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Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city of
Massachusetts.
As of
2005,
the city of Boston's population was 596,638. Additionally, Boston lies
within a large metropolitan area, the 11th largest in the United States,
known as "Greater Boston", which is home to approximately 4.4 million people.
Boston is not only the largest city in
Massachusetts, but also in the whole of New England,
and hence is often considered the unofficial cultural
and business capital of the region.
Attractions in Boston include:
Boston Facts
Here is some more information about Boston:
- Boston is sometimes known as the "Athens of America" because of the many teaching, educational and research institutions located in the area - including over 100 colleges and universities in the Greater Boston Area, and more than 250,000 students in Boston and Cambridge. Important education institutions in Boston include Boston University, Harvard University's business and medical schools, Northeastern University and Suffolk University. Boston University is a private research university and 4th largest employer in the city. Northeastern University is a private national research university known for its links with business and industry. Suffolk University is a small private university, particularly known for its law school.
- Professional sports franchises in Boston include the baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, the basketball team, the Boston Celtics, and the ice hockey team, the Boston Bruins.
- Some of the major companies with their headquarters in Boston include Bain & Company, Bain Capital, Gilette (now a subsiduary of Proctor & Gamble), Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, New Balance and The Boston Consulting Group.
- The main airport for Boston is Logan International.
- Boston's nicknames include "Athens of America", "B-town", "Bean Town", "BeanCity", "Beantown", "City of Notions", "Puritan City", "The Bean", "The Cradle of Liberty", "The Hub", and "The Hub of the Universe".
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Books About Boston
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By Fodor's Travel Guides
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Updated for 2017. There's history and culture around every bend in Boston--skyscrapers nestle next to historic hotels while modern marketplaces line the antique cobblestone streets. The city that blends yesterday and today has much to offer, and with this updated Fodor's Gold Guide first-time visitors, as well as returning visitors, will discover all of Beantown's old and new charms. |
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By Fodor's Travel Guides
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New England is a classic American destination: the rocky Maine coast, Vermont's Green Mountains, Connecticut's antiques, Rhode Island's mansions, vibrant Boston, and New Hampshire's Lake District are all made for exploring. This full-color guide will help travelers plan the perfect trip, from leaf peeping and skiing to antiquing and fine dining. |
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By DK
DK Eyewitness Travel
Released: 2016-11-01
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Newly revised, updated, and redesigned for 2016. True to its name, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Boston covers all the city's major sights and attractions in easy-to-use "top 10" lists that help you plan the vacation that's right for you. This newly updated pocket travel guide for Boston will lead you straight to the best attractions the city has to offer, from Boston Common to Fenway Park to the historic Harvard University. Expert travel writers have fully revised this edition of DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Boston. • Brand-new itineraries help you plan your trip to Boston.
• Expanded and far more comprehensive, new laminated pull-out map now includes color-coded design, public transportation maps, and street indexes to make it even easier to use.
• Maps of walking routes show you the best ways to maximize your time.
• New Top 10 lists feature off-the-beaten-track ideas, along with standbys like the top attractions, shopping, dining options, and more.
• Additional maps marked with sights from the guidebook are shown on inside cover flaps, with selected street index and metro map.
• New typography and fresh layout throughout.
You'll still find DK's famous full-color photography and museum floor plans, along with just the right amount of coverage of the city's history and culture. A free pull-out city map is marked with sights from the guidebook and includes a street index and a metro map. The perfect pocket-size travel companion: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Boston. Series Overview: For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. Expert travel writers and researchers provide independent editorial advice, recommendations, and reviews. With guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe available in print and digital formats, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides show travelers how they can discover more. DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: the most maps, photographs, and illustrations of any guide. |
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By Deborah B. Lyon
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The places listed in this book are the most positively reviewed and recommended by locals and travelers. 2,000 places to visit organized in five groups and ranked by category. "TOP 500 SHOPS" (98 Store Categories), "TOP 500 RESTAURANTS & CAFES" (91 Cuisine Types), "TOP 100 ATTRACTIONS" Landmarks, Historical Buildings, Parks, Churches, Botanic Gardens... "TOP 400 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTS" Tours, Cultural Centers, Festivals, Cinemas, Event Places, Performing Arts, Art Schools... "TOP 500 NIGHTLIFE" Lounges, Bars, Pubs, Gay Bars, Sports Bars, Karaoke, Comedy Clubs, Nightclubs, Jazz & Blues, Adult Entertainment and many more options to visit, relax and enjoy your stay. |
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By Lonely Planet
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Boston is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Trace American history along the Freedom Trail, feel the intensity of Red Sox Nation at Fenway Park, or take an enchanting lantern-lit stroll through Beacon Hill; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Boston and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Boston Travel Guide: - Full-color maps and images throughout
- Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
- Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
- Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
- Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
- Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including history, art, architecture, colleges and universities, sports, eating, drinking, nightlife, and more
- Free, convenient pull-out Boston map (included in print version), plus over 35 color local maps
- Covers Charlestown, West End, North End, Beacon Hill, Boston Common, Downtown, the Waterfront, South End, Chinatown, Back Bay, Kenmore Square, Fenway, Seaport District, Cambridge, and more
