Abiel Smith School Museums Abiel Smith School: story on the “Black Boston on Beacon Hill” route The former classrooms will become the scene of a dispute over whether a separate school can be improved without abolishing segregation itself.
African Meeting House Sacred sites African Meeting House: story on the “Black Boston on Beacon Hill” route The final stop brings the route back to the place where Black Bostonians themselves created a church, a school, and a hall for shared affairs.
Boston Children's Museum and the Milk Bottle With children Boston Children's Museum and the Milk Bottle: story on the “Fort Point and Seaport: Warehouses, Museums, and Piers” route A roadside shop found by chance will connect the museum's move with a new idea for children's exhibits.
Boston Common Parks Boston Common: story on the “Freedom Trail: Boston in Dispute with Power” route This stop will show why the secret plan lost time before it even left the city.
Boston Public Garden Parks Boston Public Garden: story on the “Back Bay on Filled Land” route Here, public land, a family business, and an old boat mechanism come together in one city story.
Boston Public Library Museums Boston Public Library: story on the “Back Bay on Filled Land” route Here, a personal memorial gift will turn into a public controversy, after which a different bronze will remain in the courtyard.
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum Museums Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum: story on the “Fort Point and Seaport: Warehouses, Museums, and Piers” route Here, a dispute over a duty will turn into a collective action whose participants will protect other people's ships more carefully than their own peace of mind.
Charles Street Meeting House History Charles Street Meeting House: story on the “Black Boston on Beacon Hill” route The history of preserving the building will show that the community had to choose between convenience and its own heritage.
Copley Square Streets and squares Copley Square: story on the “Back Bay on Filled Land” route The finale brings the route together in one square that several generations of residents reshaped after unsuccessful decisions.
Faneuil Hall History Faneuil Hall: story on the “Freedom Trail: Boston in Dispute with Power” route Here, a dispute over trade explains why a market and a public hall ended up under the same roof.
Granary Burying Ground History Granary Burying Ground: story on the “Freedom Trail: Boston in Dispute with Power” route The burial ground will show how different lives were brought together in a single political event.
Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston Museums Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston: story on the “Fort Point and Seaport: Warehouses, Museums, and Piers” route The building will show what exchange among the museum, the developers, and the city made it possible to preserve a public place by the water.
John J. Smith House History John J. Smith House: story on the “Black Boston on Beacon Hill” route The house marks the moment when the struggle for equal rights reached municipal service.
Lewis and Harriet Hayden House History Lewis and Harriet Hayden House: story on the “Black Boston on Beacon Hill” route Here, defense organized inside a private home would be set against federal law.
Old North Church Sacred sites Old North Church: story on the “Freedom Trail: Boston in Dispute with Power” route The finale will show how the warning was sent so that it did not depend on a single rider.
Old South Church Sacred sites Old South Church: story on the “Back Bay on Filled Land” route A rare book will force the parishioners to choose between preserving an object and continuing their shared work.
Old South Meeting House History Old South Meeting House: story on the “Freedom Trail: Boston in Dispute with Power” route Here you will trace the moment when the meeting gave way to precise and limited action.
Old State House History Old State House: story on the “Freedom Trail: Boston in Dispute with Power” route The courtroom is needed to see this: a revolutionary argument could lose its case and outlive the verdict.
Phillips School History Phillips School: story on the “Black Boston on Beacon Hill” route This stop will show what a legislative victory looked like on the first integrated school day.
Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial History Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial: story on the “Black Boston on Beacon Hill” route Here, the military episode will continue decades later, when veterans meet their bronze ranks.
Trinity Church Sacred sites Trinity Church: story on the “Back Bay on Filled Land” route The church’s layout will show how a relocating parish was organized around the preacher’s voice and places for listeners.
Boston Massacre Site History Boston Massacre Site: story on the “Freedom Trail: Boston in Dispute with Power” route This stop separates the street version of the event from what the court could prove.
Commonwealth Avenue Mall Parks Commonwealth Avenue Mall: story on the “Back Bay on Filled Land” route The width of the avenue and its open connection to the garden show how much land the city deliberately chose not to put up for sale.
Congress Street Bridge History Congress Street Bridge: story on the “Fort Point and Seaport: Warehouses, Museums, and Piers” route The bridge explains how access across the channel turned filled mudflats into an industrial district.
