On a beautiful April Saturday in 2018, my husband and I left the TD Bank Garden (old North Garden) in Boston and walked over Rt. 93, and saw the Leonard P. Zakim bridge (above) and continued on to Charleston to tour the USS. Constitution. The last time I was there was over 55 years ago. Since so many tourists follow the free Freedom Trail, I thought I'd post what you will probably see along the way. I highly recommend this experience to visit the Constitution / Old Ironsides. We didn't receive any brochures, so I suggest you check the link just given for more information.
Washington Street Bridge.
There was a visitors center and checkpoint. I barely remember the specifics because there was no wait for us. However, when we left, the line was pretty long to get on the ship.
Tour groups already forming as we left.
Stairs to below deck. I didn't go down, but my husband did.
The two photos below were taken on February 23, 2019, to show the Washington Bridge that we walked along to Charlestown, shown in the distance.
Our walk began at North Station (see lower large white building) walked to a major intersection and joined the Freedom Trail at the bridge. Walked on a foot trail took the right (as the trail did) and followed the trail to the USS Constitution and Museum in the Charlestown Navy Yard. It isn't a long walk, and the trail continues to the Bunker Hill Monument, from there we went to the Phipps Cemetery. Fortunately, it was a cool sunny day.
https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/historyculture/ussconst.htm
https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/historyculture/ussconst.htm
I found the below photo online. The small nearby bridge is what we walked over, following the Freedom Trail footsteps.
