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Buckman Tavern


Buckman Tavern
1 Bedford Street
Lexington, MA 02420
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“Buckman Tavern” PlanetWare.com
“History at a Massachusetts' tavern” msnbc.com / Associated Press
“Eternally Fit, Minutemen Keep Revolution Alive” New York Times (free registration required)
“Remembering a midnight ride” St. Petersburg Times
“Visiting Pilgrims and Paul Revere” New York Times (free registration required)
“Midnight Ride in Boston: Following in Paul Revere's Footsteps” Go World Travel Magazine
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 6 attractions in Lexington
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Traveler Description: Buckman Tavern is located on Lexington Common, across from the Minute Man statue on the Battle Green. Built circa 1710, several dozen minutemen... more »
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Attraction type: Bar/club, Historic site, Museum
Activities: Drinking
Address: 1 Bedford Street Lexington, MA 02420
Tel: 781-862-1703

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“Warm and cozy”
5 of 5 stars
unohu
Marshfield, MA
Nov 11, 2008

The Buckman Tavern is open April through October and also by appointment. Admission for 2008 was only $6 for a half hour tour. It was really great exploring this place. I enjoyed the kitchen most of all--learning how people used to cook back in those days. They used to cook waffles in a fireplace back then. They even had a... more

“Buckman Tavern has a ghost”
5 of 5 stars
1776er
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Feb 23, 2007
0/1 found this review helpful

I toured the tavern the year of the 225th big blowout celebration of the revolution. At that time, I was told to join the tour in the room past the taproom as a tour had basically just started. The woman told me to stay behind at tour’s end so I would be able to learn the history of the taproom... more

“Lively spirits”
5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Jul 28, 2002
4/5 found this review helpful

On our last vist to the Buckman Tavern, I had an encounter with a resident of that tavern. I have to tell you that I am a skeptic when it comes to ghosts and spirits, but after my experience in the upstairs bedroom off the front room, I'm a believer. During the tour, I was slow to catch up with... more

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1 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA 02420
Tel: 781-862-1703