Freedom Trail

In Boston, you should not miss walking along the Freedom Trail in the heart of the city, marked by a red brick path in the pavement (this takes at least two hours). The trail leads to the sites where many of the history-making events that created the new country took place—be sure to include the Old South Meeting House, the Old State House, Faneuil Hall, and Quincy Market. A detour onto Beacon Hill, an area where early merchants built homes and where the Capitol Building is located, is well worth the time. If you would like to do some shopping as a break from all the history, just walk across the Boston Common and proceed, with credit card in hand, down Newbury Street, where you find the city’s finest boutiques, art galleries, antique shops, and some of the best restaurants