more successful effort for the colonists!
On the way back to Lexington, your guide will continue to paint a vivid picture of what the long march back to Boston was like for the British army and the colonists, and the legacy of the Battle of Lexington and Concord through the present day.

Tour Duration:

2.5 Hours.

Major Historical Sites Covered:

Lexington Battle Green/Landmarks, Battle Road/Minuteman National Historical Park, Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, and Old North Bridge/Concord.

Private Battle Green Walking Tour

On this 1-1.5 hour long walking tour, our expert guide in colonial dress will take you across this National Historic Landmark. You will learn about the notable sites and historic houses around Lexington Battle Green, where “the first blood was spilt in the dispute with Great Britain”, as George Washington wrote in his diary. As a private tour, enjoy a personalized and in-depth experience with our guides that can be suited to your interests and schedule with advanced request.

It is considered consecrated ground, both for the blood that was shed on it and for the militiamen who are interred here.

Highlights include:

The iconic Henry H. Kitson Minute Man Statue
The Revolutionary War Monument, a granite obelisk erected in 1799, where the remains of seven militiamen killed in the battle are buried.
Captain John Parker monument inscribed with: “Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.”
The Old Belfry, which sounded the alarm on April 19, 1775, calling the militia to the Green.
The Old Burying Ground where Captain John Parker, ministers John Hancock and Jonas Clarke, and an unknown British soldier are buried.

Tour Duration:

1.5 Hours.

Major Historical Sites Covered:

Lexington Battle Green, Lexington Landmarks/Memorials, Old Burying Ground

Directions & Parking

Lexington Visitors Center Address:

1875 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA 02420

Motorcoach Parking:

7 Merriam Street, Lexington, MA 02420
Motorcoach Parking is located on the Visitors Center side of Meriam Street, facing Massachusetts Avenue. See below for directions to reach these spots:

Residential Parking:

Edison Way, Lexington, MA 02420 (Depot Lot)
Depot Lot spaces require payment via the PayByPhone app. Here is a guide on installing and using the app: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b1UEL4Qza_Y
More downtown Lexington parking can be found here: https://www.lexingtonma.gov/367/Parking-in-Lexington-Center

Accessibility

The Lexington Visitors Center is a place for everyone, where anybody can participate in learning about America’s history through the present day into the future. All Visitors Center tours are conducted with ADA compliancy front-of-mind, with features including but not limited to ramp access by motorcoach parking locations, an elevator inside of the Visitors Center, and benches located throughout the Visitors Center lawn and Lexington Battle Green.

For inquiries regarding interpretation services and other services for disabilities, please reach out at least two weeks prior to your visit to the following:

Phone: 781-698-4484

Email: economicdevelopment@lexingtonma.gov

Packaged Lunch Options

With casual and high-end dining options partners, The Lexington Visitors Center is excited to announce group tour lunch packages delivered to your group at the end of group tours in 2026!

For inquiries regarding package options, dietary restrictions, and pricing, please reach out as soon as possible to the following: