Boston Freedom Trail Day One

Boston Common - When the Puritans founded Boston, they set aside a common area for gatherings and livestock grazing. Today, it serves as a central park featuring fountains, ponds, and marks the beginning of the Freedom Trail.

Massachusetts State House - Built in 1798 and designed by renowned Boston architect Charles Bulfinch, the Massachusetts State House is actually the “new” state house. Visitors can enter through the General Hooker Entrance, located just to the right of the front. Guided tours are available from 10 am to 3:30 pm, with advance registration required. Self-guided tours are available from 8:45 am to 5 pm.

Park Street Church - Park Street Church is an active Congregational church, and its interior is not open to the public outside of church services.

Granary Burying Ground - This cemetery is the final resting place for over 2,000 Bostonians, including notable patriots like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.

King’s Chapel - King’s Chapel is considered a prime example of Georgian architecture. A small fee grants access to the building, and guided tours are available for areas not open to the public.

Boston Latin School and Benjamin Franklin Statue - The former site of the Boston Latin School, which educated many fervent patriots of the Revolution. Today, it is the site of the old Boston City Hall, featuring a statue of Benjamin Franklin.

Old Corner Bookstore - This commercial building once housed several major booksellers and publishers in the 19th century. Currently, modern first-floor retail supports the historic building’s maintenance.

Old South Meeting House - The largest church/meeting house in Colonial Boston, the Old South Meeting House was a venue for Bostonians to discuss contemporary politics. A significant meeting here led to the Boston Tea Party.

Old State House - The oldest surviving public building in Boston, the Old State House was constructed in 1713 and served as the colony’s government seat. The ground floor is a subway station, while the upper floors house a museum with colonial Boston artifacts.

Boston Massacre Site - A circular emblem in the pavement marks the approximate location of the infamous Boston Massacre in 1770. The emblem is situated on the east side of the Old State House, between State and Devonshire streets.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace - Faneuil Hall, a meeting hall and marketplace that opened in 1742, was the site of several speeches by Sam Adams and others advocating for independence from Great Britain. It is sometimes called the “Cradle of Liberty.”

Quincy Market - Open since 1826, Quincy Market, also known as Faneuil Hall Marketplace, has been a central market in Boston for 200 years. The ground floor of Faneuil Hall was later incorporated into the market. Today, it primarily serves as a food hall rather than a series of produce stands.

New England Holocaust Memorial - This memorial is dedicated to the Jewish people who were murdered by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.

Boston Public Market - An indoor marketplace offering coffee, food, desserts, craft vendors, free Wi-Fi, charging stations, and restrooms, open seven days a week.

The Paul Revere House - Built around 1680, this was the colonial home of American patriot Paul Revere during the American Revolution. Located in Boston’s North End, it now operates as a nonprofit museum.

Paul Revere Mall - This statue is located in the Paul Revere Mall, a brick park in the North End with ample benches, historic plaques, and shady trees in the summer. It connects to the back of the historic Old North Church.

Old North Church & Historic Site - 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.

Copp’s Hill Burying Ground - A historic cemetery in the North End of Boston, established around 1659.

Boston Freedom Trail Day Two

City Square Park - This small ‘pocket park’ welcomes visitors to the Charlestown neighborhood on the way to Bunker Hill. It features the Cod and Corn Fountain, a tribute symbolizing the area’s reliance on both land and sea for early survival.

Winthrop Square - Winthrop Square is a historic park and former training field in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood.

Bunker Hill Monument - The Bunker Hill Monument stands at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, one of the first major battles between the United Colonies and the British Empire during the American Revolution.

USS Constitution Museum - The USS Constitution, 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.

USS Cassin Young - The USS Cassin Young, built in 1943, was a destroyer ship constructed during World War II.

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