Historical Downtown - Boston 9-3-19
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Boston Subway underground entrance - next to Boston Common - 9-3-19

Boston Common was founded in 1634

Boston Common is the oldest city park in the US

Park St Church next to Boston Common

Revolutionary soldier actor in Boston Common

Founders Memorial in Boston Common

Frog Pond in Boston Common

Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Boston Common

1863 54th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry Monument off Boston Common

Massachusetts State House in Boston Common area

Massachusetts State House is the state capital of Massachusetts

Granery Burying Ground is the cemetary for Paul Revere, Samuel Adams and John Hancock

Granery Burying Ground was founded in 1660

An estimated 5,000 people are buried here

Memorial for John Hancock

Tombstone for Paul Revere

Memorial for Josiah Franklin, father of Benjamin Franklin

Tombstone for Samuel Adams

Paul Revere, Samuel Adams and John Hancock are buried here

Victims of the Boston Massacre are buried here

King's Chapel on the Freedom Trail

King's Chapel was completed in 1754

Boston's Old City Hall - built in 1865

Statue of Ben Franklin at Old City Hall

Old South Meeting House along the Freedom Trail

Old South Meeting House gained fame as the organizing point for the Boston Tea Party

Old State House Museum, the oldest surviving public building in Boston

The Boston Massacre happened outside the Old State House

Samuel Adams statue alomg Freedom Trail

Quincy Market along the Freedom Trail

Quincy Market was constructed in 1824–26

Quincy Market has the Cheers restuarant which is a recreation of the Cheers set as it appears on the TV show

Quincy Market Cheers

Quincy Market Cheers

Quincy Market Cheers lower level

Quincy Market Cheers lower level

Quincy Market Cheers lower level

Quincy Market Cheers lower level

Quincy Market Cheers lower level

Freedom Trail brick sidewalk markings

Bell in Hand Tavern, established 1795

Revolutionary era actors giving tours along the Freedom Trail

Revolutionary era actors giving tours along the Freedom Trail

Two blocks to the Paul Revere House

Paul Revere House and Museum

Paul Revere House built in 1680, the home of Paul Revere

Paul Revere Statue with Old North Church in the background

Paul Revere Statue near Old North Church

Rear entrance to Old North Church

Old North Church, built in 1723, is the oldest standing church building in Boston

Old North Church where Paul Revere sent his 'One if by land, Two if by sea' signal

Inside the Old North Church

Seal on the Freedom Trai

Old North Church Steeple

Bunker Hill Monument was erected to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill Monument is 221 ft tall and erected between 1825 and 1843

View from atop Bunker Hill monument with view of the North Washington St Bridge

USS Cassin Young in the Navy Yard of the Boston Harbor

Coast Guard ship in the Boston Harbor

TD Garden, home of Boston Celtics and Bruins

TD Garden sits on top of a Train Station

Entrance to TD Garden and Train Station

Zdeno Chara is the tallest hockey player in the NHL at 6 ft 9 in

Tribute to Red Auerbach in TD Garden

Hallway to TD Garden

Bruins Championship banners in TD Garden

TD Garden with Celtics and Bruins Championship banners

TD Garden with Celtics and Bruins Championship banners

Hampshire House is the entrance for the Cheers TV show

Hampshire House is the entrance for the Cheers TV show

Boston Marathon 2013 bombing Memorial Markers at Finish Line

Public Garden, founded in 1837, is adjacent to Boston Common

Public Garden is the first public botanical garden in America

The popular ducks in Public Garden

Ducks with a Swan in Public Garden

George Washington Statue in Public Garden

George Washington Statue in Public Garden

Public Garden with downtown Boston in the background

Main entrance to Public Garden

Omni Parker House, established 1855, home of the original Boston Cream Pie

Omni Parker House, home of the original Boston Cream Pie

Historic North End Sign

Hop-On-Off Tour buses in Boston

Land and sea Duck Tour boats in Boston

Land and sea Duck Tour boats in Boston

Whale Watching Tour boats in Bost on Harbor

View to Hatch Memorial Band Shell from the Longfellow Bridge over the Charles River

View to Hatch Memorial Band Shell from the Longfellow Bridge over the Charles River

Hatch Memorial Band Shell where the Boston Pops Orchestra plays every Independence Day

Hatch Memorial Band Shell along the Charles River

Hatch Memorial Shell was built in 1939-40

Charles River along Hatch Memorial Shell

Memorial to Arthur Fiedler, first permanent conductor of the Boston Pops

Arthur Fiedler Footbridge near the Hatch Shell