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One of the most historically important places in the USA. This is where the first battle of the Revolutionary War took place.

Harvard University's Great Botanical Garden is located on and around three hills, with the highest, Peters Hill, offering a particularly beautiful view of the city skyline. And botany enthusiasts can, of course, spend days here, admiring the sheer number of exotic plants.

The Lexington Battle Green, also known as Lexington Common, is a historic site in Lexington, Massachusetts. On April 19, 1775, this green was the site of the first armed conflict between colonial militiamen and British soldiers, marking the start of the Revolutionary War. Known as the "shot heard 'round the world," this skirmish began the colonies' fight for independence from England. The Battle Green is now a National Historic Landmark and features key monuments, including the iconic Minuteman Statue, the Revolutionary War Monument, and the nearby Belfry, a reproduction of the structure that summoned the militia.

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is a 270-acre nature reserve in the heart of Boston. It manages one of the world's most comprehensive and best-documented collections of temperate woody plants, with a particular focus on the floras of eastern North America and East Asia. As part of the Emerald Necklace park system, it is open daily for free. The arboretum was founded in 1872, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (1872) and co-designed by Charles Sprague Sargent, the first director. https://arboretum.harvard.edu/ https://arboretum.harvard.edu/explorer/

Winthrop Square / the Training Field is a city park in Charlestown with an 1872 monument honoring the men of Charlestown who fought in the American Civil War in 1861. This square is of national significance because of its connection to the Battle of Bunker Hill. On June 17, 1775, fighting between American patriots and British soldiers took place on or near what is now Winthrop Square. Since its creation in the 1640s, the park has served the citizens of Charlestown as farmland and pasture; it has been a military training ground, a schoolyard, a site for political rallies, a children's playground, and a peaceful retreat in a dense urban environment. Over time, Winthrop Square has undergone extensive changes, from an open field to an urban city park. Its current appearance is characterized by redesigns in 1872 and 1919. https://cps-ris.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Winthrop-Square.pdf

The Boston Public Garden was founded in 1837 and was the first public botanical garden in America. Two centuries lie between the creation of the Boston Common and the neighboring Public Garden. While the Common was a public park with a variety of uses, the Public Garden was designed in the Victorian style with flowerbeds, exotic trees, a lagoon, monuments and fountains. https://www.boston.gov/parks/public-garden

The Boston Public Garden Foot Bridge is a pedestrian bridge over the lagoon in Boston Public Garden. It was completed in 1867. Although this bridge has been equipped with modern girders to carry live loads since 1921, it still has the oldest known suspension system in the country. https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/196278 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Public_Garden_Foot_Bridge

The panels contain a lot of background information about the famous Battle of Bunker Hill.