America's oldest public park Boston
Common was acquired by the city's
Puritan founders in 1634 first used as a
cow pasture the part is also the site of
many historic events the British used
the area as a comp at the start of the
Revolutionary War a plaque in the park
marks the spot where public hangings
were held
fans of the television show cheers who
want to visit the bar that inspired the
hit series may need to travel to two
separate locations to fulfill their wish
to rename Cheers Beacon Hill and 2002
the bullet bench Pablo pay that on
Beacon Street served as the exterior
shot at the bar featured in the opening
credits but the pub's interior was never
used for the show
Fenway Park has been home to the Boston
Red Sox baseball team since 1912 and for
the city's inhabitants it's one of
Boston's most beloved landmarks as
America's oldest major league stadium in
continuous use the park is a must-see
attraction for fans of the sport as well
located on two central wharf within
walking distance of the Rose Kennedy
Greenway the New England Aquarium
showcases numerous exhibits of sea life
from exotic jellyfish and stingrays to
playful seals and penguins opened in
1969 the aquarium stato feature is a 200
comma 200 gallon giant ocean tank
situated in the main buildings atrium
that replicates a coral reef environment
Berthe appear one under harbor walk the
USS Constitution is the world's oldest
commissioned naval vessel afloat and
still set sail every 4th of July to
commemorate America's independence
launched in 1797 the three-masted
Constitution was named by President
George Washington in honor of the
Constitution of the United States
bordered by the Charles River the Back
Bay neighborhood was so named because it
was built on what months were stagnant
pools of water today the late-19th
century neighborhood is an op scale
fashionable district with picturesque
streets lined with Victorian homes
trendy restaurants and chic boutiques
the neighborhood is also home to the
Boston Public Garden the oldest and
largest Botanical Garden in the nation
the 34 islands that light off the coast
of Boston offer visitors endless
opportunities for Fun in the Sun and sea
thirteen of the islands are included in
the Boston Harbor Islands National
Recreation Area must-see attractions
include the Civil War forth worn on
George's Island and the public beach on
spectacle Island which is only a 15
minute ferry ride away from the city's
Long Wharf
located in Boston's downtown district
fan will Paul is best known for the role
that the prank played during the
American Revolution although built as a
marketplace in 1742 which finds that
donor Peter Faneuil acquired into slave
trade the second story Assembly Rooms
became a gathering spot for patriotic
searing for freedom
America's first historic walking tour
the Freedom Trail is a path that
includes 16 of Boston's most important
Revolutionary War sites marked by line
of red paint the 2.5 mile trail starts
at the Boston Common the oldest Park in
the United States the tour leads
visitors past the old Statehouse the
site of the Boston Massacre where
British troops fired into a crowd of
protesting citizens
designed by architect Alexander Paris
and completed in 1826 Quincy market is
as well known for its architectural
style as if is for the food that offered
inside it's more than 20 restaurants and
40 schools named after Boston Mayor
Josiah Quincy the rectangular shape
edifice was built in the Greek Revival
style that Thomas Jefferson introduced
to America as break from the Georgian
architecture
