Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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BATTLE
GREEN
BATTLE
GREEN
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Chamber of Commerce
Visitor Center
Chamber of Commerce
Visitor Center
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ATTRACTIONS
Battle Green
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Buckman Tavern
2
Hancock-Clarke House
(
closed until 2009
)
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Lexington Historical Society
7
Minuteman
Statue
4
Munroe Tavern
13
National Heritage Museum
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DINING
Bertucci's
8
Great Harvest Bread Co.
10
Peet's Coffee & Tea
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Lexington
Boston
SHOPPING
The Crafty Yankee
5
Upper Story Books
11
Waldenbooks
12
Wild & Woolly Studio
6
14
2A
Bridge Visitor Center,
&
978/369-6993, if there's no answer here) for open days and
hours. For more information, see “Concord,” below.
Start your visit to downtown Lexington at the
visitor center,
on the town com-
mon, better known as the Battle Green. It's open daily from 9am to 5pm (10am-4pm
Dec-Mar). A
diorama
and accompanying narrative illustrate the Battle of Lexington.
The
Minuteman
statue
on the Green is of Capt. John Parker, who commanded the
militia. When the British confronted his troops, Parker called: “Stand your ground.
Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!” Allow
about 30 minutes to look around the visitor center and the Green.
Lexington Historical Society
The historical society's signature proper-
ties were among the country's first
historic houses
when restoration of the three
buildings began around the turn of the 20th century. A guided tour (30-45 min.) is
the only way to see the houses.
Across from the Battle Green is the
Buckman Tavern
, 1 Bedford St., built
around 1710. If time is short and you have to pick just one house to visit, make it this
one. The interior of the tavern has been restored to approximate its appearance on the
day of the battle. The colonists gathered here to await word of British troop move-
ments, and they brought their wounded here after the conflict. The tour of the tav-
ern, by guides in period dress, is educational and entertaining.
Kids
