Beacon Hill's portion of the Freedom Trail includes the oldest public park in the country, Boston Common. Simply referred to as "the Common," it was originally created in the 1600s. And just west ...

Tour maps can be found at the visitor information center at Boston Common where the tours begin, he said, as well as in the association’s free Travel & Culture magazine, published three times a year, ...

The grounds of Boston Common started as a cow pasture in the mid-1600s. It was also used for Puritan punishments, like whipping, and even for hangings. In 1768, the area was transformed into a ...

A collection of stories from our ongoing series, Field Guide to Boston. The series at wbur.org/fieldguide offers guides and public service journalism focused on how ...

The latter was unveiled in 1990 by the Kennedy family. The towering Soldier and Sailors Monument on Boston Common, as seen in 2019. – The Boston Globe Unveiled on the Boston Common in 1877 ...