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Benjamin Franklin Statue

Worth a stopBoston, Massachusetts

What it is

Bronze statue of Boston-born Benjamin Franklin outside Old City Hall, on the site of the first U.S. public school.

Also on the block, if you have time

King’s Chapel (0.1 mi, free), Granary Burying Ground (0.1 mi, free), Old South Meeting House (0.1 mi), Park Street Church (0.1 mi, free), Old State House (0.1 mi).

Skip Old Corner Bookstore (0.1 mi), even if you’re passing: “It’s literally a Chipotle”