Partial entry is available on one side and you’re able to walk in and see a few cannons. There are bathrooms and swings nearby as well

The tour was fun, free and short. Made it through the top of the fort and saw the cannons and back out, in just a half hour. The scenery from the top is gorgeous. The tours run on weekends at the top of every hour from 12-3pm.

Sat inside and tables are well spaced and Dr and away better than the old location.

This is a place I’ll definitely come back to, mostly because I missed the tour. Was so upset about that. It’s a beautiful place, surrounded by the Boston Harbor with crisp, clean air and a place to eat, as well as several monuments, a walking trail, and a park for kids to play. If you’re in Boston, it’s a must see.

Waste of time if you want to learn any history about the fort. No landscaping, no plaques or information anywhere around the fort. People only come here to eat food from the reaturant nearby. Its such a disappointment. Mass DCR should take a look at what the folks at Fort Ticonderoga have done, with every step you are immersed in the history of the fort and the area. With all the money the state of Massachusetts has, there is no excuse why this historic landmark is so awful and uneducational.

Love this place to walk by the water and I live by the water but choose to drive to this location...if that helps anyone

A great place to walk and, think clearly. Watch the airplanes. A wonderful place to watch the sunrise and, marvel at Gods Creation for us. Thanks to all the people who work so hard overseeing and maintaining the beach and, grounds and bathrooms, keeping them flawless and clean. Thanks to Sullivans for a marvelous summer. Blessings to you we appreciate you all.

Nice place to linger and have some sea food. Bless

Pretty good Place Took it over Minus the Mirelurks and the Mirelurk Queen

Great tour guide! Extremely informative. Walking tour around the entire fort. Amazing views of Boston and the islands! And best of all its free for everyone! The tour lasted approximately 1 hour and lots of little interesting spots.

Cool place. Lots of interesting history there. Both pre-war and after the apocalypse. Especially two great battles that occurred around 210 years after the world ended.During both of those greats battles the minutemen (aka settlers) somehow managed to fight back many human looking robots from the greatest scienetific institute in the commonwealth and also soldiers with power armor, good weapons and a great deal of military training.

Great place to watch sun rise.WalkWalk the dog.Also eat n ice cream

Nice place to visit with family and friends with a beautiful ocean view.

Pleasantly peaceful. Stupid lady yanking on the leash and her dog has arthritic hind legs.

Whoo! Fun place to run around.

Great tour on a beautiful. Charlie was very nice

Good for pretending its Fallout 4.

Nice an clean spot. Very nice for a morning jog or just to relax looking at the ocean and the incoming and leaving planes!

Right now (march 2020) it is closed. It opens in may. It is a historical site but not much to see.

Nice spot to walk around

Great landmark in Boston! We went to visit it but it was closed. One of the locals told me to ask the maintenance personnel to open it so we could have a little vieuw of the insight. So we did, the man was very friendly and not only openend it up but gave us a full tour and explanation... it was great!

Quick summary: Well maintained fort with beautiful views. However the volunteer organization that handles visitors provides horrendous customer service, confusing information, and unimpressive tours.In greater detail, this is a beautiful fortress. A great example of a smaller Third System (1830s onward) fortification that matches in design with the larger Fort Warren out in the bay. It is in very good repair, and the surrounding grounds are well maintained and have lots of recreational amenities, including restrooms, a fishing pier, and a large playground.However the organization that runs the tours (The Castle Island Association) provides terrible visitor service. Hence the two star rating. For starters, their website a states the interior of the fort is open on weekends from 12:00-3:30pm. It also mentions that tours are given by volunteers. However it doesnt not state that the ONLY way to see the interior is to take a tour. If you are hoping to just wander the walls to channel your inner Civil War sentry, find another fort. The tours are only given at certain times and other wise the gate is closed. The fort is quite popular, so expect to wait in line for quite a while before getting in. Once you are inside the walls, you are corraled into one small corner until the tour launches if you wander away slightly, you get snapped at by some very rude volunteers. The tour has two options, the short tour of just the upper ramparts, or the long tour of some of the casemate rooms and the upper deck. The guide divided the people up by saying If you cant pay attention, have a child, or just want some pretty pictures, go on the short tour. If you want to learn some history go on the long tour. Im not sure if this was a joke, but it just came across as demeaning to large portion of the people visiting. The tour itself was lackluster at best. The guide had a basic but incomplete knowledge of fortresses, and a very poor speaking voice. It was hard to hear him even inside the rooms. He also tended to blow off visitor questions and was rude to the point of hostility to an enthusiastic 10 year old visitor. The tour was also trailed by another guide who was rudely insistent on visitors giving complete attention to the guide speaking even if they were just trying to take some pictures. This all seemed to contradict the introduction of this is a really informal tour and you can ask questions whenever you want.While the strict visitation rules perhaps contribute in some small fashion to the fantastic condition the fort is in, the overall impression I get is this Castle Island Association does not want people to actually visit and they would rather the structure exist as their private clubhouse. I feel this is a rather shameful use of a public resource. I can only hope Massachusetts DCR will take a larger roles in managing the site. If keeping it closed is necessary for safety or preservation, so be it, but it is far for better for a public entity to make that determination.All this aside, if you want to see at fortress in Boston, skip Fort Independence. Cough up the cash to take the ferry out to Fort Warren. Much larger site, and much better tours run by Massachusetts State Park Rangers.

