Washington's First Victory During the American Revolution The
Battle of Dorchester Heights is a Revolutionary War battle that is
unfortunately little known. Perhaps that is because there were no
battlefield heroics, or, for that matter, any battlefield casualties.
General George Washington was able to liberate the town of Boston from
British occupation without a single shot being fired in what is today
known as the Battle of Dorchester Heights. READ MORE HERE>>>
A Brief History of Boston's Destroyer, the U.S.S. Cassin Young Boston,
Massachusetts is, of course, full of history, and any casual visitor to
Boston can easily find Colonial history, Revolutionary history, as well
as history from the Federal and Victorian periods of the 19th
century. But what may surprise you is the fact that Boston also has a
strong World War II history, and it is best experienced by visiting the
U.S.S. Cassin Young, which is docked at the Charlestown Navy Yard in
Boston Harbor. READ MORE HERE>>>
Brief Biographies of 10 Famous People Buried at Mt. Auburn When the old burying grounds in Boston
and Cambridge starting closing due to overcrowding, an alternative site
for burying the dead was sought and found on what was then the rural
outskirts of Cambridge. The tastes of the day called for something more
special, however, than a typical burying ground, and as a result, the
concept of the "garden cemetery" was born. Opened in 1831, Mt. Auburn
Cemetery quickly became the place of choice of the elite of Massachusetts to be interred. Ten of them are described HERE>>>
Quite Simply the Best Tex-Mex in Boston When you're in downtown Boston, and you're looking for no frills
Tex-Mex cuisine at very good prices, there's only one place to go,
Fajitas & Ritas, located just one block from the famous Boston Common. READ MORE HERE>>>
The Stories of the First Church of Boston and the King's Chapel Boston was founded in the name of "religious freedom," so it is not
surprising to that the city has a very interesting history in regards
to religion and its churches. Some of that history can be experienced
today by the casual traveler. READ MORE HERE>>>
The Stories of the Old North and the Old South Though sometimes confused by tourists visiting Boston, the Old North
Church and the Old South Meeting House, despite their cosmetic
similarities, cannot be more different. Their histories, architecture,
and the roles these two churches played during the period of the American Revolution offer interesting
insights to the conflict that would break out into war in 1775. READ MORE HERE>>>
Brief Profiles of the Trinity Church and First Baptist Church Henry Hobson Richardson is, without argument, one of the most important
architects in American history, and in Boston, Massachusetts, there are
two of his most historically significant churches, the Trinity Church
on Copley Square and the nearby First Baptist Church. READ MORE HERE>>>
Boston is known as one of the most expensive cities in America and for
good reason. But there is still a lot a traveler can do in Boston without spending a single dollar. READ MORE HERE>>>
Nature, History, Art, and A Lot of Water Anyone
who has ever been to Boston probably has some experience traveling
along the city's famous Freedom
Trail. But visitors should know that there is much more to Boston than
its Freedom Trail. Boston Harbor and the city's waterfront has been
revitalized and is slowly
becoming a must-see for visitors. And then there are the hidden
treasures that the locals have been enjoying for years, but for some
reason, out-of-towners have not managed to notice. READ MORE HERE>>>
Boston Super Duck Tours Hope to Compete with Boston Duck Tours There's
a new tour in Boston, whose vehicles have just started winding
their way through Boston's streets and waterways, and it's called
Boston Super Duck Tours. And no, it's no relation to the very popular
and well known Boston Duck Tours; it's just yet another tour company
that wishes exhibit the city of Boston
and share the city's wealth with their visitors while trying to stake a
share of the increasing tourist wealth in a city where competition for
the tourist dollar has history of getting intense. READ MORE HERE>>>
Harvard, MIT, & More Located across the Charles River from its better known neighbor Boston,
Cambridge, Massachuetts, a city of about 100,000 people, has been
diligently carving out and maintaining its own identity for almost 400
years. Known as "America's First College Town," and home to both
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge is truly a unique city with plenty
of history, culture, refreshment and shopping for any traveler. READ MORE HERE>>>
4 House Museums Open to the Public Nathanial Hawthorne is generally considered the first truly great writer of literature in America. His novels such as The Scarlet Letter, The House of Seven Gables, The Blithesdale Romance, and The Marble Faun set the bar for 19th century literature. Born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 4, 1804, Hawthorne lived most of his life in Massachusetts, and
thankfully for the "literary tourist," four of the homes that Hawthorne
lived in are today house museums open to the public. READ MORE HERE>>>
A Guide to 5 Literary House Museums Massachusetts is well known for it Revolutionary history, but it also
has a strong literary history, and this history can be experienced by
the literary traveler today by visiting the historic house
museums of some of America's greatest writers. Briefly reviewed here
are the homes of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Herman Melville, Edith
Wharton, Emily Dickinson, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. READ MORE HERE>>>
5 Literary House Museums The city of Concord, Massachusetts
boasts of the being the most historic city in America. Most people know
of Concord's place in the American Revolutionary War, the Battle at the
North Bridge and the Shot Heard Round the World. But what many people
don't know is that Concord has an equally strong literary history. From
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau to Louisa May Alcott and
Nathanial Hawthorne, Concord has been home to and has influenced some
of the greatest writers in American letters. And fortunately, for us,
their homes survive today and are open to the public. READ MORE HERE>>>
An Insider's Guide to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts The
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts is one of the
most unique art museums in the world. The museum, which
contains nearly 3000 works of fine art from many of the world masters,
was opened in 1903 and doubled as the private residence of Isabella
Stewart Gardner, herself. The home was designed by her (with an
architect), and each and every work of art was collected by her and
located in the museum personally by her. The museum is her very
personal gift to the world. READ MORE HERE>>>
Descriptions of 4 Historic Skyscrapers in Boston Boston, Massachusetts, unlike New York or Chicago, is not a city well
known for its skyscrapers, which unfortunately means that Boston's
skyscrapers go largely unnoticed by both the casual observer and
architectural expert. But if one were to take a little time to note
some of Boston's early taller buildings, they would be pleasantly
surprised by both their architecture and their history. READ MORE HERE>>>
The History of 4 Modern Skyscrapers in Boston The modern skyscrapers of Boston, Massachusetts are not the tallest, nor are they the most beautiful. But their stories
do say a lot about the modern history of Boston, as well as America. READ MORE HERE>>>
A Guide to the 16 Official Sites of the Freedom Trail There are many imitators in many cities all around the world, but
Boston's Freedom Trail is the original. Created in 1951, it has evolved
from crude signage leaned up again wooden horses to a line on the
sidewalk painted red to what it is today, a red brick line. Contrary to
popular belief, the Freedom Trail is not an historic path that some
historic person traveled. It is instead merely a line on the sidewalks
of Boston
meant to guide visitors through the city's sometimes confusing streets.
The Freedom Trail has sixteen official sites and is two and half miles
long. READ MORE HERE>>>
A Guide to 5 Historic Houses Open to the Public In
downtown Boston, there are five historic house museums open to the
public. Most of them are not very well known, but
all of them are truly special. A visitor can experience more than 200
years of Boston history and gain an appreciation of how Boston grew
from a colonial town to a Federalist capital to a Victorian city. READ MORE HERE>>>
A Theatrical Review It is so easy to criticize Scandal on the Stage: Banned Theatre in Boston
that it is difficult to know where to start. Described by its director
as a "documentary-style original performance" that explores the long
history of censored and prohibited theatrical entertainment in Boston, Banned,
itself, should perhaps be banned due to its extreme banality, its
masquerading an adolescently condescending attitude as cogent content,
and its over all suckiness.READ MORE HERE>>>
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