Register, step up to the bar and order your lunch, after which you may wander through the Inn until you are called by the host. After you have eaten in the dining room (built in 1800) walk out through the gardens. You will find the old grist mill interesting and unique. Also, don’t fail to visit the Old School House spoken of in the famous poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” After you have seen everything on this historic estate get back in the car and visit the old country store. Drive back to Boston over Route 20 to Commonwealth Avenue and Clarendon Street where you turn right crossing Newbury and Boylston Streets. Turning left at St. James Avenue will bring you back to the door of the Hotel Statler. [Illustration: OLD MILL—SUDBURY] _BOSTON_ THE CITY OF CULTURE ★ Ask the people at your hotel to direct you to the nearest subway and ride to Park Street. As you leave the car at Park Street, you are in the oldest subway in the world, except, perhaps, the one in Budapest which always has disputed with Boston this particular claim. This subway was opened in Boston in September, 1897. Going up the stairs, you will emerge from the subway onto the famous Boston Common. Turn left, and you will have no trouble in finding the State House [Illustration: STATE HOUSE] Located on Beacon Street at the head of Park Street. The hill on which the State House stands was originally called Treamount, later this was changed to Sentry Hill when it was used as a lookout, and after the erection of the Beacon in 1634-1635, it received the name of Beacon Hill. The cornerstone of the “Bulfinch” front of the State House was laid on July 4, 1795, and the extension was built in 1889 at a cost of four million dollars. The construction of the east and west wings was completed in 1916. The State House is decorated with statuary, historic paintings, battle flags and war relics. The House of Representatives contains the celebrated Cod Fish emblems. The gilded dome, lighted at night by four hundred and ninety-eight electric lights, makes a magnificent display. Open to the public on week days from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., and on Saturday from 9 a. m. to 12 noon. Leaving the State House, walk straight down Beacon Street with the Boston Common on your left. Cross Charles Street and enter the Public Gardens This is about one-half the size of the Common and contains an artificial pond of irregular shape, the beauty of which is enhanced by the graceful swan boats which glide over its surface. A monument commemorating the discovery of ether is erected at one side of the Gardens; thousands of men and women visit this shrine yearly. Proceed through this beautiful Shrine of Nature, coming out at Arlington Street and Newbury Street, on the corner of which stands the [Illustration: PUBLIC GARDENS]