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The Swan Boats have carried passengers around the Public Garden lagoon since the nineteenth century, Boston, Massachusetts

Acorn Street is one of the most photographed lanes on Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts

Old North Church is where lanterns were hung on the night of Paul Revere's ride in 1775, Boston, Massachusetts

USS Constitution, launched in 1797, is the oldest commissioned warship afloat, Boston, Massachusetts

About Boston

Boston, founded by Puritan colonists in 1630, is one of the oldest cities in the United States and a cradle of the American Revolution. Built around a harbor and the Charles River, it pairs brick row houses and colonial landmarks with renowned universities and museums, and its compact size makes it one of the most walkable cities in the country.

Boston Common, the nation's oldest public park, marks the start of the Freedom Trail. Next door, the Public Garden is known for its swan boats, and the gas-lit streets of Beacon Hill climb toward the State House. Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market host food stalls and street performers. In the North End, Italian bakeries surround the Paul Revere House and the Old North Church, where lanterns signaled the British march in 1775. Across the harbor in Charlestown, the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship afloat, is berthed at the Navy Yard below the Bunker Hill Monument. In Back Bay, Copley Square pairs Trinity Church with the Boston Public Library. The Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum anchor the Fenway, near Fenway Park, the oldest ballpark in the major leagues.

Boston suits history buffs, families and sports fans. Winters are cold and snowy. Cambridge, home to Harvard and MIT, lies across the river, and Salem and Cape Cod make good side trips.

Best seasonSeptember and October bring crisp weather and fall color; late spring is also comfortable.

Ideal stayThree to four days covers the Freedom Trail, a major museum, Cambridge and a ballgame.

ArrivingLogan International Airport sits close to downtown with subway links, and Amtrak trains arrive at South Station.

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History 4

Boston Common and the Freedom Trail

Established in 1634, Boston Common is the oldest public park in the United States, once used for grazing cattle, militia drills an...

North End, Paul Revere House and Old North Church

Boston's oldest residential neighborhood is a tight grid of narrow streets known for Italian bakeries, cafes and red-sauce restaur...

USS Constitution and Charlestown Navy Yard

Launched in 1797, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, nicknamed Old Ironsides after British c...

Bunker Hill Monument

This 221-foot granite obelisk on Breed's Hill in Charlestown marks the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, one of...

Neighborhoods 3

Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill is Boston's most picturesque neighborhood, a hillside of Federal-style brick rowhouses, gas street lamps, black shutte...

Back Bay and Copley Square

Back Bay was created in the 19th century by filling in tidal marshland, and its grid of Victorian brownstones is one of the best-p...

Harvard Yard and Cambridge

Across the Charles River, Harvard Yard is the leafy historic core of Harvard University, founded in 1636 and the oldest institutio...

Parks 2

Boston Public Garden

Next to Boston Common, the Public Garden was founded in 1837 as the first public botanical garden in the country, and it is far mo...

Boston Harbor Islands

More than 30 islands and peninsulas in Boston Harbor form a national and state park, reached by seasonal ferries from Long Wharf n...

Museums 1

Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Two very different art museums stand a short walk apart in the Fenway. The Museum of Fine Arts is one of the largest museums in th...

Sports 1

Fenway Park

Opened in 1912, Fenway Park is the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball and home of the Boston Red Sox. Its quirks are legenda...

Shopping 1

Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market

Faneuil Hall, built in 1742 by merchant Peter Faneuil, earned the nickname Cradle of Liberty as the site of fiery town meetings be...

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815 Boylston St, Boston

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225 Northern Ave, Boston

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Chimney Services

A1 Chimney

5.0(4)

101 Arch St #831, Boston

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Air Duct Cleaning Service

Lowe's Air Duct Cleaning

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896 Beacon St Ste 307, Boston

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Flooring Contractor

Mago Flooring

5.0(5)

867 Boylston St, Boston

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Queen Foundation Repair

201 Washington St, Boston

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Appliance Repair Service

ABV Appliance Service

110 Academy Hill Rd, Boston

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General Contractor

Eagle Hardwood Flooring

109 Park St #2, Boston

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Floor Refinishing Service

The Groutsmith

5.0(5)

2 Neptune Rd Suite 159, Boston

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Furniture Repair Shop

Seymour's Upholstering

2 Sefton St, Boston

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