The Red Brick Road of the Freedom Trail

The Freedom Trail starts in Boston Common, the country's oldest park which sums up to almost 50 acres in size. The red brick road connects sixteen historical places and parks in Boston. It was William Schofield, a journalist, who envisioned the four kilometer path in 1958, which has now become a famous tourist attraction.

Walking on the Boston Common Freedom Trail will lead you to The State House of Massachusetts which houses the Governor's office and the General Courts of the state.

The Church on Park Street is another landmark. It's a Conservative Congressional Church. It is largely significant because of its architectural design and historical role.

Granary Cemetery is the next stop on Freedom Trail. Numerous patriots who died during the revolution are buried there.

The next attraction is Kings Chapel which is followed by a monument of one of the forefathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin.

The King's Chapel and burying ground will be seen next on your journey through the trail. It is the oldest cemetery in Boston proper. The burying ground is where many colonists like the Colony's Governor John Winthrop, the Colony's first printer Hezekiah Usher, the first woman to step off the Mayflower Mary Chilton, have been laid to rest.

The Old Corner Bookstore will be the next attraction where famous books like The Scarlet Letter and Walden were printed. It's a historical place where world renowned authors like Charles Dickens and Ralph Waldow Emerson came to meet.

Next on the train are the Old Meeting House where the Boston Tea Party began and the Old State House which was occupied by the British during the Revolution.

The Boston Massacre site then follows. This is where five colonists were killed by British Soldiers during a riot. This incident started the Great American Revolution.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace is next followed by Paul Reviver's house, the oldest building in downtown Boston.

Passing Old North Church and Coop's Hill Burying Grounds mean that the Freedom Trail is close to its end but it leads to the next significant historical wonder - USS Constitution and Charlestown Navy Yard where the oldest commissioned warship in the world stays afloat until today.

Freedom Trail ends on Breed's Hill where the Bunker Hill monument towers at two hundred and twenty-one feet in remembrance of the momentous Battle of Bunker Hill.

Visit the many historical sites of Boston Common's Freedom Trail and see where the fight for American freedom began.