Old State House and Boston Massacre Site
The 1713 seat of British rule, where the Declaration of Independence was read to Bostonians from the balcony, above the site of the Boston Massacre.
- Open
- Every day; check the website
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- 206 Washington St, Boston, MA 02109Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- Downtown, above State station.
Why Go
Boston's oldest surviving public building, with the lion and unicorn on its roof, is now a museum of the Revolution. A ring of cobblestones in the street outside marks where British soldiers fired on a crowd on March 5, 1770, killing five people.
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