Top Spots to See in Boston

Boston contains more of the culture and history than any other city in the U.
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One could spend days or weeks now, so one will have to be critical in making choices of must see sights.

• Boston Freedom Trail

Why only one site mentioned? On the Boston Freedom Trail, one will find most of the important sites.
This site breaks them down as follows:

• The Boston Common established in 1634, provided a training ground for soldiers.
  Over 1,000 British Red Coats camped here.
  
• The Massachusetts State House built on what was once John Hancock's cow pasture and completed in 1798.
  
• Park Street Church founded in 1809 as the first Congregational Church in Boston.
  
• The Granary Burial Grounds contain the remains of such eminent men as Paul Revere, John Hancock and Benjamin Franklin's parents, to name a few.
  
• King's Chapel, built in 1688 by the Royal Governor, became the first non-Puritan church in Boston.
  
• The Old Corner Book Store began life in 1711 as an apothecary.
  
• The Old South Meeting House, built as a Puritan meetinghouse, made famous on December 16, 1773 as the meeting place to start the Boston Tea Party.
  
• The Old State House is the oldest historical building in Boston, being over 300 years old.
  Much of the Revolution was planned here.
  
• The Boston Massacre began in 1770 when a British centurion struck a citizen with the end of his musket.
  The rest is history.
  
• Faneuil Hall, built as a market place in 1742, soon became the meeting place for no taxation without representation.
  It marked the challenge of the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act.
  
• Paul Revere's House dates back to 1680.
  Paul Revere purchased it in 1770 and lived there the night he made his famous ride shouting, The British are coming!
• The Old North Church, whose steeple provided the site for the presentation of lanterns, showed how the British were arriving, and announced by Paul Revere.
  
• Bunker Hill, while being on the Freedom Trail,mentioned here because of the decisive battle fought on June 17, 1775.
  The British made three charges, with over 3,000 Red Coats, before pushing the Militia off the hill, due to a shortage of ammunition.
  It was here that the phrase was coined, Don't fire until you see the white of their eyes.
  
• The USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned war ship in the world, once named Old Ironsides, because of its construction.
  

There are so many fantastic places to visit in the Boston area, it is a disgrace to mention so few now.
Many surrounding towns and villages contain equally historic places.