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More than a city of the past, Boston is alive with the present and the future. Boston is beginnings. Our country began here with patriots like , ,

John Hancock . . . whose voices still echo in . But Boston began many things: anaesthesia, telephone communications, telegraph, radio, printing, canning foods, laser beam research, space technology. Boston is a catalyst in education, arts, finance, medicine, research, industry and govern- ment. Quaint sidewalk cafes and glass- curtained skyscrapers live together. Broad Boston "a's" meld with accents from all over the world in this international mecca of the aspiring in the theatre, music and painting. Your tour of Boston spans decades and centuries. You look into the future at the Museum of Science and Hayden Planetarium. The takes you to the begin- nings of America and the first incidents of the Revolutionary War. Still, Boston is not all history. It is Swan Boats for children, Boston Pops outdoor concerts for summer fun, and the Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics for every-

body. And it is a city of all seasons. A city of fulfillment for whatever you choose. 7

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- - - bought from . Samuel Adams 9 a.m. 1 2 Noon; Sun.. 1 5 p.m. Museum Whittier and Julia Ward Howe. Open: Mon. laid the cornerstone. In its Archives Museum open: Mon. - Fri.. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Fri.. 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sat. - Sun., 10 a.m. - 6 are the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay p.m. Free. 2. QUINCY MARKET Company of 1628, the Constitution of 1780 An outstanding example of Greek Revival 8 STATUE OF (the oldest written constitution still in effect) architecture, a National Historic Site, designed BENJAMIN FRANKLIN and other famous records, among them in 1825 Alexander Parris and Solomon Bradford's History of Plimoth Plantation. Do by On the lawn of the reconstructed Old City Willard, major proponents of the Greek not fail to see the HaJl of Flags and the manu- Hall is the first portrait statue erected in in architecture. scripts and displays in the State Library. Revival New Boston (1856) of Benjamin Franklin by Open: Every day. Guided tours by the Doric Richard S. 3. SITE Greenough. The bronze tablets on Dames every half-hour from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. the next intersection the the pedestal depict the many facets and At below Old Free. highlights in the life this gifted State House, a ring of cobblestones marks of Bostonian. where, He is shown operating a printing press, signing ORANGE LINE on Mar. 5, 1770, a jeering Boston £ BLUE UNE the Declaration of Independence, signing the crowd clashed with a British guard of nine Treaty of Peace with , and experiment- soldiers. The colonists shouted resentment ing with lightning. The sculptor, in a personal against the quartering of troops in the town. letter, said that he found one side of Frank- They hurled stones and debris at the Redcoats lin's face to be gay and smiling, while the who struck back by firing into the mob. other was that of a sober, sedate statesman. killing five men. Among them was Crispus The observer may be able to detect this Attucks, the first Black victim to die for difference in the statue. America's freedom. Eleven days earlier, young Christopher Snider, had been shot by a 9. SITE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC customs official. Thus came the first blood- SCHOOL shed of the growing Revolution. Near the present City Hall is the site 4. OLD STATE HOUSE of the original Boston Public Latin School,

the first public school in the countr> . Here "the child Independence was born" Many famous men of the past occupied its hard according to John Adams, our second Presi-

benches. . . Rev. Cotton Mather. Ralph Waldo dent. Built in 1713. it was the seat of the Emerson. Samuel colonial government and the center of activity Adams. John Hancock. Benjamin Franklin and other signers of the for such patriots as James Otis. John Han- 14. - 15. KING'S CHAPEL AND Declaration of Independence. cock. Samuel and John Adams. It was known BURYING GROUND as the Town House until Massachusetts King's Chapel, the first Episcopal Church became a state. Just outside, the Boston 10. in Boston -- became, after the Revolution, the Massacre occurred. The Declaration of Inde- Before the Park Street Church was built, first Unitarian Church in America. The church pendence was first read in Boston from the the site was occupied by the town granary, was organized here in 1686. The present east balcony, and President Washington here which gave its name to the cemetery. Here are building was completed in 1754. In colonial reviewed a parade in his honor in 1789. It the graves of three signers of the Declaration days, this church was a royal favorite. Queen was here. too. that John Hancock served of Independence: John Hancock, Robert Anne gave its red cushions and vestments, and as first governor of the Commonwealth. Treat Paine and Samuel Adams; many govern- George III gave its communion plate. The Open: Mon. - Sat.. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed: ors; Chief Justice , Peter Fan- burying ground, sheltering Governor Winthrop Thanksgiving. Christmas. New Year's Day. euil, Paul Revere, James Otis, Benjamin and William Dawes, Jr., was the only cemetery Admission. Franklin's parents and the victims of the of the colony for its first 30 years. Open:

