Bunker Hill Monument

Definitely a workout, but it’s short, so it’s manageable. I went the Monday after Thanksgiving and no one was there which was good cause I sat down and took two breaks. The view of Charlestown was worth the stairs. Very cool historical spot and perfect for stair climbers and urban hikers.

A great way to get a good view of Boston, both literally and historically.
The monument, which I honestly had no idea you could walk up until we arrived, was worth seeing in itself. The grounds are pretty and full of plaques that tell the history of the Hill and monument.
There isn’t much in the little building next to the monument, so our visit only lasted about 45 minutes with reading every plaque, climbing up the stairs, and looking at the view.
The walk up the stairs was a doozy, but if you take it slow (and also pretend to be longingly gazing out of each window you pass instead of actually just catching your breath) then it’s actually quite fun. The view from the top is amazing and we stayed around about 20 minutes just looking at the city.
If you’re in the neighborhood, or a history buff, I’d be sure to hop over for a quick visit.

Whoa what a challenge!
Maybe if I had read the little warning sign i would have reconsidered. It is a doozy to climb up if you aren’t in great shape like me. I had to pause a few times going up, but I did feel all proud when I made it. The view isn’t as panoramic as I was expecting. The windows are actually a little small. And there’s a grate in the middle of the floor at the top you can look all the way down… which was not a good idea for me!
This was my first stop on the Freedom Trail (and probably was for the best to start at this end) and it’s free and has some info inside, so I really can’t complain. I thought coming down would be easier but with the steepness I still had to take each step one at a time because I didn’t want to trip.
If I had reviewed this place right after I came down I may have given it an angry low score. But it’s still a pretty cool stop and I can reflect back on the success of climbing to the top. I’m just glad it wasn’t crowded when I went so I could put my hand on the rail and the other wall as I meandered up.

Beautiful monument. Much bigger up close. I can see it from my apt but I’ve never realized how big it is. The grounds are well maintained. Def coming back for a picnic in the spring. I didn’t go inside, as I was there with my pup, but a lot of winded looking people came out! There is free 2 hour street parking.

My legs still hurt.
This thing is seriously easy to underestimate. 294 steps doesn’t sound bad until you’re 100 steps up and realize that your body is dying quicker than you were before. I felt my legs decaying. That said, the view is pretty boss when you get to the top, and you feel good about making it. We started the freedom trail here, and that’s good, as you don’t really have to climb any crazy hills or stairs for the rest of the day, not that you could if you tried. You might want to bring some water. Go climb this thing already.

We started our Freedom Trail walk from the Bunker Hill Monument. If we would have started other way, I don’t think I had enough energy to climb up 294 steps!
Closest T station is Orange Line Community College. Once you get off, just look for the monument and start walking towards it. It was about 10 mins walk.
We read history book prior to our visit to fully appreciate the significance of this place but story we listened the ranger’s story. He was very comical story teller. «Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes». Patriot forces did with what they had. We all learned about the American Revolutionary War at school, but to hear from the ranger made me re-​think of the significance of the Battle of Bunker Hill, a very important part of US history.
Climbing up 294 steps was harder than I anticipated. I recommend bringing a bottle of water, and be prepared for crowded area at the top. No attendant controlling how many goes up or down, depending on the time, it might get too crowded. View from the top was amazing. I liked that bridge as well as the view of the harbor, imagining 240 years ago, there were British battle ships at this harbor…
Admission is free. Maintained by the National Park Service. After listening to the ranger, I made small donation to them to help them maintain this historical place.

Walked over the bridge from St Anthony’s feast the other day to visit the Bunker Hill monument. After walking from south station to St Anthony’s feast to Charlestown the 294 steps up to the top of the tower were a killah but I made it! Once you are up there the view is spectacular. Just amazing! The stairs are narrow so it’s tough when someone passes you and it gets quite packed at the top. You are up there with a bunch of sweaty people who just walked as high as you did but it’s worth it to do at least once.
And…it’s free!

The monument is very impressive, a tall obelisk on top of a hill, and learning about its history was very interesting, along with its relation to the similar-​looking Washington Monument. There’s a great view of the area from the top of the hill, and across the street is a small museum with free entry that describes the battle, including a model and a cyclorama. Learning about the Breed’s Hill vs. Bunker Hill situation was also quite wild — I had no idea. Great place to visit on the Freedom Trail.

I came here with my friend who was visiting from Texas. This area is gorgeous and relaxing. Plus, parking was pretty easy on Sunday. We thought the monument looked easy to climb up but actually we had really hard time making to the top. There was one guy who easily went up and came down right away. We talked to that guy later on and he was actually living in that area and go up to the top of the monument for daily exercise. I am not sure if I could do that in daily basis. But the view up there is beautiful.

