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Boston Common
15m
When Puritans established the city of Boston, they designated a common area for gathering and for livestock to graze. Today, it's a central park with fountains, ponds, and the start of the Freedom Trail.
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Massachusetts State House
30m
Constructed in 1798 and designed by noted Boston architect Charles Bulfinch, the Massachusetts State House is actually the "new" state house. Enter the building through the General Hooker Entrance, which is just to the right of the front of the state house. Guided tours are available 10am-3:30pm, but advance registration is required. Self-guided tours are available from 8:45 am to 5pm.
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Park Street Church
5m
Park Street Church is an active Congregational church, and the inside is not open to the public outside of church services.
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Granary Burying Ground
15m
This cemetery is the final resting place for over 2,000 Bostonians, including famous patriots like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.
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King's Chapel
15m · Admission ticket not included
Kings Chapel is considered one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture. A small fee gets you inside the building, but there are also guided tours available for areas off-limits to the public.
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5m
The former site of the Boston Latin School, which educated many of the Revolution's most ardent patriots. Today, it's the site of the old Boston City Hall, and a statue of Benjamin Franklin.
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Old Corner Bookstore
5m
This commercial building was once home to several major booksellers and publishers in the 19th century. Today, modern first-floor retail subsidizes the historic building's upkeep.
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Old South Meeting House
30m · Admission ticket not included
The largest church/meeting house in Colonial Boston, the Old South Meeting House was a place where Bostonians gathered to discuss the politics of the day. One fateful meeting here led to the Boston Tea Party.
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Old State House
30m · Admission ticket not included
The oldest surviving public building in Boston, the old state house was built in 1713 and was the seat of government for the colony. The bottom floor is a subway station, but above is a museum housing artifacts from colonial Boston.
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Boston Massacre Site
5m
A circular emblem in the pavement marks the approximate spot where the infamous Boston Massacre took place in 1770. The emblem is located on the east side of the Old State House, between State and Devonshire streets.
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Faneuil Hall Marketplace
15m
Faneuil Hall is a meeting hall and marketplace that opened in 1742. It was the site of several speeches by Sam Adams and other encouraging independence from Great Britain. It's sometimes referred to as the "Cradle of Liberty."
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Quincy Market
Pass by
Open since 1826, Quincy Market is also known as Faneuil Hall Marketplace and has been a central market for Boston for 200 years. The bottom floor of Faneuil Hall was later incorporated into the market. Today, the market is primarily a food hall rather than a series of produce stands.
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New England Holocaust Memorial
Pass by
This memorial is dedicated to the Jewish people who were murdered by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.
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Boston Public Market
10m
An indoor marketplace with coffee, food, deserts, craft vendors, free wifi and charging stations, and restrooms, open seven days a week.
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The Paul Revere House
30m · Admission ticket not included
Circa 1680, this was the colonial home of American patriot Paul Revere during the era of the American Revolution. It's located in Boston's North End and is now operated as a nonprofit museum.
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Paul Revere Mall
30m
This statue is located in the Paul Revere Mall, a brick park in the North End with plenty of benches, historic plaques to read, and shady trees in the summer. It connects to the back of the historic Old North Church.
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Old North Church & Historic Site
30m · Admission ticket not included
This is the church from which the famous "One if by land, and two if by sea" signal was sent to coincide with Paul Revere's midnight ride on April 18, 1775 before the Battles of Lexington and Concord leading up to the American Revolution The church is a mission of the Episcopal Diocese.
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Copp's Hill Burying Ground
15m
A historic cemetery in the North End of Boston circa 1659.
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15m · Admission ticket not included
This is a modern pedestrian bridge leading from the North End into the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston along the Freedom Trail.
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City Square Park
10m
This small 'pocket park' welcomes you to the Charlestown neighborhood on your way to Bunker Hill. It contains the Cod and Corn Fountain, a tribute and symbolic representation of the area's reliance on both the land and sea for early survival.
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Winthrop Square
10m
Winthrop Square is a historic park and former training field in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood.
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Bunker Hill Monument
45m
The Bunker Hill Monument is erected at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, which was among the first major battles between the United Colonies and the British Empire in the American Revolution.
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5m
Col. William Prescott served in the Massachusetts militia and led the Battle of Bunker Hill. This statue honors him.
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Bunker Hill Museum
30m
Learn more about the Battle of Bunker Hill and the monument that was built to honor that battle through the exhibits at this museum.
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Paul Revere Midnight Ride Landing Site
5m
On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere set out to warn of the march of British troops on Lexington and Concord. He departed Boston by water and rowed to this spot in Charlestown, where he landed before borrowing a horse to gallop through the countryside.
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USS Constitution Museum
45m
The USS Consitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the US Navy and the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat.
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USS Cassin Young
30m
The USS Cassin Young was built in 1943 and was a destroyer ship built during world War II.