Fan Pier Park Parks Fan Pier Park: story on the “Fort Point and Seaport: Warehouses, Museums, and Piers” route The park will take the place of a vanished rail terminal, of which only the name, hinting at the shape of the tracks, will remain.
Harborwalk at Pier Four Parks Harborwalk at Pier Four: story on the “Fort Point and Seaport: Warehouses, Museums, and Piers” route The finale brings together a successful restaurant, a capsized steamboat, and today’s path alongside private homes.
Marlborough Street Streets and squares Marlborough Street: story on the “Back Bay on Filled Land” route An ordinary number above an entrance marks the place where a private school prepared changes for the whole city.
Newbury Street Streets and squares Newbury Street: story on the “Back Bay on Filled Land” route This stop shows how a hotel replaced residential houses and gave the lower part of the street a new price point and clientele.
Massachusetts State House History Fort Point Channel Historic District History Abbotsford Museums Adams Square Streets and squares Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England Sacred sites Arlington Street Church Sacred sites Arthur Fiedler Footbridge History Back Bay Streets and squares Back Bay Fens Parks Bagheera Fountain History Baker Congregational Church Sacred sites Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sacred sites Beacon Hill Monument History Boston African American National Historic Site History Boston Athenæum Museums Boston Children's Museum Museums Boston Garden Museums Boston Irish Famine Memorial Parks Boston Music Hall Museums Boston National Historical Park History Boston Navy Yard Museums Boston Opera House Museums Boston Opera House Museums Boy and Bird Fountain History Brattle Street Church Sacred sites Brigham Circle Streets and squares Bunker Hill Monument Museums Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston Sacred sites Cathedral of St. George Historic District Sacred sites Cathedral of the Holy Cross Sacred sites Charles Eliot Memorial History Charles Playhouse Sacred sites Charlestown Vietnam Veterans Memorial History Church of the Advent Sacred sites Church of the Covenant Sacred sites Church of the Disciples Sacred sites Cornhill Streets and squares Cutler Majestic Theatre Museums Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial History Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Boston Sacred sites Ether Monument History Exeter Street Theatre Sacred sites Federal Street Church Sacred sites Fenway Park With children Filene's Department Store History First Baptist Church Sacred sites First Church in Boston Sacred sites First Church in Charlestown Sacred sites Fort Independence History Franklin and Blackstone Squares Streets and squares Franklin Street Streets and squares George Robert White Memorial History Globe Theatre Museums Grace Church Sacred sites Hanover Street Streets and squares Harriet Tubman Park Parks Hollis Street Church (1811) Sacred sites Holy Cross Church, Boston Sacred sites Howard Athenaeum Museums Huntington Avenue Streets and squares Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Museums James J. and Helen Storrow Memorial History John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial History King's Chapel Sacred sites Lechmere Viaduct History Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge History Massachusetts Fallen Firefighters Memorial History Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial History Milk Street Streets and squares Modern Theatre Museums Monument Square Park Streets and squares Museum of Bad Art Museums Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museums Museum of Science Museums New England Aquarium History New England Holocaust Memorial History New South Church Sacred sites Northern Avenue Bridge History Old West Church Sacred sites Olmsted Park Parks Paramount Theatre Museums Parkman Bandstand History Paul Revere House Museums Pie Alley Streets and squares Pierce–Hichborn House Museums Pilgrim Congregational Church Sacred sites Post Office Square Streets and squares Quincy Market Streets and squares Roxbury Presbyterian Church Sacred sites Saint Augustine Chapel and Cemetery Sacred sites Saint Clement Eucharistic Shrine Sacred sites Samuel Gridley and Julia Ward Howe House History Second Church in Boston Sacred sites Second Church, Boston Sacred sites Shubert Theatre Museums Small Child Fountain History Soldiers and Sailors Monument History Soldiers Monument History St. Mary's Episcopal Church Sacred sites St. Stephen's Church Sacred sites State Street Streets and squares State Theatre Museums Symphony Hall Museums TD Garden Museums The First Church in Roxbury Sacred sites The Rathskeller Museums Thompson Square Parks Tremont Street Streets and squares Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church Sacred sites Tremont Temple Sacred sites Tremont Theatre, Boston Museums Trinity Church, Boston Sacred sites Triton Babies Fountain History Union Street Streets and squares USS Cassin Young Museums Wang Theatre Museums Winter Street Streets and squares Winthrop Square Parks World War II Memorial History World War II Memorial History