Charlestown Navy Yard
For 174 years, as wooden hulls and muzzle-loading cannons gave way to steel ships and sophisticated electronics, this naval yard evolved to meet the changing needs of a changing navy.

Dorchester Heights
Dorchester Heights is significant for its role in the evacuation of the British from Boston during the Revolutionary War.

Freedom Trail
Recognized as a National Recreation Trail, this 2.5-mile trail is a walking tour of 16 sites and structures of historic significance.

Granary Burying Ground
Many notable Americans are interred here, including Declaration of Independence signers John Hancock, Robert Treat Paine, and Samuel Adams.

King's Chapel
King's Chapel, home of the first Anglican congregation in Boston, was founded at Tremont Street in 1688.

Massachusetts State House
Designed by Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1798, the "new" State House is still the home of the Massachusetts legislature.

Old South Meeting House
Patriots flocked here before the Revoutionary War to debate the issues of the day, including the Boston Massacre, the impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and rallies against taxes on tea.