Grey clouds covered the sky as we took a bus from Boston to Salem. Its the popular tourist site due to the Salem Witch trials of 1692 and we had a day spare so thought we'd check it out. The tourist maps provide a rough walking guide around all the witch related buildings. We began near a witch dungeon museum but weren't willing to pay as we figured there would be plenty of free attractions. There were a few witch statues and images around the town. Our guide ...

On our first full day in Boston we booked on a tour of the Freedom Trail. The two and a half mile walking trail passes sixteen historical sites which are all connected to the American Revolution. The tour began in the Boston Common which is one of the oldest parks in the States. Originally used as a cow pasture, later as a camp for the British before the Revolutionary war and also for public executions carried out by the Puritans. The next stop, past the State Ho...