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City of Boston

Boston

A city of history and tradition, Boston offers a proud legacy of culture, education, and numerous sporting championships. The "shining city on a hill"s independent spirit has been displayed to the world ever since colonists were angry over a British tax on their beloved tea and dumped shiploads of it into the harbor in protest.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Downtown Boston and Back Bay-Beacon Hill.

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is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of Boston's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

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is modern, clean, easy to navigate, and the primary gateway to Boston and . ☏ +1-800-23-LOGAN…

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as South Boston and Allston-Brighton.

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Honor. Tradition. Loyalty. If you're familiar with as presented on the silver screen, these values might spring foremost to your mind. You wouldn't be wrong, but a lot has changed since mob boss Whitey Bulger controlled his criminal underworld from here during the 1970s.

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Both bound closely with Boston while remaining a bit cut off, Allston/Brighton is defined by the colleges that surround it. A visit reveals a bohemian vibe in this student village writ large.

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Known as "Little Italy" for over a hundred years, the proudly carries the torch of Boston's Italian heritage. Its narrow, dense streets consistently draw hordes of visitors looking to experience old world culture and first class dining.

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The neighborhood is named after Kenmore Square, and after the Fens, both of which it encompasses. Kenmore Square is the area's dynamic urban center.

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So, you've decided to visit . Congratulations! Boston's largest neighborhood had long been written off, dismissed as “too dangerous” by those who had never set foot here.

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Possessing the largest Victorian row house district in the country, the is one of Boston's most popular places. After many homes underwent renovation in the 1960s, upscale restaurants and art galleries sprang up, and the area has attracted a diverse blend of families, young professionals, a gay and lesbian community and a thriving artistic center.

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Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill are two distinct neighborhoods within the City of Boston. They are grouped together here due to their shared border and transit options.

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One of the first towns founded in Massachusetts Bay, is located at the geographic center of Boston. Serving as the heart of Black culture in Boston, seriously considered seceding from Boston during the late 1980s.

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Boston's was the traditional home of employees at the now-decommissioned Navy Yard. It has experienced a shift in its population and industry and an increasing number of young professionals are joining the families who have lived in the area for years.

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The of Boston are four distinct neighborhoods that have been consolidated here for the visitor. These areas are a bit further from the city center and can take a little planning to investigate, but gems abound for the adventurous!

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A lot of neighborhoods claim to be diverse, but is the real deal. "Eastie", as the locals call it, has always been a welcoming place for immigrants hoping to gain a toehold in Boston.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include TD Garden and USS Constitution.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's , and it replaced the original upon opening in 1995.

Museum
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, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Hospital
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is a teaching hospital located in the neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the original and largest clinical education and research facility of /Harvard University, and houses the world's largest hospital-based research program with an annual research budget of more than $1.2 billion in 2021.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Somerville.

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is a city in , across the Charles River from Boston. It is renowned as the home of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both widely considered to be among the best universities in the world.

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Older Bostonians might still derisively call it "Slummerville", but today that tired old moniker couldn't be further from the truth. Packed with upwardly mobile professionals and longtime residents, is often voted an "All-America City" and the best-run city in .

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is a city in with a population of 49,000. Chelsea is a city with a population of 41,000.

