Buckman Tavern

Great place to start tours around Lexington. This is 1 of 3 houses in a package deal ($ 15 to visit all 3, $ 8 per house). The other two include Hancock-​Clarke house and Munroe Tavern. Definitely worth getting the whole package and visit all 3 houses. You are introduced to the house with a guide and then given a self-​guided audio tour. The tavern isn’t that large but holds a TON of history, very cool history. To imagine those historical figures standing in the same room centuries ago was really cool. This was the house where the militia gathered before the night they met the British redcoats on the Lexington Battle Green.
It’s a convenient location being located right next to the visitor center, next to the Lexington Battle Green, free parking, close to shops. All in all, great house to visit for some historical context.

A local treasure. Worth a visit if you really want to step back into history. The tour guides are very enthusiastic and quite knowledgeable. We went as a family and had a great time. I was pleasantly surprised at the attention that was paid to the buildings historical renovation.

It’s April 19, 1775 and you are part of the minutemen. Word has traveled that the British redcoats are approaching. Where better to hang out before a shot heard round the world than in a tavern?
Buckman Tavern, to be exact, which had already been part of Lexington life since around 1710.
The alarm bell from the Belfry sounds and it’s time to leave the sanctuary of Buckman’s and assemble on the commons to see what exactly these dang redcoats want.
And such is the world historical role of the Buckman Tavern, headquarters of the minutemen during the earliest phases of the American Revolution.
Today you can tour the tavern and learn much more from a knowledgeable volunteer of the Lexington Historical Society. Much of the background of the story is established in the first few minutes of the tour as you’ll navigate your way through the house. I especially enjoyed hearing about what the colonials drank as this was, after all, a functional tavern.
All in all, the tour was about 45 minutes. Admission is $ 7 for the Tavern. You can combine admission to this site with two other Lexington attractions, save a few dollars, and your ticket will never expire. You can bequeath it to grandchildren, donate it to friends upon expiring and that ticket will remain valid.
And no, this is not a functioning tavern but rather a historic site. No alcohol served on the premises.