BOSTON TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY: THE FREEDOM TRAIL
Of all the many attractions and sites for your Boston travel photography, The Freedom Trail should be the first on your list. It’s a 2.5-mile historical tour that starts at Boston Commons and winds its way through central Boston to old churches and the site of the Boston Massacre. The Freedom Trail then takes you into the North End to the Paul Revere House and the Old North Church. The Trail crosses the Charles River to Charleston, where the USS Constitution is docked in the Inner Harbor, with a final stop at Bunker Hill.
You’ll enjoy your trip on The Freedom Trail even more when you book a 90-minute Public Tour. A costumed guide will direct your attention to details for your Boston travel photography you might otherwise miss and relate the stories of the people who stood on the front lines of the American Revolution.
Boston’s Freedom Trail is a great opportunity to take photos of colonial architecture, both on a grand scale as well as the many nuances that show how these structures were constructed and how 18th-century Boston citizens lived and worked there. If it is a sunny day, position yourself to create a reflection off the gilded dome of the Massachusetts State House. When you reach the Granary Burying Ground, look for the graves and markers of many famous Americans, including John Hancock, Paul Revere and the five patriots who were shot during the Boston Massacre of 1770. If you happen to be traveling to the city during the first week of March, you’ll want your Boston travel photography to include the annual reenactment of this pivotal event leading to the Revolution.
For an interior architectural photography challenge, make sure to step inside the Old South Meeting House. It was originally a meetinghouse where the Puritans worshipped. It was also where thousands of angry Bostonians gathered on the evening of December 16, 1773, to discuss how they should react to the taxable tea onboard three ships in the harbor. No solutions was reached until the patriotic group, the Sons of Liberty, decided to dress in the garb of Indians later, board the ships and toss the tea into the harbor…the Boston Tea Party.
The Paul Revere House is a special architectural treasure for your Boston travel photography. Not only is it the oldest building in the city, but also it was the home of Paul Revere who rode into the night on April 18, 1775, to warn the militia and people of Lexington and Concord that British soldiers were marching there the next day.
Your Boston travel photography along The Freedom Hall wouldn’t be complete without multiple images of Faneuil Hall. Known as the Cradle of Liberty, this is where many of the famous early patriotic leaders met to debate and protest the various taxation acts imposed by the British that finally led to the Revolution. From the top of Bunker Hill, you can capture panoramas of the view seen by George Washington and his troops as the ranks of British soldiers assaulted the heights.
In addition to The Freedom Trail tour of all 16 historic sites, you can book an extended tour of the North End sites; the Pirates & Patriots Tour; the Historic Holiday Stroll, from November through January; the African-American Patriots Tour; and the Historic Pub Crawl. Costumed guides host all these tours. The Freedom Trail Tours can also be booked for groups, schools, corporate employees and guests, and even privately for individual families. All of them are excellent educational adventures for families and children, although you must be 21 years of age or older for the Historic Pub Crawl.
If you love to photograph historic sites and the reactions of your children to all they learn, then your Boston travel photography of The Freedom Trail will be some of the most treasured photos in your PhotographyTalk Gallery.
For more information about The Freedom Trail, please visit thefreedomtrail.org.
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