Bunker Hill Monument, marking the spot where the famous battle took place between American and British forces.
Who knew climbing/​hiking up 294 steps would suck so bad. It’s an amazing hike up with some amazing views of Boston.
The stairwell is a bit narrow for the amount of people and it does get very crowded on the way up and at the top. Especially since everyone climbs at different paces
We started the Freedom Trail with this hike up the monument (recommend) not sure if I would have been able to complete this after walking from the other end of the trail.

This is the longest hike on gods green earth! I had to break in the middle! 294 steps up
And ready to throw up lol. It was during winter and I decided to go up on my coat! What was I thinking! The steps are very small and narrow, when you bump into people going down you have to get against the wall and tuck in your belly or both of you might get stuck 8) besides the feeling of shaky legs and throwing up, It felt great to be up there, look at the city from a place so high.
Because it was winter the whole inside of the monument was wet and very cold, but don’t worry that work out will keep you warm. I can’t remember how long it took me to go up, I know it wasn’t long. The time you stay up there is less than 5 minutes. It quickly gets crowded and because there’s a whole in the middle covered by a metal gate, a lot of people don’t like to walk over it with the fear of falling, it makes it uncomfortable to be up there.
The Bunker Hill Monument is amazing, full of history and great views. I totally recommend to go! My friends didn’t go up with me and till this day they regret it! Plus it’s free.

This is technically located on the end of the Freedom Trail, though for us, it was the beginning. We decided to take the T to Community College Station and walk to the monument, then walk the Freedom Trail backwards. Good move on our part, and I recommend you do the same!
The monument has something like 294 or 296 steps? Lets just call it 300. Definitely make sure you are in sneakers or comfortable shoes, you don’t want to take a chance slipping down those stairs! The stairwell is pretty narrow too, so if you are claustrophobic, this may not be the best for you! Totally worth the hike, the views on a clear day are beautiful!
This site is full of so much history, I think every one who visits Boston should be required to go here. It was pretty cool to see even foreigners at the site, reading all about the history behind it. The American Revolution changed the course of history not just for us, but for the world.
I only give the site 4 stars instead of 5 because of the lack of supervision– by that, I mean I wish they controlled how many people could go up at amy given time. When we got to the top, we had to wait for several people to head back down before we could squeeze in up there.

In Charlestown hat uns der Freedom Trail auch noch zum Bunker Hill Monument geführt, einem sehr geschichtsträchtigen Ort. Ein wirklich beeindruckender 64,3 m hoch aufragender Granit-​Obelisk.
Das Denkmal wurde zwischen 1827 und 1843 zu Ehren der Schlacht von Bunker Hill und der Freiheitskämpfer erstellt. Der Bau wurde mehrmals wegen Geldmangels verzögert und für die Anlieferung des Granits musste noch eine Bahnlinie gebaut werden. Zuvor stand an diesem Ort eine 5,5 m hohe hölzerne Säule in Gedenken an den Freimaurer Dr. Joseph Warren, der in der Schlacht umgekommen ist.
Das Bunker Hill Monument steht allerdings nicht auf dem gleichnamigen Bunker Hill, sondern auf dem in der Nähe befindlichen Breed’s Hill, wo die meisten damaligen Kämpfe stattfanden. Eine Gruppe von amerikanischen Freiheitskämpfern hat hier gegen die verhassten britischen Soldaten erbittert gekämpft. Aufgrund der hohen Verluste der britischen Armee, hat man sich aus Boston schließlich zurückgezogen.
Über 294 Treppenstufen kann man die Spitze des Obelisk erreichen. Nach unserem anstrengenden Marsch durch die Stadt haben wir uns das erspart, was mich aber im Nachhinein geärgert hat, da man von oben einen tollen Blick auf Boston hat.
Das Bunker Hill Monument ist täglich geöffnet, gehört zum Boston National Historical Park und wird vom National Park Service verwaltet. Der Zugang zum Monument und dem benachbarten Museum ist kostenlos.

It is such a beautiful monument and pictures dom’t do this place any justice.
I will recommend that this location and it needs to be on your check list of you visit the great city of Boston.
My words don’t do this place any justice either, stop on by and vist these sacred grounds.

