boarded by the Charles River the Back Bay neighborhood was so named because it
was built on what once were stagnant pools of water today the late-19th
century neighborhood is a knob scale fashionable district with picturesque
streets lined with Victorian homes trendy restaurants and she votives the
neighborhood is also home for the Boston Public Garden the oldest and largest
Botanical Garden in the nation
America's oldest public park Boston Common was acquired by the city's
Puritan founders in 1634 first used as a cow pasture the park 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
the pretty poor odds 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 fort Warren on George's Island and the public beach
Jean spectacle Island which is only a 15 minute ferry ride away from the city's
long war
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
renamed Cher's Beacon Hill in 2002 the bullet benched hub located on Beacon
Street served as the exterior shot at the bar featured in the opening credits
but the pups interior was never used for the show
located in Boston's downtown district fan will Paul is best known for the role
that the correct building played during the American Revolution although built
as a marketplace in 1742 but finds that the owner Peter family will acquired in
the slave trade the second story Assembly Rooms became a gathering spot
for patriotic sneering for $3
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 and continuous use the park is a
must-see attraction for fans of the sport as well
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 a 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
located on the central Warford and 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 static feature is a 200 comma Aloha gal and giant ocean tank
situated in the main buildings APM that replicates a coral reef environment
designed by architect Alexander Terrace and completed in 1826 twinsie market is
as well known for its architectural style as it is for the food that offered
inside it's more than 20 restaurants and 40 stalls
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
Berthe appear one under harbor walk the USS Constitution is the world's oldest
commissioned naval vessel afloat and still set sail every fourth 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