Boston Travel Blog

About 10 miles outside of Boston is the picturesque and historic town of Lexington. Along with nearby Concord, the roads and adjoining fields were the scene of “the shot heard round the world” that was the opening salvo of the American Revolution. While some more modern housing can be found along...

Boston’s Freedom Trail is one of the most fun and educating adventures in the United States, helping tens of thousands of visitors each year learn more about the founding of the country. The Freedom Trail winds through the streets of modern Boston. It starts at the visitor center at Boston Common....

There is so much to see and do in Boston this fall, through the winter and right up until the air warms up again for Red Sox baseball that the difficult part will be to find all the time to enjoy the variety of sports events, shows and other fun that the city has to offer. Here are some highlights: Boston...

Whale-watching cruises are steps away from some of Boston's finest hotels -- Boston Harbor Hotel, Langham Hotel Boston and InterContinental Boston. Cruises for whale-watching operate from many of New England’s ports. These include Gloucester and Provincetown on Cape Cod and Portsmouth in New...

Boston Common has been the heart of this city for about 400 years. It is the oldest park in the country. Fittingly, it is the starting point for the Freedom Trail, which follows the city’s patriots and traces the beginning of the American Revolution. British troops camped here prior to the Revolution...

Boston is one of the most historical cities in the U.S. and it is packed with places to see that sparked the Revolutionary War. Fanueil Hall is the place where disgruntled patriots, known as the Sons of Liberty, met most of the time to voice their grievances against the crown. Among the regulars were...