Old State House

The lion and unicorn statues that adorn the top of the building were taken down and restored in 2014, when it was a discovered a time capsule was hidden within the lion.

I came with the idea that I will see a basic museum but it's not! It's a really good museum ! For adults, teenagers and children! Come at lunch time because it small so you'll have more space. :)

A building with a lot of history, and the oldest standing public building in Boston. It is now a subway station .

Location where the Boston Massacre occurred and the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed. Admission to the museum is worth it!

Just outside the building, five men were among the first casualties in the Boston Massacre. The Declaration of Independence was proclaimed from the balcony in 1776.

Oldest public building in Boston . Site of the Boston massacre.

Every July 4th Boston's original state house reads The Declaration of Independence to locals & tourists .

One of the nicest gift shops on the Freedom Trail . Lovely historic Boston mugs. They now assign you a Revolutionary character on your pass, which is fun.

Nice old pretty building. Site of some old school shenanigans.

Reading of the Declaration of Independence from the East balcony of the Old State House in Boston on July 18, 1776. Readings were often accompanied by celebrations and the firings of muskets. Read more

Oldest public building in Boston . Built 1813. Once tallest building in city . Now a museum w/subway station below. Chicago almost purchased building in 1882 and moved it there. More info via our blog Read more

Among the most important places in American history. Where Adams, Hancock, Otis, and others first challenged British authority. And laid the foundations for American government and independence.

Very cool, also the site of the Boston Massacre. Now a subway station , which is kind of funny.

Such a great building. Go in and check it out it's alot of fun.

I did this as part of the freedom Trail , great walking tour , impressive building.

The beautiful spiral staircase is NOT original to the building, but was added when OSH became Boston's City Hall . Snap a picture anyway!

And right in front of it is the circle with the location of the Boston massacre.

Pretty cool. They were just renovating this place and found out there was a time capsule in the gold lion as they were taking it down.

Nice historical landmark to take pictures and learn about some history.

Site of Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. Now solely marked via a ring of cobblestones in a small traffic island on east side of building. (Beware traffic!) More info on this incident via our blog Read more

If your into the American Revolution, a must visit.

Currently has the treaty of Paris on display. One of only 3 copies in the world!

Great place to learn about Boston’s history.

The self guided tour is okay. Buy the 3 building pass and save some $.

Cool museum on another stop

Love how they turned this into a T stop

Any historical site involving the British getting their butts handed to them is worth visiting

Historical building at city center

The "T" runs right under and exits here. Take the orange line to State stop.

Very cool historical landmark with golden statues

This goes a foto of the NEW State House , but the way

Let freedom ring: the Declaration of Independence was first revealed to Boston at the Old State House.

Amazingly historic

Cool landmark

Good for a quick stop, but not too much to see

The tours are great!

It is majestic history at it's best.

Tours stop outside the hall frequently--see if you can't listen in!

Boston Revolutionary Museum

If you're coming through to ride the State street T @5pm, get ready to wait ...

One of the coolest places in Boston, but h*ll to drive around! :)

Don't forger to get pictures from all sides of the building

photos, tourists , history

hipsters say its cooler than the new state house

The Declaration of Independence was originally read from here. Cool.

Not really worth the price of admission. Unless you are a completist you can skip the museum .

From 1771 to 1783, the city of Boston observed March 5th as a holiday, calling it “Massacre Day.”

The last of us best part of the game

It's really super.

Oldest in the business I guess!! Read more