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Charlestown
Boston
Orange
Townie Boston. Steep brick streets, fierce neighborhood loyalty, a 221-foot granite obelisk on top of the hill, and Old Ironsides bobbing at the Navy Yard.
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What to do
- •Climb 294 steps up the monument
- •Tour Old Ironsides
- •Pint at the Warren Tavern (Paul Revere drank here)
- •Walk the Freedom Trail's northern leg
- •Catch the Charlestown ferry to Long Wharf
Walking trails
From the North End footbridge to Bunker Hill via Old Ironsides.
Navy Yard piers, USS Cassin Young, ferry views.
Brutally steep approach but legal cardio.
Events
- •Bunker Hill Day Parade (June 17)
- •USS Constitution Turnaround Cruise (4th of July)
Fun facts
- ✦The monument is 221 ft tall and pre-dates the Washington Monument.
- ✦USS Constitution still sails once a year, on the Fourth of July.
- ✦Charlestown was its own city until 1874 — older than Boston by a year (1629 vs 1630).
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