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Hub History

Hub History

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Created by Michele Steinberg • Updated On: August 29, 2013

I'm a docent with Boston By Foot, so I know that Boston is the hub of the solar system. Check this list for key places to visit in the home of the bean and the cod.

Old South Meeting House is one of Hub History.

1. Old South Meeting House

8.5
310 Washington St (at Milk St.), Boston, MA
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown Boston · 23 tips and reviews
Faneuil Hall Marketplace is one of Hub History.

2. Faneuil Hall Marketplace

8.8
1 S Market St (at Congress St & North St), Boston, MA
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown Boston · 201 tips and reviews
Old State House is one of Hub History.

3. Old State House

8.6
206 Washington St (at State St), Boston, MA
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown Boston · 58 tips and reviews
Boston Massacre Monument is one of Hub History.

4. Boston Massacre Monument

8.6
State St. (at Congress St.), Boston, MA
Monument · Downtown Boston · 24 tips and reviews
Old Corner Bookstore is one of Hub History.

5. Old Corner Bookstore

5.3
3 School St (at Washington St), Boston, MA
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown Boston · 10 tips and reviews
Winthrop Building is one of Hub History.

6. Winthrop Building

7 Water St (at Washington St), Boston, MA
Structure · Downtown Boston · 2 tips and reviews
Irish Famine Memorial is one of Hub History.

7. Irish Famine Memorial

8.0
15 School St (at Washington St.), Boston, MA
Sculpture Garden · Downtown Boston · 9 tips and reviews
King's Chapel is one of Hub History.

8. King's Chapel

58 Tremont St (at School St.), Boston, MA
Church · Downtown Boston · 14 tips and reviews
King's Chapel Burying Ground is one of Hub History.

9. King's Chapel Burying Ground

58 Tremont St (btwn Court St. & School St.), Boston, MA
Cemetery · Downtown Boston · 15 tips and reviews
Old City Hall is one of Hub History.

10. Old City Hall

8.1
45 School St (at Province St), Boston, MA
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown Boston · 14 tips and reviews
Benjamin Franklin Statue is one of Hub History.

11. Benjamin Franklin Statue

7.6
45 School St, Boston, MA
Monument · Downtown Boston · 6 tips and reviews
Boston Latin School Plaque is one of Hub History.

12. Boston Latin School Plaque

54 School St (Tremont St), Boston, MA
Monument · Jamaica Plain · 4 tips and reviews

Michele S.Michele Steinberg: The original site of the first public school in Colonial America.

Paul Revere House is one of Hub History.

13. Paul Revere House

8.2
19 North Sq (at Moon St.), Boston, MA
Historic and Protected Site · North End · 59 tips and reviews
Copp's Hill Burying Ground is one of Hub History.

14. Copp's Hill Burying Ground

8.3
21 Hull St. (btwn Salem & Snow Hill), Boston, MA
Cemetery · North End · 19 tips and reviews
USS Constitution is one of Hub History.

15. USS Constitution

8.7
Charlestown Navy Yard (at Constitution Rd), Boston, MA
Boat or Ferry · Thompson Square - Bunker Hill · 75 tips and reviews
The Old North Church is one of Hub History.

16. The Old North Church

8.9
193 Salem St (at Hull St), Boston, MA
Church · North End · 54 tips and reviews
Bunker Hill Monument is one of Hub History.

17. Bunker Hill Monument

8.9
31 Monument Sq, Boston, MA
Monument · Thompson Square - Bunker Hill · 101 tips and reviews

Michele S.Michele Steinberg: Who said, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes," ?

The New England Holocaust Memorial is one of Hub History.

18. The New England Holocaust Memorial

8.0
98 Union Street (btwn Hanover & North), Boston, MA
Historic and Protected Site · Downtown Boston · 30 tips and reviews
North Bennet Street School is one of Hub History.

19. North Bennet Street School

39 N Bennet St (at Salem St.), Boston, MA
Trade School · North End · 1 tip
The Rose Kennedy Greenway is one of Hub History.

