American Revolution in Massachusetts

It is the oldest complete surviving flag in the United States, predating the American Revolution, and may have been taken to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

Cushing was one of the founders of the United States and his grave is located in a tiny, odd, tucked-away state park with very little signage.

Earliest version of the American flag can be seen atop the hill where it first flew.

Historic house still contains bullet holes from an overlooked battle of the American Revolution.

A stone monument marks the location of the final battle of an armed uprising which had a significant impact on the creation of the US Constitution.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.

This historic hotel was once home to Henry David Thoreau and rumored to be haunted by ghosts of fallen soldiers from the American Revolution.

Historic home of a Black veteran of the American Revolution and one of the earliest civil rights activists in the United States.

A stone marker dedicated to a Black veteran of the American Revolution who refused to leave his land near Walden Pond.

A small burial ground honoring Native American veterans of the Revolutionary War.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

This historic Massachusetts tavern played a critical role in the start of the American Revolution.

This stone in Lexington honors a formerly enslaved man who fought during the American Revolution.

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.

The final resting place of a free Black soldier who played a pivotal role in the Battle of Bunker Hill.