Boston Massacre Site (10). State Street in front of the Old State House. At the next intersection below the State House, a ring of cobblestones marks the site of the clash between a jeering Boston crowd and a British guard of nine soldiers on March 5, 1770.
Faneuil Hall (11). Merchants Row and Faneuil Hall Square, 617-227-1638. Open daily 9 a.m.5 p.m. Historical talks given daily every half hour 9:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. Military museum open MonFri 9 a.m.3 p.m. The Cradle of Liberty combines in one building a free enterprise market on the first floor with a free marketplace for the exchange of ideas upstairs.
Paul Revere House (12). 19 North Square, Hanover Street, 617-523-2338. Open daily 9:30 a.m.5:15 p.m. Admission: $2.50; students & seniors with I.D. $2; children (517) $1; (under 5) free. The oldest home in Boston, built about 1680, was occupied by Paul Revere from 1770 to 1800.
Old North Church (13). 193 Salem St., 617-523-6676. Open daily 9 a.m.5 p.m. Sun services at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Known as Christ Church and erected in 1723, this is Bostons oldest standing church, where two lanterns were hung on April 18, 1775, signaling the Redcoats departure by sea for Lexington and Concord.
Copps Hill Burial Ground (14). Hull Street. Open daily 9 a.m.5 p.m. Set out in 1660, Copps Hill was Bostons second cemetery. Many remarkable people are interred here, including Increase Mather, his son Cotton, Cottons son Samuel Mather and Edmund Hartt, builder of the U.S.S. Constitution.
Bunker Hill Monument (15). Breeds Hill, Charlestown, 617-
242-5641. Climb the monument from 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. Lodge and museum open daily 9 a.m.5 p.m. The site of the historic battle of June 1775.
U.S.S. Constitution (16). Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, 617-242-5670. Free guided tours daily from 9:30 a.m.3:50 p.m.; unguided top deck tours 3:50 p.m.sunset. This 44-gun frigate is the oldest commissioned warship in the world. The U.S.S. Constitution Museum, located adjacent to the ship, is open daily from 9 a.m.6 p.m. Call 617-426-1812.[/i]