The Old North Church & Historic Site - Boston
It was here that the “One if by land, two if by sea” message was delivered. The date was April 18, 1775, when two lanterns from the top of this church gave Paul Revere the signal that the British were coming by water not land. This 1723 church’s connection to the American Revolution is eternal; today, the Old North stands as Boston’s oldest surviving church building, a picture-perfect venue that’s the city’s most visited historical site.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral - New York
The impressive Neo-Gothic façade and soaring spires of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, a midtown Manhattan landmark, presides over Fifth Avenue and fills an entire city block. The Catholic cathedral serves as both the seat of the Archdiocese of New York and as a traditional parish church. A tribute to religious freedom and tolerance, as its official site shares, St. Patrick’s was “built in the democratic spirit, paid for not only by the contributions of thousands of poor immigrants but also by the largesse of 103 prominent citizens who pledged $1,000 each.”
