We said goodbye to our Johnson family and then drove 7 hours to Boston, MA. Hyrum and I wanted to make a big East Coast trip with our kids before the twins graduated from High School hitting the major cities and sites along the East Coast. First stop, Boston! I love this city. I love the historic, old world feel you get walking around. It was great to show the boys so many historic sites that were important for the Revolutionary War and the beginnings of our Country.
We started in the Boston Public Gardens with the wonderful "Make Way for Ducklings" statue. This was a favorite story for my boys growing up and it was fun to see the actual garden from the story.
We didn't see any ducklings but we did get to see some goslings at the park:)
We followed the "Freedom Trail" through Boston which walks you through many historic sites pertaining to the Revolutionary War. It's a 2.5 mile walk starting in the Public Garden and ending at Bunker Hill.
This was in the Granary Burying ground. I love the neat historic tombstones...they are creepy but in a cool way:)
Neat old street along the Freedom Trail. I love that Boston preserved it's old history.
Paul Revere, Boston's most famous son. The Old North Church tower in the background was were the lanterns were hung to warn the colonists if Britain was sending troops by water or land.
Bunker Hill monument. This is the spot, in 1775, where British troops and American Colonists fought for the first time in the Revolutionary War.
We found this neat fountain on the waterfront while waiting for our "ghost tour"
The "ghost tour" was a guided tour through some of Boston's oldest cemeteries. Your guide told you stories about the people buried there and general history of Boston. It was really fun and a unique way to see Boston at night.
I love old cemeteries...especially at night!
The next day we drove out to Concord to visit the Minute Man National Historic Park
A recreation of the bridge where the "shot heard around the world" was fired sparking the Revolutionary War.
We walked along the Battle Road which leads from Lexington to Concord and which was made famous by Paul Reveres ride.
The Battle Trail was a very hot and humid walk so we decided to head to Walden Pond for refreshing dip.
It was so nice to cool off on such a hot day.
That evening we spent some time walking around the beautiful Harvard University campus. The boys took a break on the library steps:)
Harvard has such a wonderful campus. I tried to convince my twins to apply for college here:)
The next day we did some more exploring around, starting at the Boston Public Library. This place was amazing. I seriously couldn't get over how beautiful it was inside. We took our time looking around this wonderful building.
One of the many murals in the library
Taking a break outside in the library gardens
This place was so amazing, I'm really glad we got to see it.
Lunch break in Copley Square...sadly Trinity church was closed due to Covid.
I found this statue of Alexander Hamilton...so of course I busted out this awesome pose 😆
We took a fun boat ride around Boston Harbor
It's always nice to get a different perspective of the city you are visiting.
This was a great afternoon out on the water:)
The boys were tired so Hyrum and I left them at the apartment and rented some bikes to ride along the Charles River. It was such a beautiful evening.
Riding along the Charles River
As we headed out of town the next morning I really wanted to stop and see Dorchester Heights. It was here that in one night the American Colonists brought guns and cannons pointed at the British forces in Boston causing the British to retreat from Boston without one single shot being fired. It was an amazing feat to accomplish the movement of an entire Army and artillery in one single night.
On our drive to New York City we stopped at the Pilgrim Memorial State Park in Plymouth, MA. This is a replica of the Mayflower ship that brought some of the first Europeans to America.
We stopped at a great little whaling museum in New Bedford, MA
Replica of a whaling ship
I really wanted to try a lobster roll so we stopped at a cute little place on the coast in Clinton, CT.
We had explored Harvard so of course we stopped to explore Yale University in New Haven, CT. This place was so lovely. I kept asking Hyrum if maybe he wanted to do a post graduate degree at Yale, the campus was that amazing!
THIS is what the campus looks like, stunning!
We had such a wonderful time in Massachusetts! It was hard to say goodbye to beautiful, historic, New England and drive to the crazy busy city of New York!
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