On our last full day of the trip, we drove out to Lexington and Concord. There, we hopped on the Liberty Ride -- a trolley that takes you through all the significant sites of these two historic towns.
Minute Man National Historic Park. Immortalized in the Emerson Poem, "Concord Hymn", it was here that the colonists fired "the shot heard 'round the world."
Daniel Chester French's Minute Man Statue. It was fun to learn that French was the student of May Alcott, one of Louisa May Alcott's sisters. He's also known for sculpting the famous Lincoln statue.
North Bridge
Grave of British Soldiers
After passing through each of the stops on the trolley, we went back to our favorite stops to take a few guided tours.
Words cannot describe how excited I was to see Orchard House!
Orchard House was the home of Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women. I hold this story of the relationships between sisters so close to my heart as it is so tightly intertwined with my childhood. As sisters, we put on plays and even created our own "Pickwick Society" like the March sisters. So naturally, visiting the site where Little Women was written, brought about many emotions.
Amos Bronson Alcott's School for Adults
The Old Manse was home to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Here, he wrote his first draft of "Nature." It was also the honeymoon home of Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne.
Emerson lived and wrote for the Transcendentalist movement in this house, appropriately named, Emerson House, up until his death; almost 50 years.
Emerson's study at the Concord Museum
Sleepy Hollow
I loved these small towns. Walking through the homes of so many American literary heroes of mine was so surreal!
After Lexington and Concord, we drove out to another quaint town, Marblehead. My mom suggested we make a trip out here and I'm so glad we made time for it!
We ate dinner at a little restaurant on this street.
Driving out to the light house ...
Marblehead Lighthouse ... I've always had an affinity for lighthouses.
And that wraps up our trip out to Boston, folks! I can't wait to get back out there one day!
2 comments:
Beautiful photos! Isn't is amazing there. I loved visiting Louisa May Alcott's house. The Minute Man Park is lovely too. So much history to be found there. Did you get a chance to go to Walden Pond?
Thank you! We drove by Walden Pond, but didn't get the chance to hang out there. It was a Saturday and they had already reached the maximum capacity.
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