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Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular

Top Lifestyles

History

Cannon on USS Constitution
- 274 properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places, including 56 National Historic Landmarks
- Faneuil Hall has been a marketplace and meeting hall since 1742 and is now part of Boston National Historical Park.
- The USS Constitution is the world’s oldest floating commissioned naval vessel, launched in 1797.
- The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile (4 km) walking tour of 16 of Boston’s historic sites
City Life

Downtown Boston
- Named by MarketWatch as one of the best cities for business, and named as one of the best cities for young professionals by Forbes.com
- Largest city in Massachusetts and in the New England region and tenth-largest metropolitan area in the nation
- A “Very Walkable” city, according to Walk Score
- Strong public transit system used by nearly a third of Boston-area residents for their work commutes
- 200+ high-rises, mostly in the Financial District and Back Bay neighborhood
University City

Harvard University
- 100+ colleges and universities in the metropolitan area
- Harvard University was founded in 1636 and is the oldest college or university in the nation.
- About 374,000 college and university students in the city
- Four NCAA division member schools: Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University
Professional Sports

Fenway Park baseball stadium
- Teams: the New England Patriots (football), the Boston Celtics (basketball), the Boston Red Sox (baseball), the Boston Bruins (hockey), and the New England Revolution (soccer)
- Championships: 3 Super Bowls (the New England Patriots), 5 Stanley Cups (the Boston Bruins), 7 World Series (the Boston Red Sox), 17 NBA Championships (the Boston Celtics), and the 2007 U.S. Open Cup (New England Revolution)
- Site of the Boston Marathon and the Head of the Charles Regatta

OTHER POPULAR LIFESTYLES

Arts and entertainment, bicycling, boating/sailing, fishing/hunting, golf destination, water sports

Highlights

12 million visitors annually
Sometimes called “Beantown” or “The Cradle of Liberty”
The public school system is the oldest in the nation and was No. 1 on Forbes magazine’s 2004 list of “The Best Education in the Biggest Cities.”
Headquarters for several major companies, including Bentley Motors, Fidelity Investments, and New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc.
The John Hancock Tower is 790 feet (241 m) tall and is one of 27 buildings in Boston that exceed 400 feet (122 m).
Ranked third in the nation for livability by The Economist magazine
Nearby cities and towns: Cambridge; Quincy; Framingham; Nashua, NH (1 hour); Manchester, NH (1 hour); Portland, ME (2 hours); New York, NY (4 hours)

FAST FACTS

Population	617,594 (4.6 million in metropolitan area)
Size	48 square miles (124 km²)
Climate	Boston has warm and rainy summers, windy and snowy winters, and beautiful fall foliage.
Nearby Airports with Hub Connections	Boston Logan International Airport (BOS): Direct connections include Atlanta (ATL), Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Detroit (DTW), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Houston (IAH), Las Vegas (LAS), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Orlando (MCO), Philadelphia (PHL), San Francisco (SFO), San Juan (SJU), Seattle (SEA), Washington, DC (IAD)