A Colonial Era Outdoor 'Museum'
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 9/25/11
I am a native Bostonian, and I still love to walk through the marketplace each season and just people watch, grab a bite and take in the beautiful architecture that surrounds the area. It can get very crowded but it adds to the vibrancy of the place. The street performers are entertaining, and the beauty of the space is wonderful night or day. If you go, you MUST go inside Faneuil Hall itself. The hall is quite beautiful and historically significant. So many tourists bypass it, and it is right in front of them! Imagine the two granite market buildings meeting the water's edge...it used to. Ships from around the world would dock at its doorway (almost) and bring Bostonians goods from all over. Portions of the harbor were reclaimed by man made land all the way to the present harbor side by the Aquarium. There is a lot to see and do within a 5 minute walk in any direction. Those that say they are bored, are boring people who cannot take interest in interesting things!