Definitely a hidden gem and for good reason. There is everything you need for a relaxing afternoon by the seafront whether you want beaches, ice cream trucks, or a cool fort. My parents used to take me here to watch planes take off and land when I was a kid, I find myself doing that now and its very relaxing.

Ive been coming here since I was a child, I now bring my kid. Its a good spot with free parking and a lot to do.

It was kind of boring until the Mirelurk Queen showed up. You gotta experience this at least once-- she sounds like a walrus, and shoots acid at you. Oh-- if you go in the basement you will find a tribute to Edgar Allen Poe! But dont bother spending hours fixing the concrete walls-- theres mods for that.

Amazing and beautiful place to spend the day.

Basically,This guy came up to me and asked for help for a settlement. I did it and then came back. He said it again and I helped once again. It came to where I was repeating this. He then told me to kill all the crabs in the fort and the take it for the Minutemen. He also called those crabs Mirelurks. Anyway when I completed his last mission he sent me to help the same settlement I already helped. So I shot him and now all the Minutemen are Permanently My Enemy. I liked the Artillery though.

Very awesome place to visit. Took a free tour of the fort with no regrets.

Really good place to be the headquarters of the Minutemen, lot of mirelurks though.

Went There In Fallout 4, Had To Kill The Mirelurks ThereSet Up A Radio Station Named Radio Freedom, Even Though The World Ended 200 Years Before I Got Here. Some Time Later Some Helicopters Were Swarming The Building While The Artillerymen Were Firing At A Giant Airship At Logan Airport. The Commonwealth Minutemen Won The Battle.(I Know It Is A Joke Review And Is Based Off A Video Game But I Wanted To Share It Because It Is An Actual Location In Fallout 4)

This is a nice historical site you can visit with the whole family over a liesure afternoon by the bay. The place is well maintained but can only be visited during certain times and mostly on weekends. Parking is plenty and free and access to bathrooms is also free.

Cool place to walk around, a nice place to go when you need to step away from the city, theres free parking, restrooms and a restaurant here. Fishing, dog walkers and explorers, all are welcomed.

Love this place!

Cool sunrise from the Sugar Bowl!

Beautiful place ... Great history & beautiful castle

Nice place to go with the family for a picnic or saltwater fishing

Free historic tours. Great for families, big playground and good picnic grounds. Can get chilly or windy on the water.

Lovely park, but could not go inside the fort itself. Seems you can only do that on the weekends or for special events

Very high and thick walls that give nice shade in hot and humid days, so one can rest for a moment and cool down.The Healthy Trail is passing by it - a loop around a bay, just around 3 mile walk. You can see planes taking off and landing at the Logan Int. Airport.Not sure of the attractions inside, but there seams to be just a walk on the green lawn of the flat roof with few cannons just laying on it. There is an entrance fee - common, that minimal ‘expo’ should be for free!

Very nice park , plus you can visit the Fort of independence.My son is very interested in the history so he loved this place and so do we.I would definitely recommend this place.You can spend whole day there.Nice family day out.

I went a few days ago. While it was very cold and very windy, I did enjoy walking around the out side of it. I was disappointed that while the doors were open, the entrance on the inside was blocked off and I couldnt walk around on the inside of the walls

LOVE everything about Castle Island!!!

Wonderful place to hang out during spring and summer weather! Great for kids!

Amazing view !Join the ‘extended’ tour; fascinating history!Go on line for tour info as it isn’t available very often.

Beautiful ocean front walk including Fort Independence over looking it all, as it has for over 200 years.

Another Settlements needs your help. Here Ill mark it on your map!

Theres this really annoying guy who keeps telling me to help random people around Massachusetts. I swear if he tells me to go help one more settlement Im going to replace him with a synth.

I go every year. At least once. Its great to visit alone, with kids, couples, and groups. A place of great history, displaying relics of the past. A look into the lives of those who came to live and fight here before us. Also known as Castle Island to the locals. Sullivans..aka Sullys has the best burgers, dogs and icecream +more on-site.

