20 Best Boston Sights to See for First-Time Travelers
Introduction - Visiting the state capital of Massachusetts for the first time? Go over this list of the 20 best Boston sights...
Introduction - Visiting the state capital of Massachusetts for the first time? Go over this list of the 20 best Boston sights...
Site 1 - The USS Constitution was commissioned in 1797 and is the oldest surviving US ship. It received the nickname "Old Ironsides...
Site 2 - This landmark in Boston is the oldest botanical garden in the United States. Unlike the more practical Commons, the Boston...
Site 3 - Boston Common is America's oldest park, stretching back to colonial and pre-revolutionary times. Before it was full of frog ponds...
Site 4 - The three-mile stretch of the Charles River running from the Boston Museum of Science to the Boston University Bridge is...
Site 5 - "One if by land, two if by sea," goes Longfellow's famous line describing Paul Revere's secret code. When the British...
Site 6 - The Boston Tea Party is one of the most memorable events of colonial America. The original ships involved in the...
Site 7 - Boston is a city of "firsts." The first large, free municipal library in the United States was Boston Public Library...
Site 8 - On March 5th, 1770, five colonists were killed by British Redcoats outside of the Old State House in Boston. It...
Site 9 - Another of the Boston monuments on the Freedom Trail is the Granary Burying Ground. It's the final resting place of...
Site 10 - Established in 1826, Union Oyster House styles itself as America's oldest restaurant. It's located on the Freedom Trail (though not...
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