West of Boston Guide
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Battles that launched the American Revolutionary War were fought in Lexington and Concord, and authors and philosophers, including Louisa May Alcott, lived in Concord.
A pathway within the Minute Man National Historic Park marks early skirmishes in the American Revolutionary War.
Hidden in the Boston suburbs, a small patch of woods holds a garden where rare and endangered wildflowers and plant life grow.
An historic 1716 inn that was the source of inspiration for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The scenic town west of Boston was where the American Revolution began in 1775 and was later home to influential 19th century writers.
The area in Walden Woods where Henry David Thoreau withdrew from civilization in the 1840s is still around worth a visit.