Boston Trip 2019
You've Learned About it in Class... Now See it in Person!!!!
Plimoth Plantation
You learned about the Pilgrims (Separatists) and how they came to Massachusetts for religious freedom. Now you'll get to walk through a recreation of the town they built. See their fort! Watch them cook food! Talk with historically accurate reenactors! You'll also get to see a recreation of a Wampanoag village and see how the natives in this area lived before the English arrived on their shores.
Boston Party Ships and Museum
This new museum is pretty cool. When you arrive, you'll be given the identity of a person who lived in Boston. You'll attend a town meeting and decide to boycott tea. You'll tour a recreation of the tea ships and get a chance to hurl a bale of tea overboard. Find out what happens to your character and see an actual chest of tea from that fateful night!
Lexington and Concord
Stand on the spot where the American Revolution began. We'll see Lexington Common where the first shots were fired and the Old North Bridge in Concord. If we are lucky, we may also stop at the spot where Paul Revere was arrested.
Freedom Trail
There are so many important sites in Boston that are related our nation. We'll walk the Freedom Trail and see...
- A cemetery featuring the graves of John Hancock, Paul Revere, Samuel Adams and the vicitims of the Boston Massacre are burried
- Paul Revere's House
- The site of the Boston Massacre
- Bunker Hill!
- The U.S.S. Constitution
Site of the Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre Victim's Grave
U.S.S. Constitution
World's oldest comissioned naval vessel
Salem!
We will visit the site of the famed Witch Trials and explore a museum to learn more about it. We'll also get to see a play where one of the trials is reneacted. You might have the chance to ask the accused questions and decide on her fate.
Bonus!
Not everything we'll do is educational!
Visit Fenway Park home of the World Series winning Boston Red Sox!
Check out Harvard!
See the Blue Man Group in Action!!!
Eat at an Italian Restaurant, the Hard Rock Cafe and Cheers!
Spend some time shopping
Take a Ghost Tour!!!!!!
This trip is not to be missed.
Contact Mrs. Huerta if you are interested.