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Buckman Tavern


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 6 attractions in Lexington
Traveller 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: Museum, Bar/club, Historic site
Activities: Drinking
Address: 1 Bedford Street Lexington, MA 02420
Tel: 781-862-1703

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15 Feb 2009
2
people found this review helpful

The Buckman Tavern is as close to stepping back into the Revolutionary period as you can get. It's filled with original artifacts from that time period and the guided narrative tour is both educational and entertaining. They take you into the tap room where the minutemen slept on the floor, the night before the battle at the green, just across... more

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5 of 5 stars
Marshfield, MA
11 Nov 2008
2
people found this review helpful

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

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5 of 5 stars
Cambridge, Massachusetts
23 Feb 2007

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

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
28 Jul 2002
4
people 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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Buckman Tavern Address

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