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Famous For: its 2.5 miles walk following a red brick & red paint line that leads you to 16 historic sitesTo Do: start from Boston Common Visitor Information Center & follow the red line to see the site or sign up for 90 min. 18th century costume guide tour at the center called Walk Into History Tour11am 12pm 1pm & 3:30pm daily10am 1:30pm & 4:30pm Mon - FriOptional Reading: You can also begin the

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Famous For: its 23k gold domeTo Do: take the free guided tour & see The Great Hall So why was the dome covered with gold? At first I thought it was to imitate a Muslim’s temple or maybe that’s just the way government show off. But upon my research I realize that at first the dome was made out of wood then it started leaking so Paul Revere (this man is everywhere in the history!) covered it

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Famous For: being the burial ground of Benjamin Franklin’s parents, Samuel Adams, Elizabeth Vergoose (possibly Mother Goose), etc.,To Do: freely walk around the cemeteryOptional Reading: I know it might be unsightly for some to tour a cemetery. But nevertheless this is a very famous site and if you are a history buff this is a must see. There are other notable burials such as the signer of

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Famous For: its festivity of street performers, seafood & ethnic cheap eats,souvenir carts, and chain stores.To Do: see street performances * tour Faneuil Hall's museum on the third floor * have a clam chowder soup in a bread bowl, raw oysters or scallops and bacon in skewer at the Quincy Market building * see New England Holocaust Memorial nearby at Congress Street Boston, MA 02116 (617)457-

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Famous For: its "Little Italy" neighborhoodTo Do: buy rum cake, tiramisu or canoli at the fame, usually packedand cash only Mike's Pastry 300 Hanover St (617)742-3050 Mon Wed & Thurs 8-9pm,Tue9-8pm, Fri 8-10:30pm, Sat 8-11pm, Sun 8-9:30pm www.mikespastry.com * see Boston's narrowest house pictured above at 44 Hull Street * dine at the fame, tiny and cash only Giacomo's restaurant 355 Hanover St

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Famous For: being the house of Paul Revere, the American hero who made the famous “midnight ride” to Lexington, Massachusetts in order to warn the colonists that the British were comingTo Do: tour the house built during 1680 * see the 900 pound bell, mortar, and a bolt from the USS constitution built by Paul Revere and his sons * buy Paul Revere’s Three Accounts of His Famous Ride book at the

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Famous For: being the oldest commissioned vessel afloat in the worldTo Do: visit the USS Constitution Museum first at Building 22 & tour the ship next door of the Constitution, the USS Cassin Young, a World War II destroyer1 Constitution RoadCharlestown, MA 02129-1797www.ussconstitution.navy.milApril 1-Oct 31 Tue-Sun 10:30-5:30pm, last tour 5:20pmNov 1-March 31 Thurs-Sun 10:30-3:50pm, last tour

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Famous For: having the largest collection of Monets outside France& largest Ukiyo-e prints outside of JapanTo Do:see the Egyptian mummy, Monet's Water Lilies, Renoir's Dance At Bougival, Van Gogh's Enclosed Field With Ploughman, Degas'Dancers In Rose & Japanese Ukiyo-e prints & bring ticket stub to Isabella Gardner Museum within 2 days of visit for $2 off465 Huntington AvenueBoston, MA 02115-5523

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Famous For: its beautiful courtyardTo Do: see the courtyard, painting of Rembrandt, Degas, Titian (above), etc.,& bring ticket stub to Museum of Fine Arts within 2 daysof visit for $2 offOptional Reading: Did you know that on March 18,1990 two thieves disguised as Boston police stole $300 million worth of art and until now none was recovered? It’s like the movie! They even duct taped and

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Famous For: its architectural designTo Do: see the White House replica, Kennedy and Jacquelinehandwritten notes, Nov 22, 1963 room & walk outside to the waterfrontOptional Reading: Even if you are not a fan of America’s youngest president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, or don’t know much about him (I, personally, first knew of him as president who won the election because lots of American women

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Famous For: brewing Samuel Adams Boston LagerTo Do: bring valid ID like driver license, passport to sample free beer offer only for twenty one years old and older So how hard is it to make beer? According to www.historyforkids.org: You make beer out of barley, which is a grain like wheat. You just mix barley and water and let it sit, and the natural yeast in the air will turn it into beer.

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Like your visit plan out day by day? Then I suggest starting with the most famous:1st Day: Harvard & Cheers2nd Day: Beacon Hill, Public Garden & Newbury Street3rd Day: Trinity, Duck Tour, & Pru Ob4th Day: Freedom Trail 5th Day: MFA & Isabella6th Day: JFK & Samuel Adam BreweryEach day's sites are minutes from each other either by the subway but mostly by walking. Got a day to visit Boston? Then

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