Boston Bigly 1776 Total Adventure with John and Abigail Adams

Named for John Singleton Copley, the portrait artist and home to Trinity Church and the Boston Public Library here in the Back Back neighborhood.

Copley Place and Prudential Center shopping malls. The center of upscale shopping in Boston, these enclosed malls contain over 200 shops.

Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, is the oldest baseball stadium in the major leagues still in use today. You'll have time to take a photo next to the "Teammates" sculpture with four of the many famous players including Ted Williams.

Pass right over the finish line of the Boston Marathon (1897), the oldest "new" marathon in the world and reflect passing by the Survival Memorial marketing the events of the 2013 terrorist attack.

Heading up Beacon Hill, to your left are the brownstone and granite mansions, gas lanterns and cobblestone streets of the 1800s that symbolize the wealth accumulated from trade and textile mills, key to Boston's booming economy.

At the top of Beacon Hill is the Massachusetts State House designed by Charles Bulfinch, the seat of government power since 1795. The dome is covered in 22.5k gold leaf and symbolizes prosperity.

To your right is the restored Robert Gould Shaw Memorial of 1897 dedicated to the 54th Regiment of local African-Americans that volunteered to fight in the Civil War, and depicted in the inspiring movie "Glory".

Heading down Beacon Hill is the King's Chapel constructed in 1754 by Royal Governor Andros. Formerly a house of worship for the King's own officers and loyalists.

Passing the chapel to your left is the statue of Benjamin Franklin, born in Boston back in 1706. Ben stands today at the site of the original Boston Latin School, where he briefly attended until running away at age 17 to seek fame and fortune.

The seat of royal power, constructed in 1713, when Boston was a colony, as denoted by a seven-foot gilded unicorn and lion sitting atop what is the oldest building in the city. In the front is a marker identifying the spot where the "Boston Massacre" occurred in 1770, when Red Coats fired upon an agitated mob.

Faneuil Hall was constructed in 1742 and is called "The Cradle of Liberty" for the numerous speeches leading to the Revolution given by Sam Adams, James Otis and many other Friends of Liberty. The great hall is on the second level and maintained by the National Park Service. The grasshopper weathervane designed by Deacon and coppersmith Shem Drowne is a local symbol of liberty.

See the birthplaces of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and where John and Abigail would start their family. This is the oldest presidential birthplace(s) in the United States.
After the Revolution the Adams family purchased Peace field in Quincy. It became home to Presidents John and John Quincy Adams, First Ladies Abigail Adams and Louisa Adams and other noteworthy descendants for four generations from 1788 to 1927. You will have time to take photos from the outside during each of our brief stops.

The next stop on the Bigly adventure is past the North End, home to over 50 famous Italian restaurants and bakeries, and the site of the "Great Molasses Flood" of 1919. Smack in the middle of this historic neighborhood is Paul Revere's house and the Old North Church made famous by the poet Henry Longfellow's poem, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" that triggered the American Revolution.

Entering Harvard Square, you'll be at the heart of the original Harvard College (America's oldest college) campus and Harvard Yard, home of the famous statue of John Harvard and so much more! Harvard College was almost 150 years old when the American Revolution broke out. George Washington established his first headquarters nearby on Brattle Street and assumed command of what would become the Continental Army of our nation 250 years ago (1776) on Cambridge Common. General Washington garrisoned troops in one of the dorms still facing Harvard Yard!

Entering the City of Cambridge, pass through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus, considering by many international rating sources to be the #1 engineering and science university in the world. See the famous MIT dome and radar building as you pass over the Charles River on the MIT/Mass. Ave. bridge. Take a photo of the iconic columned School of Engineering at 77 Mass. Avenue. on the way to Harvard Square and Harvard College, oldest in America!

At the water's edge of the inner harbor is home of the world's oldest commissioned warship, the mighty U.S.S. Constitution, manned to this day by navy personnel. Known affectionately as "Old Ironsides", she never lost a battle against America's foes. You'll be able tour this seaworthy warship once you pass through security.

Guests will have an opportunity to visit the City of Presidents, and walk around and take pictures of John and John Quincy Adams birthplaces, and where Abigail wrote her love letters to her husband. In addition, the tour stops at Peaceful, the beautiful mansion purchased by the Adams's when John became President of the United States. Note that the tour does not include touring the inside of these historic homes run by the National Park Service.