2 Best Sights in Massachusetts, USA

Dedicated in 2002, the Zakim Bridge (as it's locally known) is the crown jewel of Boston's legendary Big Dig construction project. At 1,432 feet, it is one of the widest cable-stayed hybrid bridges ever built, and it is the first to use an asymmetrical design. Over the last 20 years, the Zakim has become an iconic part of Boston's skyline, especially at night when it is illuminated in different colors. The bridge's full name honors Leonard P. Zakim, a Boston area leader and civil rights activist, and the Battle of Bunker Hill.

At this bridge, the Concord minutemen turned the tables on the British on the morning of April 19, 1775. The Americans didn't fire first, but when two of their own fell dead from a Redcoat volley, Major John Buttrick of Concord roared, "Fire, fellow soldiers, for God's sake, fire." The minutemen released volley after volley, and the Redcoats fled. Daniel Chester French's famous statue The Minute Man (1875) honors the country's first freedom fighters. The lovely wooded surroundings give a sense of what the landscape was like in more rural times. Guests who take the Liberty Ride trolley tour from Lexington Center will be treated to a quick stop at the bridge.