The Freedom Trail (Boston, MA)

The Freedom Trail is a walk through American history. It's over 2 miles long and encompasses a great deal of the city, it's a great way to see Boston and learn a few things! You can pick up the trail at any point, it's marked by a red line on the pavements and it leads you to many of Bostons tourist attractions: the common, Mass state house, Quincy market, Faneuil hall as well as graveyards that include the graves of Samuel Adams and even Mother Goose. You can pick up maps of the trail all over the place, there is a visitor centre on the edge of Boston Common that has useful information. We picked even picked up a map in the Cheers bar at Quincy ...  Read the complete review

Boston is a city of contrast with old and new right next to each other. It is a very walk-able city, very different from other US cities you might come across. It feels like it had time to actually grow naturally, unlike many cities that were planned on a grid system. You're in Boston and don't really know what to do and in what order to tackle the history of the place? Fear not, just look down onto the ground in front of you and before you know it you see something that resembles a long, red line drawn in the middle of the pavement (sidewalk if you're in the USA). If you are curious like me you just follow the line and see where it ...  Read the complete review