Congress insisted that the National Park Service establish a park in Boston, and that it encompass the Freedom Trail sites and the old Charlestown Navy Yard that President Nixon had decommissioned in ...

Boston feels like a bit city with a small-town feel. ... From Fenway to the Freedom Trail: 23 Best Things to Do in Boston. ... See a Game at Fenway Park.

The National Park Service offers a free, self-guided "Freedom Trail Audio Tour" that can be downloaded here.. The 16 sites on the Freedom Trail are: the Boston Common, the State House, Park Street ...

Travel 5 must-see stops on Boston’s Freedom Trail, according to a local guide There are 16 historic spots on the 2 ½-mile trail. The USS Constitution in Charlestown, part of the Freedom Trail.

Boston newspapers first pitched plans for a proto-Freedom Trail in the 1930s. But the idea didn’t catch on until after World War II. By that point, most of the city’s once-massive textile ...

If you had asked me whether I knew about Boston’s role in the American Revolution before my recent exploration of the Freedom Trail, I would have unthinkingly said, “Of course.” ...

The Freedom Trail ranks fifth on the newspaper's list of no-cost experiences, finishing ahead of well-known places like New York's Central Park and the Golden Gate Bridge.

And those connections can be tied directly to sites along the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail: in the wood harvested by enslaved workers to build the USS Constitution; in the unmarked graves at Boston's old ...

TODAY’s Matt Lauer reports on what the city has to offer, from Fenway Park to the Freedom Trail. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

A painted section of the historic Boston Freedom Trail in Downtown Crossing (Shown in photo), seen in 2014. Credit - Essdras M Suarez—The Boston Globe via Getty Images It’s summertime, which ...