Springfield Armory NHS
The National Park Service now cares for what was once America’s oldest and largest federal armory. If you want to see hundreds of firearms stacked up in intimidating rows, this is the place to be.
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Adams National Historical Park
It’s almost exactly 198 years ago that John Adams died (July 4, 1826), and 18 years since the HBO miniseries “John Adams” caught the public imagination and led to a widespread reconsideration of America’s much-maligned second president. The hoopla around that series has died down but the Adams’s home is still open to the public.
The Freedom Trail
I love the Freedom Trail. It’s basically just a red brick path that runs through historic Boston, but its existence transforms the visitor’s experience of that city. It’s very cool, and very Boston.
Dougie Does Monuments 