20. The Rose Kennedy Greenway

9.2
Atlantic Ave. (btwn Causeway & Kneeland), Boston, MA
Park · Financial District · 39 tips and reviews
North End Park is one of Hub History.

21. North End Park

9.2
Cross St. (btwn North & Sudbury), Boston, MA
Park · Downtown Boston · 12 tips and reviews

22. Charter Street Park

7.4
Charter St. (at Unity St.), Boston, MA
Park · Waterfront · 3 tips and reviews
Boston Athenaeum is one of Hub History.

23. Boston Athenaeum

9.3
10 1/2 Beacon St (at Park St), Boston, MA
Library · Beacon Hill · 14 tips and reviews
Massachusetts State House is one of Hub History.

24. Massachusetts State House

1 Ashburton Pl, Boston, MA
Capitol Building · Beacon Hill · 51 tips and reviews
Paul Revere Mall is one of Hub History.

25. Paul Revere Mall

8.4
416 Hanover St (at Clark St.), Boston, MA
Park · North End · 8 tips and reviews
Christopher Columbus Park is one of Hub History.

26. Christopher Columbus Park

8.9
Atlantic Ave. (at Atlantic Ave.), Boston, MA
Park · Waterfront · 41 tips and reviews
Marriott Vacation Club Pulse at Custom House, Boston is one of Hub History.

27. Marriott Vacation Club Pulse at Custom House, Boston

8.6
3 McKinley Square, Boston, MA
Hotel · Financial District · 23 tips and reviews
Boston Public Library is one of Hub History.

28. Boston Public Library

9.4
700 Boylston St (at Dartmouth St), Boston, MA
Library · Back Bay East · 163 tips and reviews
Trinity Church is one of Hub History.

29. Trinity Church

206 Clarendon St, Boston, MA
Church · Back Bay East · 21 tips and reviews
First Church of Boston is one of Hub History.

30. First Church of Boston

66 Marlborough St (btwn Clarendon St and Berkeley St), Boston, MA
Church · Back Bay East · 3 tips and reviews
Boston Public Garden is one of Hub History.

31. Boston Public Garden

9.6
9 Arlington St (btwn Beacon & Boylston St), Boston, MA
Garden · 199 tips and reviews
Boston Common is one of Hub History.

32. Boston Common

9.5
Tremont St (btwn Beacon & Charles St), Boston, MA
Park · Beacon Hill · 280 tips and reviews
The Esplanade is one of Hub History.

33. The Esplanade

9.5
The Esplanade, Boston, MA
Park · Back Bay East · 80 tips and reviews
Paul Revere Park is one of Hub History.

34. Paul Revere Park

8.2
N Washington St (Chelsea St), Charlestown, MA
Park · 14 tips and reviews
Union Oyster House is one of Hub History.

35. Union Oyster House

8.3
41 Union St (at Hanover St), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Boston · 281 tips and reviews
Haymarket Square Farmer's Market is one of Hub History.

36. Haymarket Square Farmer's Market

7.7
96 Blackstone St (btwn North St & Hanover St), Boston, MA
Farmers Market · Downtown Boston · 50 tips and reviews
Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Tragedy Site is one of Hub History.

37. Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Tragedy Site

17 Piedmont St, Boston, MA
Other Great Outdoors · Bay Village · 3 tips and reviews
City Square Park is one of Hub History.

38. City Square Park

7.6
1 City sqaure, Charlestown, MA
Park · 3 tips and reviews

39. Harvard Yard

1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
College Quad · Harvard Square · 48 tips and reviews
John Hancock Tower is one of Hub History.

40. John Hancock Tower

200 Clarendon St (at St James Ave), Boston, MA
Structure · Prudential - St. Botolph · 11 tips and reviews
Granary Burying Ground is one of Hub History.

41. Granary Burying Ground

120 Tremont St (at Beacon St), Boston, MA
Cemetery · Beacon Hill · 53 tips and reviews
Park Street Church is one of Hub History.

42. Park Street Church

1 Park St (at Tremont St), Boston, MA
Church · Beacon Hill · 10 tips and reviews