Historic downtown to the Museum of Fine Arts

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The Old State House

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Just in front of the Old State House is the location of the Boston Massacre.

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Old South Meeting House, where the colonists gathered before throwing tea in the Boston Harbor.

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The Old Corner Book Store, publisher of Emerson, Longfellow, and Hawthorne, is now a Chipotle.

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Irish Famine Memorial

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King’s Chapel and Burying Ground

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Granary Burial Ground, location of the graves of many prominent patriots. There are 2300 markers, but it’s likely 5000 bodies are buried here.

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Crispus Attucks grave. Considered the first casualty of the revolution, Attucks, along with the others buried here, died at the Boston Massacre.

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Ben Franklin’s parents

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Mother Goose? Probably not.

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The oldest marked grave in the cemetery: John Wakefield, who died in 1667.

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John Hancock’s grave

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“America (My Country Tis of Thee)” was first sung here on July 4, 1831.

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The Massachusetts State House. The golden dome is striking, especially on a sunny day.

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Our train to the Museum of Fine Arts

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Boston Museum of Fine Arts

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Special exhibit of American quilts. The colors, designs, and craftsmanship were extraordinary.

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Most of the quilts were made in the 1800s by Amish and Mennonite quilters.

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Dale Chihuly’s Lime Green Icicle Tower

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Monet, Degas, Van Gogh, Renoir, Rodin, Cezanne,and others, all in one incredible room.

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“Boston Common at Twilight” by Childe Hassam 1885-86 (American artist)

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“Charles River and Beacon Hill” by Childe Hassam about 1892

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Old South Church, where Ben Franklin was baptized.

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Boston Public Library

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Library Courtyard

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Ceiling at the Library entrance on Dartmouth street

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Trinity Church and the John Hancock Tower

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Church of the Covenant. The interior was redone by the Tiffany Company in the late 1800s.

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Boston Public Garden

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Boston Common. It had gotten hot and Jen was praying for a place in the shade to sit for a minute.

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Unfortunately, this is what was on all of the benches at the top of the hill.

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The State House was completed in 1798 and designed by Charles Bulfinch.

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Memorial Hall

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The ceiling in Memorial Hall

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Nurse’s Hall

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House Chamber

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The “Sacred Cod”. I think you should read about it yourself: Click here.

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After a great day, dinner at Ned Devine’s Irish Pub at Quincy Market.


© Russ Milam 2014