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History is all around in America's oldest city, but there's a lot going on in modern Beantown too. Boston is often called the most European of U.S. cities owing to its walkable scale and human-sized Victorian and Colonial buildings, its bookish mien, acres of public parks, and lively café-restaurant culture. The city has also derived a great part of its identity from the many universities and colleges based here and in Cambridge including, of course, the hallowed Ivy League Harvard. Lots of Boston highlights can be taken in on foot in a day or two—Boston Common, the country's oldest park; the Victorians of Back Bay, the mansions of Beacon Hill, and all the sights along the Freedom Trail. The Freedom Trail can be considered a capsule guide to what not to miss.
The JFK Library, which opened in 1979 in an I.M. Pei–designed building, is dedicated to the study of the 35th president's life and work, and houses his...more
Think of the MFA as a mini-Met: This grand, neoclassical building, opened in 1909, holds American and European paintings from the 7th century to the present...more
Housed in a modern building at the mouth of the Charles River with views of the Boston skyline, the Museum of Science is one of the best of its kind. Kids love...more
Located right on Boston Harbor on Central Wharf, the New England Aquarium is home to animals from both the northeast region and around the world. Atlantic...more
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