Lexington Battle Green — Attraction in Lexington

I am originally from Holland, having lived in this country for the last 58 years. My parents had lived through the war in Europe only 11 years before immigrating to this country. I have an abiding interest in American history, so when I attended a medical board review conference in Boston (Copley Place) in October of 1997, I took the opportunity, after the conference to tour the Lexington, Concord area and later, Walden Pond. My family had come on the trip, including my mother (dad stayed home). We went to Lexington and I was immediately moved by what to me is almost holy ground. My mother, felt the same and when she read the names of the patriots who are interred on the edge of the green, she began to cry, as did I as we were so emotionally overcome by being on the spot where just over 222 years before, the American Revolution had started it military phase. I was amazed at how close the ranks of British and American combatants were to one another. We toured the Clark Parsonage where Paul Revere had come to warn John Hancock and Sam Adams of the impending threat to arrest them, observed the drum used to muster the Minutemen to arms on the early morning of April 19, 1775. I met an Air Force colonel while in the Men's Room at the visitors center, next Buckman's Tavern and we got into a conversation about Paul Revere's (as well as Dawe's and Prescott's) ride. It was nearly an hour and a half before we finished talking. Buckman's Tavern was fascinating as many of the Minute Men spent several hours there before they were mustered on to the green around 4:30 in the morning. A musket ball hole can still be seen in the ceiling where an accidental discharge of someones musket or squirrel fire-lock. I...

This was not my first time to the Lexington Battle Green and it certainly won't be my last. I would encourage everyone to go and see this site and the surrounding areas related to the American Revolution. There is a cemetery less than two blocks from the Battle Green that is extremely powerful. The tavern across from the Green is open to the public and you may enter after purchasing a ticket. Lexington, MA. has done a great job preserving the Battle Green and surrounding land and buildings for all to enjoy. There is so much to learn and see if you know where to look when you're traveling through. Make sure to read up on or even look to see if there is a local guide who can take you around. I will definitely be going back, this site is to powerful not to. Hope you guys enjoy as...

If you're traveling by car, Lexington Battle Green is worth a visit. If taking public transportation, the time and cost of getting there will seem to be a waste. There is not much to do there except to be at the site that is widely considered to be the start of the American Revolution. It's reasonably well preserved, but open to vehicular traffic which greatly diminishes the impact. Also note that there is a fee to enter Buckman Tavern (but the gift shop is free, of course). While in the area, definitely plan to hike the five-mile Battle Road Trail from nearby Concord for a much better and more immersive experience of that historic period to make it all worthwhile. If you want a bus tour, plan to arrive in Lexington in the morning. The last bus leaves...