الأربعاء، 29 أغسطس 2012

Boston Freedom Trail - The Historic Attraction in a Nut Shell

Boston the largest city in Massachusetts is a beautiful place with so many things to do that it is really bizarre to ask yourself what to do in Boston? You have plenty of choices and you can do things according to your choice and budget. Boston is well endowed with historic spots, hangout areas, museums and events that keep this place always full of life.

Being the oldest city of American Boston is fully rich in culture and heritage. The rich historical spots have made this city the most awaited place for historic lovers. So just join the free trail to enjoy the royal history and get a glimpse of sixteen historic sites. It is advisable to start the trail in the morning. The Freedom Trail is distinguishable by red bricks and begins from the Boston Common a beautiful park area and ends up at Bunker Hill monument.

The Boston common is the oldest park of the country. It is almost 50 acres in size and offers fun and recreation to thousand of visitors. It is the starting point of the Emerald Necklace a string of 7 miles local parks. Along your journey you will enjoy the majestic historic spots such as the Massachusetts States House, Park Street Church, Granary Burying Ground, King's Chapel, King's Chapel Burying Ground, the Old Corner Bookstore, Old South Meeting House, the Old North Church and many more. Here I will describe few of them and increase your desire to suck the nectar of Boston's history.

The Massachusetts states house - It is an outstanding museum decorated with marble stones reflects the rich culture of Massachusetts. It is one of the important spot for the leadership and I hope your visit to this historic place will be enjoyable, informative and memorable.

The park street church - It is an attractive church from inside as well as outside. It is nice to see lots of students flocking. The preaching from the Bible is great here and it is a place worth to see.

Granary Burying Ground - It is the third oldest burying ground of Boston and contains graves of many famous people. The ground is so beautifully decorated with fine trees that it definitely imparts peace to the necropolis.

The other historic places are equally attractive so do not miss them out. If you combine your free trail with museum visit that will awesome.

The museums of Boston are really super like and most of them provide free entry on some specific day. The Boston Public Library was the first large free municipal library in America. In addition to its 6.1 million books, the library boasts over 1.2 million rare books and manuscripts, a wealth of maps, musical scores and prints. It offers free passes to cardholders, which provide access to the Museum of Science and New England Aquarium on first-come first-served bases. The Museum of Fine Arts provides free access from 5pm - 9pm and the Harvard University Art Museums allows free entry on Saturday from 10am -12am.

Apart from free trail there are myriads of cool things to do in Boston and everyone's enjoyment is assured here. So it is no wonder that Boston is on peak.


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