The Old North Church & Historic Site welcomes visitors Wednesday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm. We are committed to bringing you the best experience possible while continuing to follow health and safety guidelines. $5 admission includes a self-guided tour through the church, with staff available to answer questions. Visitors can also take a guided tour of the church’s crypt for an additional $5. The enduring fame of Old North began on the evening of April 18, 1775, when the church sexton, Robert Newman, and Vestryman Capt. John Pulling, Jr. climbed the steeple and held high two lanterns as a signal from Paul Revere that the British were marching to Lexington and Concord by sea across the Charles River and not by land. This fateful event ignited the American Revolution. Built in 1723, Christ Church in the City of Boston, known to all as the Old North Church, is Boston’s oldest surviving church building and most visited historical site.