This album depicts the 16 historic sites which can be seen along the Freedom Trail in the heart of Boston, MA. Come! Let's take the virtual tour of the Freedom Trail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other Interesting Trails - Boston, MA, USA
Black Heritage Trail - North Slope of Beacon Hill, Boston, 02108 African-Americans in 19th-century Boston is the theme of this walk, operated by the National Park Service, which encompasses many historically significant sites. Visit the Robert Gould Shaw and 54th Regiment Memorial honoring the first black regiment to be recruited in the North. Several historic homes can be viewed from the outside. Visitors may also enter the African Meeting House where the New England Anti-Slavery Society was founded. The trail celebrates the history of Boston's black community between 1800 and 1900, when they settled in this part of Beacon Hill. It passes all the most interesting houses in the area and gives a glimpse of Victorian Boston. It starts at the Shaw Memorial opposite the State House in Beacon Street and ends at George Middleton House. George Middleton was a colonel in the Revolution and commanded an all-black company.
Boston's Irish Heritage Trail - 20 Buckingham Road, Milton, 02186 Tel: +1 (617) 696 9880 A walking tour of thirty sites in Boston that tell the illustrious history of the Boston Irish. A fascinating journey over 300 years of Boston Irish history, visiting parks, cemeteries, memorials and buildings with Irish relevance. Directions: Starts at Irish Famine Memorial, Washington and School Streets in downtown Boston Nearest subway station: Downtown Crossing or Government Center
Boston Women's Heritage Trail - Boston, MA, USA Actually five trails in five distinct city neighborhoods, this self-guided tour presents the stories of some of Boston's female patriots, intellectuals, abolitionists, suffragists, artists and writers over four centuries. The trail, passing through Chinatown and the theater district, highlights buildings where notable women have either worked or lived. It starts at the Old South Meeting House and ends at Tremont Street, where number 174 used to be the Boston School of Cooking, the first professional school in Boston for women cooks.
The Boston Waterfront Trail - Boston, MA, USA Since the founding of Boston, the waterfront has changed out of all recognition. Shipping is now reduced to ferries, sightseeing boats and pleasure craft. Landfill has created a new, modern waterfront with good restaurants, where property is among the most expensive in the city. This walk illustrates some of the changes that have evolved over the centuries. It starts at the Old State House and ends at South Station, which was the biggest railway station in the world when it was completed in 1900.
Freedom Trail marker, marking the route of the historical "Freedom Trail" tour of Boston, Massachusetts.
The Freedom Trail (Boston, Massachusetts (MA), USA)
Freedom was never considered a gift. Harriet Tubman, step by step, forged the truth that freedom had to be taken. In 1951 Boston journalist William Schofield suggested linking historic sites in the city of Boston so that visitors and residents could find them more easily and in 1958, the Freedom Trail was created.
This is the perfect introduction to Colonial and Revolutionary Boston. The 3 mile / 4.8 km walk may take as little as two hours, but many will take longer to enjoy the attractions en-route. A red line has been painted throughout the route, connecting up the historic sites and making it easy to follow the trail. There are 16 sites included on this walk and in the last 30 years over USD 50 million has been spent fully restoring these sites to their former glory. The Freedom trail starts at Boston Common and travels through Beacon Hill, downtown Boston, the North End and Charlestown.
Walking is easy and pleasant, but the sites should be entered to be fully appreciated. Public transport is also available at most points along the trail. Handicapped accessible maps and guides are available. To reach the beginning of the Trail and Boston Common Visitor Center, take the Red or Green Line to Park Street Station. Exit the station and turn 180 degrees - the Center will be almost in front of you. Both the Green Line at Government Center and the Blue line at the Aquarium station provide easy access to Faneuil Hall / Quincy Market. From Government Center, walk down the big staircase and into Faneuil Hall. From the Aquarium, walk under the expressway and into Faneuil Hall. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------