Built in 1729, the Old South Meeting House was the largest building in colonial Boston. Citizens gathered here to challenge British rule and the tax on tea. Today the building is still an active meeting place and haven for free speech.
Thought this Little Free Library was too cute not to include.
Built in 1713, the Town House was the center of royal government in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the site of the 1770 Boston Massacre when British soldiers fired upon a crowd of Bostonians, killing five.
The building was renamed the Old State House after the Revolution and now serves as a museum of Boston history.
What was once one of the largest buildings in Boston, is now completely dwarfed by high-rises.
Built about 1680, Paul Revere lived in this house in the North End, Boston’s oldest residential neighborhood, from 1770 to 1800. Over the years it has been used as a cigar factory and bank, but is now a museum.
There were some cool art deco buildings in the North End.
The Statue of Paul Revere stands in front of the Old North Church...
...which is where two lanterns were hung to warn patriots of advancing British soldiers:
the British are coming, the British are coming! Paul Revere never actually said that phrase that was later attributed to him when he made his famous midnight ride on April 18, 1775.
Next we made our way across the North Washington Street Bridge and saw some colorful views.
It was quite dramatic seeing the Bunker Hill Monument lit up at night. Built in 1842, this 221-foot obelisk commemorates the Revolution’s first major battle.
The Freedom Trail ended at the USS Constitution, nicknamed Old Ironsides during the War of 1812. Launched in 1797, it is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat. After seeing the big crowds of tourists in the North End, we searched for a restaurant in Bunker Hill and were happy to find a Legal Seafood where we enjoyed some incredible New England clam chowder with dinner.