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Boston, our most comprehensive guide to Boston, is perfect for those planning to both explore the top sights and take the road less traveled. - Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's New England guide for a comprehensive look at all the region has to offer.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveler community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. |
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From Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel guide publisher Durable and waterproof, with a handy slipcase and an easy-fold format, Lonely Planet Boston City Map is your conveniently-sized passport to traveling with ease. Get more from your map and your trip with images and information about top city attractions, transport maps, itinerary suggestions, extensive street and site index, and practical travel tips and directory. With this easy-to-use, full color navigation tool in your back pocket, you can truly get to the heart of Boston, so begin your journey now! - Durable and waterproof
- Easy-fold format and convenient size
- Handy slipcase
- Full color and easy-to-use
- Extensive street and site index
- Images and information about top city attractions
- Handy transport maps
- Practical travel tips and directory
- Itinerary suggestions
- Covers Charlestown, West End, North End, Beacon Hill, Boston Common, Downtown, Waterfront, South End, Chinatown, Back Bay, Kenmore Square, Fenway, Seaport District, South Boston, Cambridge
Check out Lonely Planet Boston, our most comprehensive guidebook to the city, covering the top sights and most authentic off-beat experiences. Or check out Lonely Planet Pocket Boston, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss experiences for a quick trip. About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, gift and lifestyle books and stationery, as well as an award-winning website, magazines, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits! Lonely Planet guides have won the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' -- Fairfax Media 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times |
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Before you plan your family’s next excursion, get some help from a travel professional…and your kids! The Kid’s Guide series lets the kids help plan your trip and guides you as you explore your destination. Inside you’ll find kid-tested tips on where to go, where to eat, what to see, and where to get the best souvenirs. Along the way, your kids will be engaged by reading and sharing fun acts and cool travel tips. Awesome games and quizzes keep the family entertained! Fun for both visiting and local kids! |
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By 55 Secrets
Released: 2016-03-02
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25 Secrets you’d never find out about BOSTON!
Welcome to the most Complete BOSTON Travel Guide for Tourists made by locals!
Here Is a Preview of What You'll Learn Inside...
♥Introduction: Boston
♥25 Unique activities to do when you are in town
♥Best places to eat in town
♥Best local Markets
♥Best Parks and Good Views
♥Best Museums
♥Best Bars
♥Best things to do in Bonston - Massachusetts
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If you are heading to the wonderful city of Boston anytime soon this book will give you an insight of the best places and most unique places to see where you will mingle with the locals and get to see and do the activities as one of them.
We have prepared a unique BUCKET LIST with the 25 most unique experiences you can have in Boston – Massachusetts
Most people don't even take the time to prepare themselves in advance, and just wish for the best once they have arrived! Most people aren't aware of some of the most amazing places Boston can offer... And it'd be such a pity to miss them! That's precisely why we desperately need the RIGHT travel guide first. Don’t arrive to Boston (Massachusetts) and follow the crowds of Tourists. With this exclusive travel guide made by locals you will be finding about the places that don’t come on Lonely Planets or are listed on Trip Advisor where thousands of tourists head daily.
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Our goal is simple. we will give you a complete and detailed Bucket list with MAPS to all the locations to make sure you won’t get lost in the amazing city of Boston transforming your trip into absolutely amazing experience. We will help you simplify your path, showing you exactly where the best places are.
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Handy, pocket-size, pop-up map of Boston. Ideal to pop in a pocket or bag for easy reference while exploring the city. Explore the historic city of Boston, birthplace of the American Revolution, with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized, pop-up map. Small in size, yet big on detail, this compact, dependable Boston city map will ensure you don't miss a thing. * Includes two pop-up maps covering greater & downtown Boston
* Additional maps covering Beacon Hill, Harvard Square and the subway are also included. Subway map has been fully revised and updated to include the Silver Line and new stations
* Handy, self-folding tourist map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format
* Thorough street index is also featured and cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination
* Hotels, restaurants, stores and attractions are all included * 3 walking tours also included - The Heritage Trail, Black Freedom Trail and tour of Harvard are all marked on the maps taking you past many significant historical locations Contents include maps of: Greater Boston
Downtown Boston
Beacon Hill
Harvard Square
Subway Fold size: 95mm x 130mm Sheet size: 215mm x 225mm (per sheet; 2 sheets) Approx scale: 1:170,000 (Greater map); 1:20,000 (Central map) - the scales are approximate and should only be used as a guideline. |
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VanDam's award-winning Boston StreetSmart maps all top attractions including museums, major architecture, hotels, historic sites, and more - all at an immensely legible super-scale (1:12,000 to 1:142,000) complete with 3-D building illustrations. Clear information design allows users to read the map from three feet away and has earned VanDam maps a place in the MoMA Collection.
Boston StreetSmart includes a stunning dimensional detail of the Freedom and Black Heritage Trails, Cambridge, Harvard Square, Back Bay, and Downtown, as well as the Boston Metro area. Edition also contains a MBTA Subway and Commuter Rail map.
Simplicity reigns supreme in information design to make complex cities clear and understandable. Our typography creates character and reveals the true bones of the historic city. VanDam uses a letter grid to identify locations on maps - no confusing and cluttering K-28 or V-34s - its just the city from A-Z. Our covers map the icons of each city and turn them into collectible graphic art. Each sleek and laminated city map package opens to 24" x 9" and then easily folds down to 4" x 9" to snuggly fit into a shirt pocket or purse. Gain instant Boston StreetSmarts and a sexy souvenir to boot! |
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