Boston

  • Type: City with 676,000 residents
  • Description: capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Baston”, “Bean Town”, “Beantown”, “Boston (MA)”, “Boston MA, United States”, “Boston, MA”, “Boston, Mass”, “Boston, Mass.”, “Boston, Massachusetts”, “Boston, Massachusetts, United States”, “Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America”, “Boston, Massachusetts, US”, “Boston, United States”, “Boston, USA”, “Bostonia”, “Capital of Massachusetts”, “City of Boston”, “Mushauwomuk”, “Old Boston”, “Puritan City”, “Shawmut”, “Shawmutt”, “Shawnnut”, “The Athens of America”, “The Cradle of Liberty”, “The Cradle of Modern America”, “The Hub”, “The hub of the universe”, “The Hub of the Universe”, “The Walking City”, “Totant”, “Tramount”, “Tremont”, “Trimountain”, “Trimountaine”, “Wahstoronòn:ke”, and “Wastok”
  • Postal codes: 02108-02118, 02123, 02127, 02128, 02133, 02163, 02196, 02199, 02201, 02203-02206, 02210, 02211, 02215, 02217, 02222, 02241, 02266, 02283, 02284, 02293, and 02297
  • Neighbors: , , , , , , , , , , , and
  • Categories: city in the United States, big city, county seat, and locality
  • Location: , , , , ,
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Latitude
42.3588° or 42° 21′ 32″ north
Longitude
-71.0578° or 71° 3′ 28″ west
Population
676,000
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
IATA airport code
BOS
United Nations Location Code
US BOS
Open location code
87JC9W5R+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158809705
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
4930956
Wiki­data ID
Q100
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Boston” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Boston”
  • Albanian: “Boston”
  • Amharic: “ቦስቶን”
  • Arabic: “بُسْطُنُ”
  • Arabic: “بوسطن”
  • Aragonese: “Boston”
  • Armenian: “Բոստոն”
  • Arpitan: “Boston”
  • Asturian: “Boston, MA”
  • Asturian: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Asturian: “Boston”
  • Aymara: “Boston”
  • Azerbaijani: “Boston, Massaçusets”
  • Azerbaijani: “Boston”
  • Balinese: “Boston”
  • Bambara: “Boston”
  • Bashkir: “Бостон”
  • Basque: “Boston”
  • Bavarian: “Boston”
  • Belarusian: “Бостан”
  • Bengali: “আধুনিক আমেরিকার ক্রেডল”
  • Bengali: “আমেরিকার এথেন্স”
  • Bengali: “চলমান শহর”
  • Bengali: “দ্য ওয়াকিং সিটি”
  • Bengali: “দ্য ক্রেডল অফ লিবার্টি”
  • Bengali: “দ্য হাব”
  • Bengali: “পিউরিটান শহর”
  • Bengali: “বস্টন”
  • Bengali: “বিনটাউন”
  • Bengali: “বোস্টন”
  • Bengali: “বোস্টোনিয়া”
  • Bengali: “মহাবিশ্বের হাব”
  • Bhojpuri: “एथेंस ऑफ अमेरिका”
  • Bhojpuri: “बोस्टन”
  • Bislama: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Bislama: “Boston”
  • Bosnian: “Boston”
  • Breton: “Boston”
  • Bulgarian: “Бостън”
  • Burmese: “ဘော့စတွန်မြို့”
  • Catalan: “Boston (Massachusetts)”
  • Catalan: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Catalan: “Boston”
  • Cebuano: “Boston”
  • Central Kurdish: “بۆستن”
  • Chamorro: “Boston”
  • Chechen: “Бостон”
  • Chinese: “Boston”
  • Chinese: “波士頓”
  • Chinese: “波士頓市”
  • Chinese: “波士顿”
  • Chinese: “波士顿市”
  • Chuvash: “Бостон”
  • Cornish: “Boston”
  • Corsican: “Boston”
  • Croatian: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Croatian: “Boston”
  • Czech: “Boston”
  • Dagbani: “Boston”
  • Danish: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Danish: “Boston”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Boston”
  • Dotyali: “बोस्टन”
  • Dutch: “Boston”
  • Eastern Mari: “Бостон”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بوسطون”
  • Esperanto: “Bostono”
  • Estonian: “Boston”
  • Faroese: “Boston”
  • Fijian: “Boston”
  • Finnish: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Finnish: “Boston”
  • French: “Beantown”
  • French: “Boston”
  • Friulian: “Boston”
  • Galician: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Galician: “Boston”
  • Gan Chinese: “波士頓”
  • Georgian: “ბოსტონი”
  • German: “Boston”
  • Gilaki: “بؤستؤن (ماساچۊست)”
  • Gilaki: “بؤستؤن”
  • Gothic: “𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌽”
  • Greek: “Boston”
  • Greek: “Βοστώνη, Μασαχουσέτη”
  • Greek: “Βοστωνη”
  • Greek: “Βοστώνη”
  • Greek: “Η Αθήνα της Αμερικής”
  • Gujarati: “બોસ્ટન”
  • Haitian: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Haitian: “Boston”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Boston”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Pô-sṳ-tun”
  • Hausa: “Boston”
  • Hawaiian: “Pokekona”
  • Hebrew: “בוסטון”
  • Hindi: “बोस्टन”
  • Hungarian: “Boston”
  • Icelandic: “Boston”
  • Ido: “Boston”
  • Iloko: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Iloko: “Boston”
  • Inari Sami: “Boston”
  • Indonesian: “Boston”
  • Interlingua: “Boston”
  • Interlingue: “Boston”
  • Inuktitut: “ᐴᔅᑑᓐ”
  • Irish: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Irish: “Boston”
  • Irish: “Bostún, Massachusetts”
  • Irish: “Bostún”
  • Italian: “Boston”
  • Japanese: “ボストン”
  • Javanese: “Boston”
  • Kabyle: “Boston”
  • Kannada: “ಬಾಸ್ಟನ್”