Boston Massacre. A stone inscribed "Mary Mon. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sun., 12:30 - 4 Goose" is believed by many to mark the pjn. Free. grave of the fabled authoress of children's stories, "Mother Goose". Open: Every

day, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. LOOP No. 2 from CITY HALL "Whites of Their Eyes" is a dramatic re- are often unsurpassed. Resources include enactment of the Battle of Bunker Hill a school, library, research laboratory and 16. PAUL REVERE HOUSE using life-sized mannequins with sights and a varied educational program of lectures, Here is the oldest home in Boston, built sounds of the battle. Open: Daily, con- films, and musical performances. Open: around 1677. Paul Revere lived here from tinuous showings from 10 ajn. Closed: Wed. - Sun., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Tues., 10 1770 to 1800. From it he left for the Boston Christmas. Admission. a.m. - 9 p.m. Closed: Mon., July 4th, Thanks- Tea Party in 1773, and his historic ride to giving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admis- 22. HILL Lexington in Apr.. 1775. Many examples of BUNKER MONUMENT sion. (Green Line subway -surface Arborway The commemorates his skills arc exhibited in the Silver Corridor cars to Northeastern) of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, as is the the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. The laid famous Copley portrait. Open: Mon. - Sat.. 9 cornerstone of the 220-foot obelisk was 27. ISABELLA STEWART anniversary of the battle, June a.m. • 3:45 p.m. Closed: Apr. 19th. Admission. on the 50th 7, GARDNER MUSEUM 1825, by the Marquis de Lafayette and Daniel Fenway Court, 280 The Fenway, houses 17. PAUL REVERE MALL Webster. The monument was dedicated collections of paintings, tapestries, stained Cyrus Dallin's statue of Paul Revere. in 1843 with an address by Webster. A trip up glass, furniture and other objects of art. The Hanover St., commands the entrance to the spiral stairway to the top affords a breath- building is of Italian style. The central court the Mall which leads to Old North Church. - taking view of the city. Open: Daily, 9 a.m. has a spectacular formal flower garden. Music

part played in Boston s history by the - The 4 p.m. Free. programs offered three times a week, Sept. North between 1630 people of the End June. Acoustiguide tour units available. 23. AQUARIUM and 1918 is described in 13 bronze tablets set NEW ENGLAND Photography for personal use is permitted. The New England Aquarium, on Central in the surrounding wall. Across the street is Open: July - Aug., Tues., - Sun., 1 - 5 p.m.; Wharf, has as its goal the advancement of St. Stephen's R.C. Church, the only Bulfinch Sept. - June, Tues., 1 - 9:30 p.m. Music man's knowledge of the fascinating world of still standing. church Programs: Sept. - June, Tues., 8 p.m.; water in education, research and recreation. Thurs. and Sun., 4 p.m. Closed. Mon., July 18. OLD NORTH CHURCH The center of this intriguing structure is a 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and The Old North or Christ Church, built in 200,000 gallon giant ocean tank, the largest New Year's Day. Free. (Green Line Arborway 1 723, is Boston's oldest standing church. On glass enclosed salt water tank in the world. subway-surface cars to Brigham Circle) the night of Apr. 18, 1775, two lanterns were Aquatic animals including some 2,000 exotic hung in its steeple to signal the Redcoats' fishes are exhibited in life-like environment. 28. THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM advance on Lexington and Concord. Open: Open: Daily, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m. - 9 Opposite Jamaica Pond is a child-tested Daily, Summer, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Winter, 9 a.m. p.m. Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas and museum for learning experiences that are fun.

