After the checking out of my room, I decided to take a solo and in-depth tour of Boston. With the help of my Blackberry, my "Charlie Card" and a sweater ... I plunged head first into this amazing city. I started by leaving my luggage at the Crocs Flagship so that I wouldn't have to make a long trip back to the hotel.
I used VirtualTourist.com to do a little research on Boston's best sightseeing. Fortunately, Boston is a very tourist-friendly city. They developed the Freedom Trail to cater to the many tourist that visit each year (including me).
So what is the Freedom Trail you ask.... My first response would be a simple "Google it", since there is plenty information out there. But that would only lead you away from my blog, and none of us want that happen now do we?. So I will give you a short synopsis of what the Freedom Trail is all about.
The Freedom Trail is a red (mostly brick) path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts which leads to sixteen significant historic sites. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) walk from the Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown and is popular with tourists.
I did about 3/4 of the trail since I had to start at Quincy Market instead of Bunker Hill..
So this is a list of the places that I actually did get to see...And the pictures I took...
1) Boston Common
2) Massachusetts State House
3) Park Street Church
4) Granary Burying Ground
5) King's Chapel
6) King's Chapel Burying Ground
7) First Public school in the US, the Boston Latin School
8) Old Corner Bookstore
9) Old South Meeting House
10) Old State House
11) Site of the Boston Massacre
12) Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market
Pictures to come....
