Faneuil Hall Area   As we continue Eastward, we come to the Custon House Tower. For many years, the Custom House Tower was the tallest building in Boston. Inside, there is a staircase that wraps around the central atrium that is about 15 stories high. It's very scarey! There was an unwritten rule that no building could be taller than the Custom House. That rule was finally broken when the Prudential Tower was built in the early 1960's. The Custom Tower now houses a Marriott Hotel.         A short walk away, is Faneuil Hall Built in 1742, by Peter Faneuil, it contained a market place on the first floor and a meeting hall upstairs. This popular meeting place hosted some of the hottest oratory leading up to the Revolution and is referred to as the "Cradle of Liberty".     Right across the way is theFaneuil Market Place. Formerly called the Quincy Market, it is one of the biggest attractions in Boston for locals and tourists alike. Filled with shops and pushcarts, restaurants and pubs, outdoor dining, street performers, and clubs, the market place is a shopper's delight. Get your picture taken with Red Auerbach at his statue sitting on a park bench.!. R.I.P. Red Auerbach, the best coach EVER! Faneuil Hall is also the place to find the Boston Hansom Cabs. There is no more romantic way to see the city or explore the Freedom Trail than the Boston Hansom Cabs. Even in the Winter, weather permitting, you can wrap up in a big blanket and travel around downtown in olde world grandeur, either in a romantic embrace or with running commentary from the knowledgeable drivers.   A couple blocks from Faneuil Hall is the recently built Holocaust Memorial. It consists of several square glass columns said to resemble the stacks on the concentration camp death ovens. They are engraved with 6,000,000 numbers representing the serial numbers of the 6 million Jews exterminated by the Nazis.   Across the street is the oldest restaurant in the country, The Union Oyster House. Open every day since 1836, with only three owners in all that time, the Union Oyster House serves hearty portions of Yankee Style Seafood and Lobster and Grilled Meats. Sit at the crescent shaped oyster bar where Daniel Webster used to sit and eat six plates of oysters each chased with a brandy and water. Let's take a break here and have lunch because we still have lots to cover and you'll need your strength. Let me show you to the John F. Kennedy booth, his favorite.

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