Clough House at Old North — Attraction in Boston

We visited on a Wednesday in mid-June 2025. We honestly walked in here thinking it was part of the Old North Church but it's actually a small Free History Exhibit and had a sign "Heritage Gift Shop" on the outside. There were small red foot steps painted on the side walk that left from the gate area over to the store. You can walk through the exhibit and pop out into the court yard area. I'm not sure if they are associated with the Old North Church at all and we didn't ask.

There was one staff person who was at the counter of the little shop and there was a room with exhibits. We were kind of short on time so we walked through pretty quickly as we needed to get to our timed ticketed event over at the Old...

We stumbled across this while doing the Freedom Trail. I came in the shop while my husband stayed outside with our baby. The owner had just started a printing press demonstration so I stayed and watched the whole thing. He was very engaging and answered anyone's questions while he went. It was extra enthralling because of his personal passion in the project. I came out telling my husband he had to go check it out and luckily he was doing another demonstration right after. My husband came out also having had a wonderful time in the shop. Definitely check...

Come here to learn about US history and meet a wonderful human being. This unassuming shop is my favorite stop along the Freedom Trail. Gary, who owns and operates the printing presses, has a palpable joy and passion for Boston’s history and printing (do get him started talking about paper!) that draws people in. He is knowledgeable and entertaining and has a gift for connecting with people. I’ve visited Gary’s shop twice in a single year, and I know I’ll keep...