This video traces Boston's evolution from its 1630 Puritan founding through its role in the American Revolution, showcasing how the city earned its European character. Featured locations include Harvard and MIT universities across the Charles River, historic districts like Beacon Hill and the North End with its Italian heritage, the Boston Waterfront, and landmarks such as Faneuil Hall, Trinity Church, and the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum.
- Duration
- 18 min 44 s
- Start
- Welcome to Boston
- End
- Boston Public Library
- Stops
- 21
- Channel author
- CoolVision
Timestamps and places
- — Welcome to Boston
- — Boston Harbor & Tea Party History
- — Cambridge & Harvard across Charles River
- — Downtown Boston & MIT
- — Back Bay & Historic Architecture
- — Boston Waterfront
- — New England Aquarium
- — Fort Point & Boston Children's Museum
- — Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum
- — Seaport District
- — Downtown Boston (Chinatown)
- — North End & Little Italy
- — Old North Church & Paul Revere House
- — Beacon Hill
- — Fenway Park
- — Old State House (Freedom Trail Overview)
- — Faneuil Hall & Old State House
Route on the map
Boston: A Taste of Europe in the US