  • Kannada: “ಬೊಸ್ಟನ್”
  • Kannada: “ಮೆಸಾಚುಸೆಟ್ಸ್ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯದ ರಾಜಧಾನಿ”
  • Kazakh: “Boston”
  • Kazakh: “Бостон”
  • Kikuyu: “Boston”
  • Kirghiz: “Бостон”
  • Kongo: “Boston”
  • Korean: “보스턴”
  • Korean: “보스톤”
  • Kurdish: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Kurdish: “Boston”
  • Ladin: “Boston”
  • Ladino: “Boston”
  • Lao: “ບອສຕັນ”
  • Latin: “Bostonia”
  • Latvian: “Bostona”
  • Ligurian: “Boston”
  • Limburgan: “Boston”
  • Lingala: “Boston”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Boston”
  • Lithuanian: “Bostonas”
  • Lombard: “Boston”
  • Low German: “Boston”
  • Lower Sorbian: “Boston”
  • Luxembourgish: “Boston”
  • Macedonian: “Бостон”
  • Malagasy: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Malagasy: “Boston”
  • Malay: “Boston”
  • Malayalam: “ബോസ്റ്റൺ”
  • Maltese: “Boston”
  • Manx: “Boston”
  • Maori: “Boston”
  • Maori: “Pohotone”
  • Marathi: “बॉस्टन”
  • Mazanderani: “بوستون (ماساچوست)”
  • Mazanderani: “بوستون”
  • Mesopotamian Arabic: “بوسطن”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Boston”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Boston”
  • Minangkabau: “Boston”
  • Mingrelian: “ბოსთონი”
  • Mingrelian: “ბოსტონი”
  • Mirandese: “Boston”
  • Mongolian: “Бостон”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “بوسطون”
  • Narom: “Boston”
  • Neapolitan: “Boston”
  • Nepali: “बोस्टन”
  • Newari: “बस्तन”
  • Newari: “बोस्टन”
  • Northern Frisian: “Boston”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Boston”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Boston”
  • Norwegian: “Boston”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Boston”
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): “ܒܘܣܛܘܢ”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Botwulfstūn on Mæsċūtsitsum”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Botwulfstūn”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Botƿulfstūn”
  • Ossetian: “Бостон”
  • Pali: “बोस्टन”
  • Pampanga: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Pampanga: “Boston”
  • Panjabi: “ਬੌਸਟਨ”
  • Papiamento: “Boston”
  • Persian: “بوستون، ماساچوست”
  • Persian: “بوستون”
  • Picard: “Boston”
  • Piemontese: “Boston”
  • Polish: “Boston”
  • Pontic: “Βοστώνη”
  • Portuguese: “Boston, MA”
  • Portuguese: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Portuguese: “Boston”
  • Quechua: “Boston”
  • Romanian: “Boston”
  • Romanian: “Бостон” (historical)
  • Romansh: “Boston”
  • Russian: “Бостон”
  • Samogitian: “Bostons”
  • Sanskrit: “बास्टन्”
  • Sardinian: “Boston”
  • Scots: “Boston”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Boston”
  • Serbian: “Boston”
  • Serbian: “Бостон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Boston”
  • Sicilian: “Boston”
  • Silesian: “Boston”
  • Sindhi: “بوسٽن”
  • Sinhala: “බොස්ටනය”
  • Sinhala: “බොස්ටන්”
  • Slovak: “Boston”
  • Slovenian: “Beantown”
  • Slovenian: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Slovenian: “Boston”
  • Somali: “Boston”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بوستون”
  • Spanish: “Boston (Massachusetts)”
  • Spanish: “Boston”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad Puritana”
  • Spanish: “El Centro del Universo”
  • Spanish: “La Atenas de América”
  • Spanish: “La Ciudad que Camina”
  • Spanish: “La Cuna de la América Moderna”
  • Spanish: “La Cuna de la Libertad”
  • Swahili: “Boston, MA”
  • Swahili: “Boston, Mass.”
  • Swahili: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Swahili: “Boston”
  • Swedish: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Swedish: “Boston”
  • Swiss German: “Boston”
  • Tagalog: “Boston”
  • Tajik: “Бостон”
  • Tajik: “Бустун”
  • Talysh: “Boston”
  • Tamil: “பாஸ்டன்”
  • Tatar: “Бостон”
  • Telugu: “బోస్టన్”
  • Thai: “บอสตัน”
  • Tibetan: “བོ་སེ་ཊོན།”
  • Tok Pisin: “Bostan”
  • Turkish: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Turkish: “Boston”
  • Turkmen: “Boston”
  • Twi: “Boston”
  • Udmurt: “Бостон”
  • Uighur: “Boston”
  • Uighur: “بوستون”
  • Ukrainian: “Бостон”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Boston”
  • Urdu: “بوسٹن”
  • Uzbek: “Boston”
  • Venetian: “Boston”
  • Veps: “Boston”
  • Vietnamese: “Beantown”
  • Vietnamese: “Boston, Massachusetts”
  • Vietnamese: “Boston”
  • Vietnamese: “The Hub”
  • Vlaams: “Boston”
  • Vlax Romani: “Boston”
  • Volapük: “Boston”
  • Walloon: “Boston”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Boston”
  • Welsh: “Boston, Mass.”
  • Welsh: “Boston”
  • Western Armenian: “Պոսթըն”
  • Western Frisian: “Boston”
  • Western Mari: “Бостон”
  • Western Panjabi: “بوسٹن”
  • Wolof: “Boston”
  • Wu Chinese: “波士顿”
  • Yakut: “Бостон”
  • Yiddish: “באסטאן”
  • Yoruba: “Boston”
  • Yue Chinese: “波士頓”
  • Zeeuws: “Boston”
  • Zulu: “Boston”
  • “Boston”
  • “Bostons”
  • “ma Pasan”
  • “ma Pasen”
  • “ma Poson”
  • “ma tomo Pasan”
  • “ma tomo Pasen”
  • “ma tomo Poson”

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