Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Granary Burying Ground
CEMETERY
(Tremont St; 9am-5pm; Park St)
Dating to 1660, this atmospheric atoll is crammed with
historic headstones, many with evocative (and creepy) carvings. This is the final resting
place of all your favorite revolutionary heroes including Paul Revere, Samuel Adams,
John Hancock and James Otis. Benjamin Franklin is buried in Philadelphia, but the
Franklin family plot contains his parents.
Old South Meeting House
HISTORIC BUILDING
(
www.osmh.org
;
310 Washington St; adult/child/senior & student $6/1/5; 9:30am-5pm Apr-Oct,
10am-4pm Nov-Mar; ; Downtown Crossing)
'No tax on tea!' That was the decision on
December 16, 1773, when 5000 angry colonists gathered here to protest British taxes,
leading to the Boston Tea Party. Check out an exhibit about the history of the building
and listen to an audio of the historic pre-Tea Party meeting.
Old State House
HISTORIC BUILDING
(
www.bostonhistory.org
;
206 Washington St; adult/child $8.50/free; 9am-5pm; ; State)
Dat-
ing to 1713, the Old State House is Boston's oldest surviving public building, where the
Massachusetts Assembly used to debate the issues of the day before the revolution. The
building is best known for its balcony, where the Declaration of Independence was first
read to Bostonians in 1776.
Faneuil Hall
HISTORIC BUILDING
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.faneuilhall.com
; Congress St; 9am-5pm; Haymarket, Aquarium)
'Those who
cannot bear free speech had best go home,' said Wendell Phillips. 'Faneuil Hall is no
place for slavish hearts.' Indeed, this public meeting place was the site of so much
rabble-rousing that it earned the nickname the 'Cradle of Liberty.' The 1st floor houses
the National Park Service (NPS) Visitors Center, while the 2nd-floor meeting space is
also open to the public.
New England Aquarium
AQUARIUM
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
