If you are looking for a city to visit that will offer both modern day comforts as well as a plethora of historical and educational value, there’s no better city to visit than the most historically rich city in the United States. Boston is known to both tourists and natives as the walking city, and ...
Sarah Palin’s bus tour brought her to historic Boston Thursday where she delivered what many have come to expect from her public appearances: a monumental gaffe. The criticism this time is Palin’s unfamiliarity with American history. Sarah Palin’s Revolutionary Screw-Up In speaking at Old North Church, Palin said of Paul Revere: “He who warned the ...
“Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere…” There’s hardly any of us who, as children, have not heard the memorable poem about Paul Revere and felt the stirring excitement of waiting for the signal from the Old North Church “One if by land, and two if by sea”, ...
Cotton Mather was one of the most well known ministers in colonial Boston-along with his father, Increase Mather. He preached in the Old North Church long before it became legendary for a lantern that was lit there. He is best known for his participation in the absurdly erroneous Salem Witch Trials. Apart from that, he ...
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. 1. U.S.S. Constitution In 1794, George Washington signed a bill that commissioned the U.S. Navy to construct six frigate class ships, the ...
Boston is one of my favorite cities to visit. I’m very biased because for 15 years, it was my home. If you have the chance to visit the city also known as “The Cradle of Liberty”, here are some “must see” sites in and around Boston and the outlying suburbs. 1. Museum of Science and ...