You can walk around the bay also known as the Sugar Bowl the air is crisp and clean . Theres a playground for the kids . You can cool off with a swim in the ocean. Sullivans has good food at a decent price. One of my favorite places

Too many mirelurks.. And theres a really annoying guy who kept trying to snatch my map whilst repeating: Theres a settlement that needs your help, Ill mark it on your map! ..

Nice trail and beach!

Nice views of Boston harbor & Logan airport.

Castle Island. South Boston

Lotta of historical inspiration

Love everything about this place!!

Very impressive.

Really run down and some guy forced me to repeatedly go to the same places really not a good experience and the tunnels where full of land mines...

Sullys has the best food, a bit pricey now but worth it. Beautiful views everywhere, bathrooms are public so they are what they are, just be prepared but nice playground for all ages. Beaches too in the beginning and all the way through.

Had a great time here even though it was windy as heck here on the day we went. The historical feel is great and the scenery is fantastic. There is a nice place for ice cream and quick food. Our only annoyance was that there was no changing table in the bathroom. I mean its 2019. They should have a mothers room by now lol. It was a great way to catch some fresh air and let our daughter play on the elaborate playground.

Ill give 3 stars as a mid point since I cant not rate. Got here at 4:30pm and the place was already closed. See pictures for 2019 hours.

Nice fort

Nice. I had a settlement here once.

Got to be one of my favorite places to go. Has lots to do. Playground, beach, boats, water, planes, and of course the fort. And when hungry Sullivans.

This woman called Ronnie shaw helps keep the place running and shes rather nice. Preston Garvey is also a nice guy that supports the people who need help.

Great place to visit

Great place for a walk or run and dog watching on weekends

Best settlement ever! The stronghold of Minutemen! (Fallout 4)

Its a good place to get away from all the crowds in Boston

This is a must see place to visit. Very peaceful and spacious. Friendly staff always.

Always a good time. The park is fun. Good walking trails. Beautiful ocean view. Sullivans has awesome food. Sadly the line is always long. Ocean access too.

Love to come here on Sundays afternoon during fall to have a lobster roll at Sullivans.

Beautiful area. We were disappointed to find we couldnt go inside. Hoping that is changed in future. Wonderful views and great place for a walk or for kids to run around. Many people walking their dogs. Friendly people were abundant during our time there.

Good tour and funny guide

The best

All is quiet in the Commonwealth.Stay safe, people.

I love going here to take pictures and walk around

Wonderful place for family

Awesome spot for a picnic some exercise or a nap. Short and sweet walk around the fort and a bigger walk around the land bridge. Really cool view of the harbor. I brought my hammock out and had a nice relaxing afternoon. Plenty of parking, restrooms, and a little shop I didnt go in to.

Beautiful park! Right on the water, so you always get a soft ocean breeze. Many paths to walk on, and the fort is always fun to explore!

Lovely place

Unfortunately the fort was closed but we did get to peak inside. The grounds and view is beautiful, very peaceful and quite.

Love this place. A great place for a day trip

Always a nice place to go and relax get a piece of mind

Hello, Im general of the minuteman here.

Ive been going to castle island since I was a kid and I love it.. awesome place to bring the kids.

Nice place to get away from the city and enjoy some fresh air

This is a really awesome and relaxing place to hang out and watch boats and airplanes.

Hard to believe your right outside the city of Boston when your here. Just beautiful and best place for lunch is Sullivans and a walk around the Sugar Bowl!

Free tours. 1 mini. 1 fullNot for the elderly. The fort is accessible on the ground level for everyone.

Good site

Not as cool as the forts out on the islands in the harbor. But its fun to walk around as a part of an afternoon with the kids on Castle island.

Great area for some sight seeing. Free to visitors. Playground available for the kids. Had fun taking the family.

Take the hour long tour - well worth the time spent and the guide was so fun and knowledgeable!

Nice place to go on a warm summer day, unfortunately the fort interior is only open on weekends. Good views of the bay.

Great place tell people there r no bikes allowed

I love Castle Island Fort Independence Ive been going there for fifty years since I was a little boy its my happy place whats the boats watch the people walk by spending a day down there is easy quiet and gives me a sense of peace

Nice place to walk, smell the salt air, watch ships come in, watch aircraft land and take off at Logan airport or tour Fort Independence on weekends.Have a picnic, take the kids to the park, swim or head to Sullivans for an inexpensive meal or snack.

Great views and picturesque location.. carry lots of sunscreen and bottles to fill water.

Cool place to walk around or spend time with family.

Its closed