Now the drive from Maine to Boston wasn’t too long, so we decided to take a little side trip to a small ship building town called Essex, about 20 miles north of Boston. Why would we go to a place not even listed on most maps? Woodman’s. Woodman’s is a famous seafood eatery that has been going strong since 1914, claiming the freshest and most delicious fried clams you can get….anywhere. We just had to see if this was true.
The verdict: true, true, true. They were mouth-wateringly delicious.
Onward to one of the most historic cities in America. Boston was the location for many of the American Revolution’s important events. We started off the day here with a stroll down the 3-mile “Freedom Trail,” a self-guided tour that takes you by eighteen national monuments:
Massachusetts State House
Paul Revere's Grave Marker
Old State House (where the Dec. of Independence was first read in Boston)The trail ends near the U.S.S. Constitution, or “Old Ironsides.” In order to get some close-up views of this still-Navy-commissioned ship, you have to take the tour, so we did. The men and women dressed in 1800’s naval uniforms giving tours are actual enlisted sailors, doing their time on this historic ship in Boston. Crazy.
After a full day of American history, we were pretty tuckered out, so we grabbed a Sam Adams Octoberfest (hey, it’s actually local there) headed to the campsite in southern Massachusetts around dinner time. If I had to characterize Boston, I would say it’s a place that brings history to life, while its own modern-day metropolis still thrives in and of itself. Oh, and the local accent is pretty cool too.
Next Stop: New York, NY
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