Boston, Massachusetts

A cobblestone star on a traffic island marks the site of a skirmish between colonists and British soldiers on March 5, 1770, in which five colonists were killed.

The Old State House was built in 1713 to house the government offices of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The oldest public building in Boston, it was the site of the "Boston Massacre" and important meetings leading up to the Revolution.

Built in 1729 as a Puritan church, this building in the heart of Boston is the site of the meeting on December 16, 1773, that led to the Boston Tea Party.

Founded in 1723, Old North is the oldest church in Boston. It is best known for its steeple, which displayed the lanterns signaling the advance of the British troops.