Boston – Today

Boston today is a thriving, world-class city that continues to lead in education, healthcare, and innovation. Home to top universities, cutting-edge research institutions, and a diverse, global population, it’s a place where ideas turn into impact. The city buzzes with creativity and purpose, from biotech labs in Kendall Square to grassroots art collectives in Jamaica Plain. Its rich cultural scene, walkable neighborhoods, and strong sense of community make it an ideal place to live, learn, and grow. In Boston, tradition inspires progress, and every day offers something new to explore.

Some things that make Boston Great:

Vibrant
Diverse
Coastal city
Cultural opportunities,
- Museum of Fine Arts
- Isabella Gardner Museum
- Museum of Science
- Boston Public Library
  - first big municipally-funded library in the United States,
  - beautiful architecture
  - peaceful courtyard
Walkable
- Along the Charles River
- Boston’s Public Garden
  - Victorian botanical design.
  - Swan boats that have for operated more than 100 years.
  - Make Way for Ducklings
- Freedom Trail – one of America’s first historic walking tours,
  - 2.5 miles of history revealing the city’s rich and historical background, extending from Bunker Hill to Boston Common and is filled with fascinating historical sites.
- Harbour Walk
  - near-continuous, 43-mile linear park along Boston’s shoreline,
  - connects Boston’s waterfront neighborhoods
    - from the Neponset River in lower Dorchester
    - to Constitution Beach in East Boston via Charlestown, the North End, Downtown, Seaport, South Boston and Dorchester.
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway is a one mile long park located in Downtown Boston consisting of gardens, promenades, plazas, fountains, art, and specialty lighting systems
- Cambridge
  - Mount Auburn cemetery is the first garden, cemetery in the United States,
  - collection of over 5,500 trees includes nearly 700 species and varieties.
Transport
- oldest public transport systems in the country
Access to excellent health care,
Quality education
- Harvard
- MIT
- BU
- Tufts
- Boston College
  Simmonds College
Appreciation for History
- Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum — Visit Seaport to explore one of the most important moments in U.S. history.
- The Old North Church
- Paul Revere’s House — Visit the home of this famous American patriot who played an influential role in the American Revolution.
- Minute Man Park
- Longfellow’s Wayside Inn — This 300-year-old inn is located in nearby Sudbury and is the oldest operating inn in the nation.
- Old Ironsides the world’s oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat, launched in 1797
Athletics
- Boston Red Sox —
  - Century-old Fenway Park – Oldest in the NAtion
  - World Series titles (9)
  - 1903 1912 1915 1916 1918 2004 2007 2013 2018.
- New England Patriots
  - The Patriots have won
  - 6 Super Bowl titles (2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017, and 2019) and
  - 11 American Football Conference (AFC) championships.
- Boston Celtics —
  - 17 championships-the most successful NBA team in history.
- Boston Bruins
  - The Bruins have won the Stanley Cup
  - six times (1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972, and 2011)
- College teams
Nearby
- Cape Cod,
- Nantucket, and
- Martha’s Vineyard.
- Salem and its Witch trials
- new Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine