British garrison and cannon site, you can still see where Redcoat
musket practice has left deep pock marks on several Colonial
headstones. From this high ground, the British fired flaming
cannonballs towards Charlestown, setting the homes afire during the
Battle of Bunker Hill.
Follow the path of those cannonballs across the Charles River to the
granite obelisk atop Bunker Hill. At the crest of this hill on the night of
June 16, 1775, two months after the battle at Concord, the
Minutemen secretly dug an earthen fort. The following day, in an
afternoon battle, they inflicted devastating casualties on what was at
the time the best-trained and best-equipped army in the world.
Although the 2,000 British soldiers eventually took the hill, the
Patriots put half the attackers out of action. While suffering only 400
casualties themselves, the Rebels caused British General Gage to
privately lament, "The loss we have sustained is greater than we can
bear."
At the base of Bunker Hill, the Charlestown Navy Yard berths the
oldest active commissioned warship in the world, the USS
Constitution. During a sea battle in the War of 1812, the
square-rigger, built in 1797, took on the name "Old Ironsides" when
astounded British gunners saw their cannonballs bouncing off the
thick planks of Georgia Live Oak that lined the hull.
Back to Boston on the trail, nearing your sixth mile, the last and most
poignant stop should be the Granary Burial Ground, final resting
place of Samuel Adams, Robert Treat Paine and John Hancock,
three Boston Patriots who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Sharing the burial ground are five victims of the Boston Massacre,
including Crispus Attucks, the first black man killed in the Revolution.
After a day on the trail you are sure to be hungry. Near the Old State
House you can find gourmet eats with an incredible harbor view from
the 33rd floor of 60 State Street at The Bay Tower Restaurant,
consistently rated tops in romantic dining.
In Chinatown, near the Theater District, crowded local favorite China
Pearl offers dim sum, or take in sophisticated Chinese-American at
P. F. Chang's China Bistro. Nearby, go elegant at the Four Seasons
Hotel's Aujourd'Hui or their Bristol Lounge serving French and
American cuisine along with their popular afternoon English tea.
musket practice has left deep pock marks on several Colonial
headstones. From this high ground, the British fired flaming
cannonballs towards Charlestown, setting the homes afire during the
Battle of Bunker Hill.
Follow the path of those cannonballs across the Charles River to the
granite obelisk atop Bunker Hill. At the crest of this hill on the night of
June 16, 1775, two months after the battle at Concord, the
Minutemen secretly dug an earthen fort. The following day, in an
afternoon battle, they inflicted devastating casualties on what was at
the time the best-trained and best-equipped army in the world.
Although the 2,000 British soldiers eventually took the hill, the
Patriots put half the attackers out of action. While suffering only 400
casualties themselves, the Rebels caused British General Gage to
privately lament, "The loss we have sustained is greater than we can
bear."
At the base of Bunker Hill, the Charlestown Navy Yard berths the
oldest active commissioned warship in the world, the USS
Constitution. During a sea battle in the War of 1812, the
square-rigger, built in 1797, took on the name "Old Ironsides" when
astounded British gunners saw their cannonballs bouncing off the
thick planks of Georgia Live Oak that lined the hull.
Back to Boston on the trail, nearing your sixth mile, the last and most
poignant stop should be the Granary Burial Ground, final resting
place of Samuel Adams, Robert Treat Paine and John Hancock,
three Boston Patriots who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Sharing the burial ground are five victims of the Boston Massacre,
including Crispus Attucks, the first black man killed in the Revolution.
After a day on the trail you are sure to be hungry. Near the Old State
House you can find gourmet eats with an incredible harbor view from
the 33rd floor of 60 State Street at The Bay Tower Restaurant,
consistently rated tops in romantic dining.
In Chinatown, near the Theater District, crowded local favorite China
Pearl offers dim sum, or take in sophisticated Chinese-American at
P. F. Chang's China Bistro. Nearby, go elegant at the Four Seasons
Hotel's Aujourd'Hui or their Bristol Lounge serving French and
American cuisine along with their popular afternoon English tea.
Walking Boston, Freedom Trail History and Walk of the Artists
Walking Boston
automobile and walk the cobble streets in the footsteps of Paul Revere, John
Hancock and Samuel Adams. In Boston you walk paths through neighborhoods
that saw rebellion and revolution forge the nation's first heroes during America's
struggle for freedom.
With two walks you can cover the city: walk east and trace the footsteps of
famous patriots; walk west and follow the paths of famous artists.
Boston Walk #1: The Footsteps of Famous Patriots
For convenience, start in Boston Common, the country's oldest public park
where Colonial cows once munched community grass. Here, you can follow
costumed actor Don Watson as he talks about Puritan Boston. "If a man kissed
his wife in public on Sunday, he would be put in the stocks right here on the
Common." John says as he plays the part of Patriot James Otis and guides
visitors on the three-mile Freedom Trail to 11 places significant in Boston's
history.
automobile and walk the cobble streets in the footsteps of Paul Revere, John
Hancock and Samuel Adams. In Boston you walk paths through neighborhoods
that saw rebellion and revolution forge the nation's first heroes during America's
struggle for freedom.
With two walks you can cover the city: walk east and trace the footsteps of
famous patriots; walk west and follow the paths of famous artists.
Boston Walk #1: The Footsteps of Famous Patriots
For convenience, start in Boston Common, the country's oldest public park
where Colonial cows once munched community grass. Here, you can follow
costumed actor Don Watson as he talks about Puritan Boston. "If a man kissed
his wife in public on Sunday, he would be put in the stocks right here on the
Common." John says as he plays the part of Patriot James Otis and guides
visitors on the three-mile Freedom Trail to 11 places significant in Boston's
history.
England's tax on tea. Fired up by oratory and feeling the spunk of rebellion, 168 men in Native American garb
stormed down to the docks and boarded three English cargo ships loaded with tea. Determined to prevent
the cargo from entering the port, the rebels smashed open 342 chests of tea and hurled it into the salty waters
of Boston Harbor.
Hardly amused at the loss of what would today be over a million dollars worth of tea, the British blockaded the
harbor, forbade public gatherings and sent an army to occupy the city.
From the Meeting House, the trail leads past the Old State House, skirts the circle of cobblestones where five
men fell in "The Boston Massacre" and then winds down the hill to Faneuil Hall, the "Cradle of American
Liberty." Here, in this public meeting house built in 1742, leaders Hancock, Adams, Paine and Revere stoked
the fires of independence with their oratory in cries of "Taxation without representation is tyranny."
stormed down to the docks and boarded three English cargo ships loaded with tea. Determined to prevent
the cargo from entering the port, the rebels smashed open 342 chests of tea and hurled it into the salty waters
of Boston Harbor.
Hardly amused at the loss of what would today be over a million dollars worth of tea, the British blockaded the
harbor, forbade public gatherings and sent an army to occupy the city.
From the Meeting House, the trail leads past the Old State House, skirts the circle of cobblestones where five
men fell in "The Boston Massacre" and then winds down the hill to Faneuil Hall, the "Cradle of American
Liberty." Here, in this public meeting house built in 1742, leaders Hancock, Adams, Paine and Revere stoked
the fires of independence with their oratory in cries of "Taxation without representation is tyranny."
Today, park rangers recite the words
of the patriots, "The child liberty was
events leading up to the American
Revolution in free hourly presentations.
From Faneuil Hall, the Freedom Trail
continues to the North End and the
oldest house in Boston, the 1680
home of Paul Revere. The aroma of
coffee and freshly baked breads from
the 80 or so restaurants and pastry
shops in this lively Italian community
might coax you to stop for cappuccino
and cannolis at Mike's Bakery on
Hanover Street. Or try a lunch of
salmon piccata at intimate G'vanni's
on Prince Street.
of the patriots, "The child liberty was
events leading up to the American
Revolution in free hourly presentations.
