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This history-filled "trail" is a two and a half mile walk from Boston Common to the berth of the U.S.S. Constitution. Throughout the trail, a red line embedded into the pavement guides you past 18 of Boston's famous points of historic interest. Click on the links below to read about each site and see pictures and maps.

Stops:
1. Boston Common
2. The "New" State House
3. Park Street Church
4. Granary Burying Ground
5. King's Chapel and Burying Ground
6. Site of 1st Public School in the Colonies
7. Statue of Benjamin Franklin
8. Old Corner Book Store
9. Old South Meeting House
10. Old State House
11. Site of the Boston Massacre
12. Faneuil Hall
13. Quincy Market
14. Paul Revere House
15. Old North Church
16. Copp's Hill Burying Ground
17. Bunker Hill Monument
18. USS Constitution


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