Boston Massachusetts MA: Points of Interest

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Boston Common
The Boston Common is one of the oldest public parks in the country. The "Common" has had many uses over the years including cattle grazing, public hangings and British encampments.
http://www.cityofboston.gov/freedomtrail/bostoncommon.asp

Boston Harbor Islands
This 17-island state park is part of the 34-island Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area. They are a wonderful natural resource, only 45 minutes by ferry from downtown Boston.
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/harbor.htm

Boston National Historic Park
Boston National Historical Park tells the story of the events that led to the American Revolution and the Navy that kept the nation strong. Visit the historic sites that make up Boston National Histor
http://www.nps.gov/bost/

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
a comprehensive museum dedicated to preserving and interpreting the legacy of the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution.
http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/

Bunker Hill Monument
Monument to the the famous battle fought on this site on June 17, 1775. Free to visit.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/bost/Bunker_Hill.htm

Freedom Trail
The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile red-brick walking trail that leads you to 16 nationally significant historic sites, every one an authentic American treasure.
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/

Friends of the Public Garden
Boston Public Garden was established in 1837 by a group of Proprietors as the first public botanical garden in the United States. Commonwealth Avenue Mall forms a distinctive link in Boston's Emeral
http://www.friendsofthepublicgarden.org/

Irish Heritage Trail
a self-guided, three mile walking tour that takes you through Boston's downtown, North End, Beacon Hill and Back Bay.
http://www.irishheritagetrail.com/

King's Chapel and King's Chapel Burying Ground
King's Chapel Burying Ground is the oldest burying place in Boston proper. To insure the presence of the Church of England in America, King James II ordered an Anglican parish to be built in Boston.
http://www.cityofboston.gov/freedomtrail/kingschapel.asp

Park Street Church and Granary Burying Ground
Park Street Church, the site of the old town granary where grain was kept before the Revolution, dates back to 1809. Founded in 1660, the Granary is the third oldest burying ground in Boston proper. I
http://www.cityofboston.gov/freedomtrail/parkstreet.asp

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