It has hosted a range of idiosyncratic historic events such as a speech by Martin Luther King Jr., public hangings in the 1800s, and even British soldiers camped there during the American Revolution. Make time to check out 50-acre Boston Common-the country’s oldest city park. Gay Boston is absolutely drenched with history, as many of early-America’s important events took place in and around the area including the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and the Battle of Bunker Hill. You will find plenty of gay bars and clubs along Columbus Avenue and Tremont Street. Since the 1980’s the gays have been gentrifying these areas and opening up shops and restaurants. Boston is the capital of the first state to allow gay marriage in America! The main gay areas of Boston are centered around the neighborhoods of the South End and Jamaica Plains.
