Hi! Just a follow up - some cool things I've seen in Boston - not covering the typical Freedom Trail areas (for the most part) since they are well tread, but some really cool stuff in Boston. Boston ROCKS for history buffs - amazing city on all counts!
tty!
Cory
The Prudential Tower Skywalk - GREAT place to start - beautiful view of the city and get your bearings, audio tour points out places of interest for further exploration - great investment of a couple of hours.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the- ... -scientist (Right next door to the Prudential Skywalk - very nice and huge reflecting pool - the 1906 church is just beautiful to behold.)
Boston Public Library - architecture and art there is amazing. Map room in the back past the courtyard was pretty neat too - tons of maps of Boston as it grew. :p
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-boston-stone (Kinda cool little oddity tucked away - "oldest taverns in Boston" surround it if you want to have a drink and enjoy their dubious claims.
Bell in Hand and the Green Dragon.)
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/georges-island (Saw this on Trip Advisor as "Fort Warren" - I probably won't get to it, but sounds phenomenal. :p Bring a flashlight - you can walk the entire complex, even the dark bowels.
Pretty sweet.)
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/copp ... ing-ground (Tomb of the Mather family - 'nough said.
)
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/edga ... poe-square and
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/th ... ry-statues (Pretty cool EAP statue on the street near the burrito joint (open late, btw
) opposite Boston Common at this area)
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ether-monument (very cool monument in the Boston Public Garden - I'm pretty taken by it. The Washington sculpture in the middle of the Garden is incredible, too
)
A walk down Commonwealth Street is nice - the affluent houses of Back Bay (1800's?), tree lined walk with a bunch of cool sculptures - another personal favorite.
It's just west of the Public Garden.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/trem ... le-dickens (Right around East Boston Common - the Granary Burial Ground is kittycorner, King's Chapel is down the Street and on the way to the Old State House and Faneuil Hall - all recommended
Boston Stone is just down the street from Fanieul Hall)
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ancient-crypt (Anglicans buried in the basement of Old North Church)
A couple of other places of interest in Boston:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/steinert-hall (Near Boston Common)
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ether-dome (North of Beacon Hill - weird medical museum of possible interest)
