When Puritans established the city of Boston, they designated a common area for gathering and for livestock to graze. Today, it's a central park with fountains, ponds, and the start of the Freedom Trail.

Constructed in 1798 and designed by noted Boston architect Charles Bulfinch, the Massachusetts State House is actually the "new" state house. Enter the building through the General Hooker Entrance, which is just to the right of the front of the state house. Guided tours are available 10am-3:30pm, but advance registration is required. Self-guided tours are available from 8:45 am to 5pm.

Park Street Church is an active Congregational church, and the inside is not open to the public outside of church services.

This cemetery is the final resting place for over 2,000 Bostonians, including famous patriots like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.

Kings Chapel is considered one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture. A small fee gets you inside the building, but there are also guided tours available for areas off-limits to the public.

The former site of the Boston Latin School, which educated many of the Revolution's most ardent patriots. Today, it's the site of the old Boston City Hall, and a statue of Benjamin Franklin.

This commercial building was once home to several major booksellers and publishers in the 19th century. Today, modern first-floor retail subsidizes the historic building's upkeep.

The largest church/meeting house in Colonial Boston, the Old South Meeting House was a place where Bostonians gathered to discuss the politics of the day. One fateful meeting here led to the Boston Tea Party.

The oldest surviving public building in Boston, the old state house was built in 1713 and was the seat of government for the colony. The bottom floor is a subway station, but above is a museum housing artifacts from colonial Boston.

A circular emblem in the pavement marks the approximate spot where the infamous Boston Massacre took place in 1770. The emblem is located on the east side of the Old State House, between State and Devonshire streets.

Faneuil Hall is a meeting hall and marketplace that opened in 1742. It was the site of several speeches by Sam Adams and other encouraging independence from Great Britain. It's sometimes referred to as the "Cradle of Liberty."

Open since 1826, Quincy Market is also known as Faneuil Hall Marketplace and has been a central market for Boston for 200 years. The bottom floor of Faneuil Hall was later incorporated into the market. Today, the market is primarily a food hall rather than a series of produce stands.

This memorial is dedicated to the Jewish people who were murdered by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.

An indoor marketplace with coffee, food, deserts, craft vendors, free wifi and charging stations, and restrooms, open seven days a week.

Circa 1680, this was the colonial home of American patriot Paul Revere during the era of the American Revolution. It's located in Boston's North End and is now operated as a nonprofit museum.

This statue is located in the Paul Revere Mall, a brick park in the North End with plenty of benches, historic plaques to read, and shady trees in the summer. It connects to the back of the historic Old North Church.

This is the church from which the famous "One if by land, and two if by sea" signal was sent to coincide with Paul Revere's midnight ride on April 18, 1775 before the Battles of Lexington and Concord leading up to the American Revolution The church is a mission of the Episcopal Diocese.

A historic cemetery in the North End of Boston circa 1659.