Experience King's Chapel - Guided Crypt and Sanctuary Tours
Guided by our team of knowledgeable and passionate Historic Site Educators, tours lead visitors through multiple levels of this National Historic Landmark along Boston's Freedom Trail, and through over 330 years of Boston history, through the lens of King's Chapel and its historic members.
BELL AND BONES TOUR
Over the course of this 45-minute tour, visitors will explore the ground level, crypt, and galleries of the beautifully preserved 1754 building, gaining a fuller understanding of King's Chapel's significance in Boston's historic landscape. From its founding in 1686 as New England's first Church of England, to the impact of slavery and the colonial slave trade on Boston's growth, to weathering the American Revolution, to a theological revolution within the church in the 1780s, there is interesting and powerful history to explore on a visit to King's Chapel. Its crypt also offers a unique look at colonial death and burial practices, as one of New England's only surviving church crypts.
Over the course of this 45-minute tour, visitors will explore the ground level, crypt, and galleries of the beautifully preserved 1754 building, gaining a fuller understanding of King's Chapel's significance in Boston's historic landscape. From its founding in 1686 as New England's first Church of England, to the impact of slavery and the colonial slave trade on Boston's growth, to weathering the American Revolution, to a theological revolution within the church in the 1780s, there is interesting and powerful history to explore on a visit to King's Chapel. Its crypt also offers a unique look at colonial death and burial practices, as one of New England's only surviving church crypts.
EXPRESS CRYPT TOUR
Perfect for people on a time crunch or looking for a quick visit, this 20 minute tour will explore the ground level and crypt. Visitors will learn about King's Chapel's history and place in Boston politics, religion, and burial practices.
Perfect for people on a time crunch or looking for a quick visit, this 20 minute tour will explore the ground level and crypt. Visitors will learn about King's Chapel's history and place in Boston politics, religion, and burial practices.
2022 Schedule
Guided tours are offered on the hour and half-hour during the History Program’s hours of operations.
Bell and Bones Tours offered at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.
Express Crypt Tour offered at 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm and 4:30pm.
Please refer to our ticket calendar for availability or contact the History Program to confirm availability.
Guided tours are offered on the hour and half-hour during the History Program’s hours of operations.
- January- March: Friday and Saturday from 10am to 4pm
- April- May: Wednesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm.
- June- August: Monday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm (closed for donation-based public concerts Tuesdays, 11:30am-1:30pm)
- September : Monday, Wednesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm
- October: Wednesday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm
- November- December: Friday and Saturday from 10am to 4pm
Bell and Bones Tours offered at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.
Express Crypt Tour offered at 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm and 4:30pm.
Please refer to our ticket calendar for availability or contact the History Program to confirm availability.
Tickets
Ticket prices below include the price of general admission. Visitors are welcome to add-on a tour ticket to their general admission visit, at the cost of the tour ticket minus the admission fee they have already paid.
Ticket prices below include the price of general admission. Visitors are welcome to add-on a tour ticket to their general admission visit, at the cost of the tour ticket minus the admission fee they have already paid.
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Bell and Bones
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Express Crypt Tour
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Health and Safety
Prior to tours, participants are required to fill out a pre-visit form, which includes mandatory agreements to comply with King's Chapel's safety and health policies.
The pre-visit form also incorporates a standard tour waiver, informing guests of the physical demands of the tour and cautioning of potential hazards including uneven floors, steep staircases, and low ceilings.
Prior to tours, participants are required to fill out a pre-visit form, which includes mandatory agreements to comply with King's Chapel's safety and health policies.
The pre-visit form also incorporates a standard tour waiver, informing guests of the physical demands of the tour and cautioning of potential hazards including uneven floors, steep staircases, and low ceilings.
Accessibility
Due to the nature of this historic building with steep, narrow stairs, dim lighting, and low clearance areas, the crypt and gallery parts of this tour are not fully accessible. We apologize for this limitation, and remain committed to increasing our accessibility moving forward.
Please feel free to contact us with specific questions or concerns, and to inquire about tour accommodations.
Due to the nature of this historic building with steep, narrow stairs, dim lighting, and low clearance areas, the crypt and gallery parts of this tour are not fully accessible. We apologize for this limitation, and remain committed to increasing our accessibility moving forward.
Please feel free to contact us with specific questions or concerns, and to inquire about tour accommodations.
Group Tours
Interested in touring King’s Chapel with a group or scheduling a private tour? Contact the History Program for more information.
Interested in touring King’s Chapel with a group or scheduling a private tour? Contact the History Program for more information.
