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The Portland Freedom Trail is a self-guided walking tour of Portland, Maine. Established in 2007, [1] its 2-mile (3.2 km) course passes through the city's oldest and most historic areas, including those related to its African American population, and features thirteen points of interest. Most of the stops are in the Old Port and Arts District.
The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) path [1] ... where they offer tours, provide free maps of the Freedom Trail and other historic sites, and sell books ...
The history behind the Trail shows what gets left out when profit, rather than the public, drives historical tourism.
The National Park Service, in addition to managing its properties that are part of the park, operates visitor centers at Faneuil Hall (1st Floor) and at the Navy Yard. It offers guided tours of the Freedom Trail. The Navy offers tours of USS Constitution, which is adjacent to the Park Service's visitor center at the Navy Yard.
Park rangers provide free, two-hour guided tours of the trail during the summer; off-season tours are available by reservation. A self-guided trail map and information is available online, at the Boston African American Historic Site, the Boston National Historic Site center, and at the Abiel Smith School. [3] [10]
Some of the connections around South Bend could include the farmhouse of Thomas Bulla and the 1849 trial of a family who escaped from slavery in Kentucky.
A self-guided tour is a tour in which the participant is not escorted by a guide.As with escorted tours, self-guided tours may be conducted on foot or by vehicle. Audio tours are frequently presented in a self-guided format using booklets, smart phones or standalone handheld devices, as are virtual tours.
It was here, said his mother, that Harry got his "common sense." There is no visitor center on the site, but the grounds are open year-round for self-guided tours, and an audio tour is available. [8] Guided tours were formerly conducted during the summer, but were cancelled in 2013 due to sequestration-related budget cuts. [9]