John Adams Estate

We started Memorial Day weekend with a tour around John Adams Estate.  There were 4 generations that lived on the property. Probably one of the best parts of the tour was seeing the first presidential library built in 1870 for John Quincy Adams.  He died before ever seeing the finish library but it houses many of his books.  The home itself was a beautiful farm house that still has many of the features that were there when John Adams lived there.  

We had lunch in downtown Quincy at a little sandwich shop.  It's a cute New England town south of the city that has a lot of character and charm.  The charm is all these historical places on every corner.  Definitely a lot of history and a great way to start a patriotic weekend!