The largest city in New England and one of the truly unique metropolitan areas in the world, Boston glorifies in tradition and bursts with modern vitality. Home to more than sixty colleges and universities, the “Hub” — as the city is often called — is a thriving intellectual and cultural center yet maintains a small-town feel through its diverse and charming neighborhoods. There is something for everyone here — the challenge is deciding where to begin exploring all this splendid city has to offer.

Boston’s cobbled streets and historic landmarks evoke images of the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere’s ride, and other significant events in the early American Colonial and Revolutionary history. A seaport that grew to prominence in the days of the China trade and the whaling industry, the city maintains a burgeoning and picturesque waterfront. The world-renowned New England Aquarium shares the harbor side with cruise ships, New England fishermen unloading their catches, international cargo traffic, and the USS Constitution — or, as it is affectionately known, “Old Ironsides.” Boston is a city where historic treasures and modern technology intermingle, and Bostonians take as much pride in their busy financial and business communities, world-class medical care and facilities, and abundance of research and technological centers as they do in their rich history.