Welcome to Boston!
Boston is one of the oldest cities in America with many historial and modern sights for visitors to experience. The city was originally founded by English pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, around 1630. The city is best known for playing a role on the American Revolution in the 18th century.
Boston also holds two of America's most prestigious and important universities, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as well as many other well-known colleges.
The City of Boston's Office of Neighborhood Services has designated 23 neighborhoods in the city. Here is a list of every neighborhood:
For a detailed guide of all 23 neighborhoods in Boston, click here
Boston holds a lot of history of the colonial and Revolutionary War era. There is a 3-mile Freedom Trail that leads to 16 of the city's historic monuments and sites. There is a line of red bricks on the sidewalk and footprints on the street crossings.
The Boston Public Garden and Boston Common are located in the heart of the city. The Frog Pond located at the Common is a popular place for seasonal events such as ice-skating in the winter and early spring, and a wading pool to splash around in for the summer. Visitors can also ride on the swan boats for a sightseeing trip around the Public Garden.
Boston also has multiple historial museums located throughout the city. Located in Fenway, is the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). The building holds collections of Impressionist paintings, ancient Egyptian treasures, and works from ancient Greece, Asia and the Middle East. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, also located in Fenway, holds over 2,500 priceless collections of artworks including paintings, sculptures, and furniture.
If you want to visit the MFA, click here.
To learn more about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, click here.
Located in Back Bay is the first public library in the country, the Central branch Boston Public Library. On Boylston Street, is the finish line of the Boston Marathon, that happens annually on April for Patriot's Day. On the same street is Prudential Center, a 32-acre complex of apartments, shops, and restaurants. On the 50th floor of 52 floor building is the Skywalk observation deck for a view of Boston. You can also buy tickets to ride on Duck Tour buses, a tour bus which rides around Boston-Cambridge on land and water.
Another popular tour attraction is the Boston Harbor. At Rowes Wharf, you can board the Odyssey to travel to Castle Island, George's Island, Little Brewster Island, and Charlestown Naval Yard. Along the North End is the Seaport District, with a museum named the Institute of Contemporary Art, and other appeals such as art, culture and food.
Lying on the Central Wharf is the New England Aquarium, which is home to over 20,000 fish and aquatic animals representing over 550 species for visitors to be in awe at. Outside the entrance, visitors can watch harbor seals play and perform at their tanks. The aquarium also features an IMAX theater and whale-watching tours on the Boston Harbor.
There is also a wide range of cuisines located in every neighborhood in Boston. Whether it is Chinese food in the Chinatown area to Korean in Allston, Cuban or Latin restaurants in Jamaica Plain.
If you are interested to know which are the best restaurants in Boston, click here for a Boston Eater article.
For more tourist attractions in Boston, click here to read more.
The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) is one of the oldest public transit systems in the United States. The public transit system provides subway, bus, Commuter Rail, ferry, and paratransit service to eastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island.
Prudential Center
Newbury Street
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