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Boston’s culture
and history provide a versatile and exciting place to live and work.
About Boston
The greater
Boston area offers an array of cultural, historical, educational, and
recreational activities. Boston itself offers a diverse assemblage of
activities and places to visit. From our historic Faneuil Hall to the
Boston Common, the Public Garden Swan Boats, the Esplanade, and the Hatch
Shell, to the Cheers bar itself, Boston has a little of something for
everyone.
Boston’s marathon
of places to visit and things to do include:
The Arts
Some
highlights are: The Boston Symphony Orchestra, The Boston Ballet, The
Boston Pops, and the Wang Center for the Performing Arts. Boston area
museums include the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner
Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Harvard University’s Fogg
Art Museum, and the many other university-affiliated museums throughout
the Boston area.
Family
Activities
Some
of the most popular family activities include: the New England Aquarium,
Boston Harbor Cruises, Whale watching tours, The Children’s Museum, The
Computer Museum, The Museum of Science, The Boston Tea Party Ship Museum,
the USS Constitution Museum, Freedom trail walks, canoeing or kayaking
on the Charles River, and much more.
Health
& Medicine
Boston
is the hub of leading health care providers and teaching hospitals in
the country including, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and
Women's Hospital, The Children’s Hospital, and the Massachusetts General
Hospital. People from all over the world come to this area for specialized
treatment, to research, and to learn about the latest developments in
medical technology.
Higher
Education
Accessibility
to the finest universities including, Boston College, Boston University,
Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, Radcliffe, Suffolk, and Wellesley, as well
as access to their libraries, teaching forums, public seminars, extension
courses, and museums.
Sports
With
college level sports as well as the Red Sox, New England Patriots, Celtics,
and Bruins, there are year-round events for most sport enthusiasts interested
in baseball, football, basketball, and hockey.
There’s
More
Finally,
there is the wonderful fall foliage, the lobsters, the eclectic communities,
proximity to the beautiful North Shore beaches, the Cape and
Islands, New Hampshire and Vermont mountains, hiking,
and skiing, Rhode Island beaches, mansions, and bicycle trails,
Maine white water rafting, and so much more!
To discover
more about these great places and how easy it is to take day trips, adventures,
and vacations throughout New England, we have provided links
to the Chamber of Commerce Directories and other relevant information
to facilitate browsing and day dreaming.
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