Beacon Hill's portion of the Freedom Trail includes the oldest public park in the country, Boston Common. Simply referred to as "the Common," it was originally created in the 1600s. And just west ...

Boston, one of America’s oldest cities, is a patchwork of unique and diverse neighborhoods that each tell their own story.

The latter was unveiled in 1990 by the Kennedy family. The towering Soldier and Sailors Monument on Boston Common, as seen in 2019. – The Boston Globe Unveiled on the Boston Common in 1877 ...

The grounds of Boston Common started as a cow pasture in the mid-1600s. It was also used for Puritan punishments, like whipping, and even for hangings. In 1768, the area was transformed into a ...