| New England may offer a colder climate and fewer | | | | of Fine Arts. As a result, it boasts a lively, youthful |
| opportunities for sunshine than the country's more | | | | atmosphere that makes it irresistible to many a visitor. |
| vacation-friendly West Coast, but this north-eastern | | | | Indeed, Boston's vibrant urban lifestyle and |
| region remains a popular destination for tourists in the | | | | cosmopolitan culture has won the hearts of many. |
| United States. Consisting of the states of Connecticut, | | | | Among the numerous novels that have been set in or |
| Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island | | | | near Boston are Henry James' "The Bostonians", "The |
| and Vermont, New England - one of America's most | | | | Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner and, most |
| historical locations - boasts a busy produce industry | | | | recently, Zadie Smith's "On Beauty". Moreover, Boston |
| that counts seafood, potatoes and maple syrup | | | | has been represented on screen numerous times, in |
| among its main exports. However, if you're planning a | | | | popular TV shows like Cheers and Ally McBeal as well |
| visit to New England and only have time to visit one | | | | as iconic Hollywood films, including Good Will Hunting |
| location, make it Boston, Massachusetts - the region's | | | | and Martin Scorcese's The Departed. So anyone |
| largest city by population. | | | | planning a visit to Boston is sure to have an immediate |
| As one of America's earliest founded cities, Boston is | | | | frame of reference in mind. |
| famous as the site of some of the most important | | | | If you're visiting Boston, make sure you don't miss out |
| turning points in the American Revolutionary War. From | | | | on its native cuisine, which generally presents itself as |
| the Boston Tea Party of 1773 to the Midnight Ride of | | | | a fine example of the food you'd find in New England. |
| Paul Revere in 1775, Boston's rich heritage is reflected | | | | Among the most well-known Boston dishes are New |
| in its diversity of museums and galleries. When in | | | | England clam chowder, lobsters, steamed or fried |
| Boston, make sure you visit the Harvard Museum of | | | | clams and fish and chips. Boston also offers visitors |
| Natural History, the MIT Museum, the John F. Kennedy | | | | and residents a variety of first-class restaurants, |
| Library and Museum and the Museum of Science, | | | | including the Union Oyster House - the USA's oldest |
| among a host of other attractions. | | | | operating restaurant. |
| Moreover, Boston is renowned as one of the United | | | | Finding a hotel in Boston during your visit is easy too, |
| States' foremost centres of education and higher | | | | as many of Boston's hotels are located in its |
| learning. Often referred to as "the Athens of America", | | | | downtown Theatre District. From here, you'll find it's |
| the Greater Boston area is home to more than 100 | | | | simple to locate Boston's main performance venues, its |
| colleges and universities - from the likes of Harvard | | | | busy Chinatown or the calming Boston Public Garden, |
| University (located across the river in Cambridge), MIT | | | | as well as a host of other central locations in the city. |
| and Tufts University to smaller conservatories and art | | | | So you'll truly be able to appreciate New England's |
| schools, including the Massachusetts College of Art, | | | | premier city in style! |
| the Boston Conservatory and School of the Museum | | | | |