This is the first of the last two stops along the trail. These two stops are actually across the bridge and in Charleston and not Boston. The walk is quite a ways and you have to come early, because a little after dark it is closed. We were lucky enough to get there on time to see everything, but not to climb to the top.
We drive on streets named after this battle all the time, so it was amazing to be able to come back to the one of the most influential battle grounds of the revolution. When you are up on this hill you can see the monumental advantage the american troops held here.

I would give this maybe a 4.5 just because the little office on the side is pretty unimpressive. They do a small chat with information and history in there but it’s not fantastic. Maybe it’s on purpose but they don’t mention how the actual battle didn’t happen on bunker hill. The actual monument is great though. The area around the monument is super clean and manicured. It offers loads of great photo ops (if you can fit the monument in the picture) and of course the monument is well kept. The walk UP the monument, naturally, isn’t going to be pleasant. I want to say its slightly under 300 steps and the top isn’t very spacious. If you’re there with a bus load of kids and they are on the way up before you? I would wait it out. The top is nice but the little windows don’t really offer many great photo ops… which is ok. Not everything needs to be a picture.
Don’t forget across the street is the museum and bathroom.

Very cool! Be sure to stop in at the museum across the street. Also, the only restroom in that area is in the museum. So be sure to stop there for at if you need to go to the loo.
The museum is FREE! There are a couple things on display, but nothing too exciting. Go climb to the top of the monument.

Visited here with my husband. It was on his list of places to visit. And yes that included climbing to the top. If you haven’t been or don’t know about the Bunker Hill Monument it’s 294 steps to the top! That’s right 294… And the walk up is very cramped and hot. It goes up in a spiral and I swear it was worth completing and saying that you accomplished. It was pretty warm the day we went since it was August. If i went again it would be best on a cooler day. It was incredible and I’m glad we decided to go.

+ truly lovely view of surrounding Boston
+ great exercise for all! Climb some stairs to get the real Boston experience
+ Has a small museum with more history for those history buffs out there
+ lush grass to relax on and walk the four-​legged family members
+ looks far from Boston’s side of the bridge, but it’s REALLY NOT!
— the monument itself closes pretty early, even in summer hours. (4pm I believe and earlier during winter hours)
— not actually «in» Boston so you’ll have to cross a bridge to get to the other side.
This will usually mark the end of the Freedom Trail for most Bostononians and visitors alike. It’s a must to take a picture of your feet by the red line with the Freedom Trail seal and say YES, I FINISHED 2.5 MILES OF U.S. HISTORY!
Been here twice now and will probably go again when more people visit in the future. Since it’s not actually IN Boston itself, you’ll have to cross a semi-​sketchy bridge where you can actually see through the metal mesh-​flooring (which is actually kind of cool!) to get to the Bunker Hill Monument and the U.S.S Constitution. However, I think it’s totally worth it!
IT LOOKS FAR, BUT IT REALLY ISN’T! It’s an optical illusion! From the U.S.S Constitution it will maybe take 10 – 15 minutes to walk there. The trick is that the monument is bigger at its base and gets smaller/​more narrow towards the tip… making people think it’s further away when seen from afar-​SCIENCE! Just walk there and if you’re really tired, lay on the lush green grass or sit on the benches available, you won’t regret it this Boston gem!

To be honest, I love visiting attractions where one can climb/​descend. Pick up a free ticket at the visitor’s center across the street, then head up the 294 steps to the top of the monument. About half way up, my legs were getting tired… time to step it up and feel the burn — faster, faster! My down jacket was off at the top with a little sweat breaking out on a 39 degree day. Not much to do at the top, snap a few quick photos, then down, down, down. The surrounding area is very quiet — no restaurants, bars or much to do, but keep walking.
4.25 stars.

Bunker Hill is a Monument located not on the hollow ground of Breed’s Hill, but on nearby Bunker Hill. So I think of it more as a Memorial to the start of the American Revolutionary War.
This was one of our last stops on our seven days here in New England. I had planned it out that way. I wanted it to be special and something to remember. Clearly, I had underestimated the emotional impact it would have on me.
Being a student of history, the events here changed the passive direction that many colonists believed we should follow. Some were pointedly looking for us to makeup with mother England. As a colony, we were getting squeezed, and many thought the outcome could be negotiated and war adverted.
We loss this first battle, but not the war. Colonel William Prescott who led the some of the colony’s armed militia, is remembered for his famous instruction to his men: «Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes!» Or, it may have been an instruction given to him by Col. Israel Putnam.
You might want to walk a little further south to Breed’s Hill, since many believe that’s where these events took place. As I’ve noted before, history can be messy. «When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.»
They say there are 294 steps to the top to see where the American Revolutionary War started. Here are a couple of worthwhile links before you go: