1. Boston's Freedom Trail

This is a wonderful way to see Boston! Put on some comfortable shoes and experience the 2.5-mile trail full of historical information. The tour starts at Boston Common, but can easily be picked up at any point along the way just by following the signs throughout the city. The path allows you to visit sites that are very important to the city's history, including the Paul Revere House, the statue of Benjamin Franklin, and the site of the Boston Massacre. Should you have any questions, the men and women dressed in colonial attire will be glad to answer them.   (© 10Best)

Boston's compact layout allows you to explore nearly all its historic tourist sites on foot. The 2.5-mile Freedom Trail includes 16 historic sites, beginning at the information booth on Boston Common, one of the country's oldest public parks. Red bricks or a red-painted path lead you to early American hotspots like Paul Revere's house and the Old North Church, the site where two signals shone in 1775, indicating to Revere that the British were arriving by sea and thus igniting the American Revolution. Look for bullet holes in the gravestones at Copp's Hill Burying Ground—the British used them for target practice. Across the way at 44 Hull Street, you'll see the narrowest house in Boston: a three-and-a-half story clapboard home that's only 10 feet wide. (from Southern Living)

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