Decius wrote:
Every American should stand in the intersection where the Boston Massacre occurred and look up at the balcony of the Old State House, from which they had the audacity to read the Declaration of Independence whilst framed by the Lion and the Unicorn of the British Monarchy - a balcony off the very room where the Constitutionality of the Writs of Assistance was debated. This country has a lot of hallowed ground but I cannot think of a more profound location.

Boston is a great city period. And only one of the reasons why it's a great city is because of all the history there. Between it and Philadelphia, you get a real sense of what it was like back then and just how difficult it was to forge the new republic.

RE: A visit to Boston is essential...