A downtown must, right on Boston Harbor, Faneuil Hall was built in 1742 and was the site of many important historical events: among them, colonists here famously protested the Stamp Act of 1764, declaring "no taxation without representation," and Samuel Adams, later one of the United States´ Founding Fathers and a governor of Massachusetts, once stood to call for a stand against the rule of the British crown. Decades later, many abolitionists and women's suffragists also stepped on soapboxes here. Today it´s a National Historical Park with a visitor center on the ground floor, the Great Hall is on the upper floor, and there are a slew of exhibits and programs about the building´s life and times. Right alongside it, Faneuil Hall Marketplace is comprised of Quincy Market, North Market, and South Market, and these days is home to some 112 food, souvenir, and craft shops along with a dozen or so restaurants. Visitors can use the "T" Blue Line to the Aquarium, State or Government Center stations, or exit in the Orange line's Haymarket station. Numerous bus routes stop one block away on Congress Street, and several parking garages are located within a couple of blocks.

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Eric Kirby