This stone and wood Anglican church was built in 1688 on orders from King James II. The adjacent burying ground is the oldest in the city: John Winthrop, Massachusetts' first governor, is buried there, as is Mary Chilton, the first woman to step off the Mayflower. Literary buffs should look for Elizabeth Pain's gravestone—Nathaniel Hawthorne describes it in The Scarlet Letter, and there's debate on whether she was the inspiration for Hester Prynne, the famous adulteress. Monday-Saturday 10 am-4 pm, Sunday 1:30-4 pm. 58 Tremont St. (State T on the Blue and Orange lines), Boston. Phone 617-635-4505.
