| Want to explore some of Boston's history - and some | | | | British plans for marching to Concord in April, 1775. |
| of the oldest historic Boston bars and taverns at the | | | | Today, the Green Dragon Tavern is one of the most |
| same time? Combine your interest in the beginnings of | | | | popular Boston bars, known for its great pub food and |
| the American Revolution with your love of brew by | | | | live music in the evenings as much as for its history. If |
| following in the footsteps of Boston's early Patriots, the | | | | you want to go there to channel the spirit of Paul |
| Sons of Liberty. You can also visit some of their | | | | Revere and Samuel Adams, stop by around noon or |
| favorite haunts from after the War. Best of all, you | | | | during the afternoon when it's quieter. And be sure to |
| have the perfect excuse for raising a pint to | | | | order a Sam Adams to toast the Tavern's past. |
| independence. | | | | Another of the historic Boston bars and taverns that |
| Although pre-Revolutionary War Boston was filled with | | | | you may want to visit is the Warren Tavern (2 |
| pubs and taverns, only one remains - kind of. The | | | | Pleasant Street). Built in 1780, it was the first building to |
| Green Dragon Tavern (11 Marshall Street, near Faneuil | | | | be erected in Charlestown after the Revolutionary |
| Hall) claims to date from back to 1654, just 24 years | | | | War. The builder named it after Dr. Joseph Warren, a |
| after the first group of Puritans staked out their | | | | close friend and ardent Sons of Liberty member who'd |
| settlement on nearby Beacon Hill. | | | | been killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Paul Revere, |
| The Green Dragon has changed locations several | | | | another good friend of Dr. Warren, often mentioned |
| times since then, and even the building that it occupied | | | | that the Warren Tavern was one of his favorite spots |
| when Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Adams, and | | | | for a few pints and conversations with his friends. |
| Dr. Joseph Warren, and other Sons of Liberty hung out | | | | The Warren Tavern hasn't changed much in the past |
| there no longer exists, although you can see a small | | | | 200+ years. The low beamed ceilings and the large |
| picture of it on the wall. | | | | fireplace will give you a sense of what it was like |
| In fact, the Sons of Liberty met in the Green Dragon | | | | when even General George Washington stopped by |
| Tavern so often that it became known as the | | | | on occasion for "refreshment" during the years before |
| "Headquarters of the American Revolution." This is | | | | he became President. |
| where Samuel Adams and others decided what | | | | Of course, General Washington might not recognize |
| they'd wear to the Boston Tea Party that they were | | | | the large flat screen TVs hanging over the bar, but |
| planning. This is also where Paul Revere recalls in his | | | | he'd surely appreciate the steak tips, fish and chips, |
| memoirs that he and the others planned an | | | | fabulous lobster rolls, and other good food that you |
| eavesdropping campaign to enable them to overhear | | | | enjoy here for lunch or dinner today. |