-5 p.m. Sunday services, 9:30 a.m., 1 1 a.m., New Year's Day. Admission. (Blue Line All exhibits free from formal restrictions. 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Free. subway cars from Government Center to Some of the favorites include: Algonquin Aquarium) Indian artifacts, Computers, Japanese Culture. 19. COPPS HILL BURYING 24. THE SHIP Living Things, and Video Studio. Open: June GROUND - 22 - Aug. 30, daily, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Oct. 1 The colonists began in 1660 to use this hill AND MUSEUM - - , Tues. Fri., 2 5 p.m.; Sat.. Sun., Beaver II, a full-size replica June 21 for a burying ground. During the Revolution, The Brig a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed: Mon., July 4th, Party ships, is 10 British Redcoats set up a battery of heavy of one of the original Tea Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and cannon here, trained on Charlestown and berthed at Congress St. Bridge. An adjacent presentations, month of Sept. Admission. (Green Line Bunker Hill across the water. The Rev. Cotton museum includes audio-visual Arborway subway-surface cars to Burroughs Mather and Edmund Hart, builder of the historical documents and artifacts relevant to St.) frigate Constitution, are buried here. the Tea Party. Visitors are invited to explore the ship both above and below decks and 29. CHILDREN'S ZOO IN FRANKLIN throw tea chests overboard, creating their own Your tour of the Freedom Trail revealed PARK Boston Tea Party. Open: Daily, year 'round, Boston as a city with a continental flavor. Baby animals from around the world. A except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Admis- You saw numerous parks, quaint sidewalk complete New England barn. Young mon- sion. (Red Line subway to South Station, cafes and chimney pots reminiscent of Paris. keys, alligators, sheep, goats, apes, otters, walk one block East to Congress St.) Yet, Boston is modern. Its nightlife is excit- wolves, turtles, tapirs, parrots, swans, ing. Its theatre avant garde. As you continue 25. MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND flamingos, ducks, and dozens of colorful touring Boston, enjoy the myriad activities HAYDEN PLANETARIUM birds in a walk-through outdoor aviary. in this city of many facets. The museum at Science Park features Open: May - Nov., daily, 10 ajn. - 6 p.m. colorful, do-it-yourself exhibits and dramatic (Orange Line subway -- elevated Forest Hills 20. U.S.S. CONSTITUTION demonstrations. The museum offers a smor- cars to Egleston St.) Nicknamed "Old Ironsides" from the gasbord of science, from astronomy in the 30. THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM strength of her Georgia oak planking, the planetarium to zoology, from man's health to The Arnold Arboretum, on the Jamaica- 44-gun frigate fought 40 battles and never technology of the space age. Open: Mon. - way, has been called America's greatest gar- lost one. Most famous were her victories of Thurs., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Fri., 10 a.m. - 10 den. Established in 1872, it is administered the War of 1 8 1 2 over the Guerriere, the Java p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sun., 1 1 ajn. - 5 by Harvard University with the cooperation and the combination of the Cyane and the p.m. Closed: Labor Day, Thanksgiving, of the Boston Department of Parks and Levant. Saved from destruction by Oliver Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission.

Recreation . Its two hundred sixty-five acres Wendall Holmes' poem in 1837, and carefully (Green Line Lechmere subway cars to Science contain some 6,000 varieties of ornamental and thoroughly restored in 1927, and again in Park) trees and shrubs from all over the North 1974, she is the oldest commissioned ship in 26. MUSEUM OF FINE the U.S. Navy and the flagship of the Com- BOSTON Temperate Zone. Open: Sunrise to sunset mandant of the First Naval District. Open: ARTS every day of the year. Free. (Green Line The museum on The Fenway houses subway-surface cars mid-town to Ar- Daily, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. from man's visual world from remote antiquity borway. Orange Line subway-elevated to 21. BUNKER HILL PAVILION to the present day. It ranks as the second Forest Hills). A combination theatre museum locat- most comprehensive museum in the West- ed next to the U.S.S. Constitution. The ern Hemisphere with collections which END OF TOUR Published by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Edward J. King. Governor George S. Kariotis. Secretary for Manpower Affairs Department of Commerce and Development Division of Tourism James F. Carlin, Commissioner 100 Cambridge Street. Boston, Massachusetts 02202 Publication of this Document Approved by Alfred C. Holland. State Purchasing Agent. 50M-8-29-79-152185 Estimated Cost Per Copy: S.036