Walking down Chandler Street (where we stayed in our hotel) to get to the Back Bay sub station was a daily routine. The streets of Boston were full of personality and charm!
Jason poses at the Back Bay sub station where we caught the subway to take us all over Boston. The Boston subway was very easy to use (unlike NYC - which was a little more complicated). Boston subway is the oldest subway in the United States!
USS Constitution "Old Ironsides"We toured this beautiful ship which was the oldest commissioned warship in the world still afloat. It was built in 1797 and saw battles during the War of 1812. This ship has been around as long as the US has had presidents.
Getting a guided tour of the ship - and this is the gun deck.
On the top deck - called the spar deck.
The back of the Constitution!
Inside the museum of the USS Constitution
Traveling along the Freedom Trail to the Bunker Hill Monument
A snapshot of a typical street with homes in Boston.
A large map posted at the Bunker Hill Monument showing the path of the Freedom Trail.
Bunker Hill Monument
It is called the Bunker Hill Monument, but is actually on Breed's Hill. It was such an awesome feeling to stand on this hill overlooking Boston and thinking about what happend on June 17, 1775 as the British colonists were fighting for independence!
The popular quote that appears in many textbooks that describes the colonists orders by their commander telling them when to shoot at the British Redcoats as they climbed the hill to attack.
A little house near the Bunker Hill Monument that I thought looked really neat. I also liked the old flag with thirteen stars representing the thirteen colonies!
This picture was taken in the Boston Common at Frog Pond which becomes a place for public ice skating in the winters and in the summer (which is what I saw) it is a swiming area for kids. There were TONS of kids playing in the water! The Boston Common is the oldest city park in the United States, dating back to 1634.
The Old State House -- now a subway station and museum. You can enter the subway on the ground floor and the top two floors are a museum. This building was important for me to see because of the role it played in the "Road to Revolution." This is the site where the Declaration of Independence was read to the people of Boston!
A plaque on the side of the Old State House.
The other side of the Old State House. I am standing on the exact location where the Boston Massacre occured March 5, 1770.
Granary Burying Ground (the city's third oldest cemetery) - the final resting site of the three signers of the Declaration of Independence, many notable Revolutionary War Patriots, and the five victims of the Boston Massacre. I am posing by the grave of Samual Adams, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
On the Boston Harbor Cruise getting an incredible view of the city from out in the harbor. 
This was a beautiful park known as the North End of Boston near the busy harbor. There was lots of fun shoping and eating in this area. This is very close to Little Italy too - which was one of my favorite places to hang out and do some people watching! We had one of our best meals in Little Italy!
We left Boston on July 21, and drove down to Quincy, Massachusetts, the home of the second President of the United States, John Adams! This statue of John Adams is right across the street from the First Parish Church, the location of his final resting place.
Getting a guided tour of the ship - and this is the gun deck.
On the top deck - called the spar deck.
The back of the Constitution!
Inside the museum of the USS Constitution
Traveling along the Freedom Trail to the Bunker Hill Monument
A snapshot of a typical street with homes in Boston.
A large map posted at the Bunker Hill Monument showing the path of the Freedom Trail.
Bunker Hill Monument
It is called the Bunker Hill Monument, but is actually on Breed's Hill. It was such an awesome feeling to stand on this hill overlooking Boston and thinking about what happend on June 17, 1775 as the British colonists were fighting for independence!
The popular quote that appears in many textbooks that describes the colonists orders by their commander telling them when to shoot at the British Redcoats as they climbed the hill to attack.
A little house near the Bunker Hill Monument that I thought looked really neat. I also liked the old flag with thirteen stars representing the thirteen colonies!
This picture was taken in the Boston Common at Frog Pond which becomes a place for public ice skating in the winters and in the summer (which is what I saw) it is a swiming area for kids. There were TONS of kids playing in the water! The Boston Common is the oldest city park in the United States, dating back to 1634.
The Old State House -- now a subway station and museum. You can enter the subway on the ground floor and the top two floors are a museum. This building was important for me to see because of the role it played in the "Road to Revolution." This is the site where the Declaration of Independence was read to the people of Boston!
A plaque on the side of the Old State House.
The other side of the Old State House. I am standing on the exact location where the Boston Massacre occured March 5, 1770.
Granary Burying Ground (the city's third oldest cemetery) - the final resting site of the three signers of the Declaration of Independence, many notable Revolutionary War Patriots, and the five victims of the Boston Massacre. I am posing by the grave of Samual Adams, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
On the Boston Harbor Cruise getting an incredible view of the city from out in the harbor. 
This was a beautiful park known as the North End of Boston near the busy harbor. There was lots of fun shoping and eating in this area. This is very close to Little Italy too - which was one of my favorite places to hang out and do some people watching! We had one of our best meals in Little Italy!
We left Boston on July 21, and drove down to Quincy, Massachusetts, the home of the second President of the United States, John Adams! This statue of John Adams is right across the street from the First Parish Church, the location of his final resting place.John Adams . . . . signer of the Declaration of Independence, framer of the Constitution of Massachusetts, and second President of the United States!
First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts
The plaque located on the outside wall of the church where John Adams and John Quincy Adams are buried with their wives.
John Adams banners are on many downtown city poles.
First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts
The plaque located on the outside wall of the church where John Adams and John Quincy Adams are buried with their wives.
John Adams banners are on many downtown city poles.
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I love your site - better than almost any travel site I've seen. Love the pix - and the whole thing is so navigable. Will take a closer look when I've sent this. Makes me want to take a plane - from London, England
Thanks again
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