From Faneuil Hall, the Freedom Trail
continues to the North End and the
oldest house in Boston, the 1680
home of Paul Revere. The aroma of
coffee and freshly baked breads from
the 80 or so restaurants and pastry
shops in this lively Italian community
might coax you to stop for cappuccino
and cannolis at Mike's Bakery on
Hanover Street. Or try a lunch of
salmon piccata at intimate G'vanni's
on Prince Street.
Boston Public Gardens
Walking Boston is even
better now because Boston
has completed its long
building project and is now
better than ever as a
walking city
The highway that once cut
through the city has been
put beneath the surface and
the freed up space is being
converted to park space.
better now because Boston
has completed its long
building project and is now
better than ever as a
walking city
The highway that once cut
through the city has been
put beneath the surface and
the freed up space is being
converted to park space.
Near this spot on the harbor colonial men in Native American garb stormed down to the docks and boarded three English cargo ships loaded with tea. Determined to prevent the cargo from entering the port, the rebels smashed open 342 chests of precious Darjeeling and hurled it into the salty waters of Boston Harbor |
On the night of April 18, 1775, Robert
Newman crept up the stairs in the Old
North church to hang two lanterns in
the steeple, a signal that 700 British
soldiers were about to escalate the
tension with the Colonists. The British
boarded barges and headed up-river
for the road to Lexington and
Concord, intent on seizing muskets
hidden by the Minutemen. Paul
Revere, sent by the Governor to warn
the Colonial militia, galloped toward
Lexington spreading the alarm. Later
that day, a fierce battle sent the 700
British troops scurrying in panic back
to the safety of Boston, attacked from
all sides by 1,400 swarming
Minutemen who had rushed in from
distant settlements.
Newman crept up the stairs in the Old
North church to hang two lanterns in
the steeple, a signal that 700 British
soldiers were about to escalate the
tension with the Colonists. The British
boarded barges and headed up-river
for the road to Lexington and
Concord, intent on seizing muskets
hidden by the Minutemen. Paul
Revere, sent by the Governor to warn
the Colonial militia, galloped toward
Lexington spreading the alarm. Later
that day, a fierce battle sent the 700
British troops scurrying in panic back
to the safety of Boston, attacked from
all sides by 1,400 swarming
Minutemen who had rushed in from
distant settlements.
Harbor Islands and the
distant beaches of
Provincetown
distant beaches of
Provincetown
Oyster House raw bar, just three feet from
the Freedom Trail. This is where,
according to legend, Daniel Webster often
downed mounds of Wellfleet Oysters on
the half shell.
the Freedom Trail. This is where,
according to legend, Daniel Webster often
downed mounds of Wellfleet Oysters on
the half shell.
Walking Boston, History
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To Walk Boston's Freedom Trail of History and the Walk of the
Artists one doesn't need the automobile. Boston is a city for
walking. Walk the cobble streets in the footsteps of Paul Revere,
John Hancock, and Samuel Adams on paths that saw the revolution.
Artists one doesn't need the automobile. Boston is a city for
walking. Walk the cobble streets in the footsteps of Paul Revere,
John Hancock, and Samuel Adams on paths that saw the revolution.
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To Walk Boston's Freedom Trail of History Walk from Boston Common to the Harbor above and then
to North End. Boston is a small city and ideal for walking. In the North End you walk the cobble as
the planned the revolution against unfair taxes imposed by Britain.
to North End. Boston is a small city and ideal for walking. In the North End you walk the cobble as
the planned the revolution against unfair taxes imposed by Britain.
Walk Boston will take you to Faneuil Hall and to Columbus Park as you
follow the Freedom Trail.
follow the Freedom Trail.
Walk Boston will take you through Faneuil Hall Market Place and then to the
North End to the Old North Church as you follow the Freedom Trail.
North End to the Old North Church as you follow the Freedom Trail.
Harvard Square
Walk the waterfront trail to the Museum of Contemporary
Art.
Art.
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