Going to Boston

Considered one of the most notable towns in thefrom the Back Bay and Bay Village neighborhoods.
country, Boston is one of the most important cities inYou can visit some of the big museums from Boston
the country in terms of airport traffic because it haslike for example the Boston Museum of Fine Arts,
connections with different cities around the world asthe Harvard Art Museums, the MIT Museum, USS
well as with numerous cities and town in the country.Constitution Museum or the Boston Children's
This makes it one of the easiest destinations to getMuseum. One of the biggest Boston attractions is the
to and if you plan to visit New England, Boston canNew England Aquarium that has whale watching tours
be the perfect starting point for your holiday. While itavailable. There are also numerous galleries and places
can get frustrating finding a parking place in Boston,to shop all around Boston. Because of the big
you can get around very easily by subway or bynumbers of visitors and students, Boston has a series
foot. You can also get around by bike or taxis and ifof big events throughout the year. A few of the
this is the place you are going to go in day-tripsmost important ones are the St. Patrick's Day, the
around the region than you should know that thereBoston Marathon/Patriot's Day which always takes
are 2 main bus stations and several bus lines that runplace on the third Monday in April, the Boston Pride
all day and night long. Boston is a great vacationwhich takes place in June, the Feast of St. Anthony
destination for people who like visiting parks andin August and the Head of the Charles Regatta in
historical sites and also to try different internationalOctober.
cuisines, have beer and watch a baseball game. InIf you are looking for something else to do except
fact the city is so popular that it is always in the topvisiting museums and taking part at the big events,
ten lists of the most visited American cities.you have plenty of things to choose from. If you like
Things to do while in Boston include, but are notnature you can visit the Arnold Arboretum, the
limited to, walking, sightseeing, outdoor sports likeBoston Harbor Islands State Park or the Boston
boating, swimming, or cycling, indoor sports, going toCommon and Public Garden. If you don't mind walking
a concert or a sport event, visiting a famousyou can take one of the available trails like for
university campus or finding the best things to doexample the Freedom Trail and if you like being on
and see in the city's neighborhoods. Cambridge, thethe water you can take a cruise in the Harbor or
near by town, is most of the time included in Bostontowards on of the islands belonging to the
in terms of tourism. One of the reasons for includingMassachusetts state. For shopping and good food
Cambridge in Boston is the fact that two of theyou can visit New bury Street, the Quincy Market
world's most famous universities, MIT and Harvard,and the Faneuil Hall or the Harvard Square and if you
are located there and if you ever make it to Bostonlike beer you can take one of the available tours and
you have to visit the campus of one of the two.visit the Sam Adams Brewery or the Harpoon
Boston is also the home for several other worldbrewery. Although a place where there is always
known universities like Boston University, Bostonsomething to do and see Boston can be considered
College, Berklee College of Music, Emerson Collegequite expensive in terms of accommodation. A hotel
and Tufts University. Because there are more thanroom in Boston can range from $50 to more than
100 universities in Boston, the city is always packed$400 per night, but luckily you can always search for
with young people so the entertaining industry ismotels and hostels or bed and breakfasts and inns
very developed and covers the most demandingwhere you can find rooms or beds starting at $25
tastes.per night. Like in many other cities food can be cheap
Like any big city, not all the neighborhoods are safeif served at fast foods or all you can eat buffets,
to walk and drive around, but there are plenty ofbut the good thing about it is that there is a great
places to see and do in the safe ones. You can visitvariety of places with low prices to choose from.
the Downtown, the Chinatown or the historic places