Culture

Bostons reputation as a higher education center derives in large part from the teaching and research activities of more than 100 colleges and universities located in the Greater Boston Area, with more than 250,000 students attending college in Boston and Cambridge alone. Harvard University, the nations oldest, is located across the Charles River in Cambridge. The city is also home to several prominent art museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. In December 2006, the Institute of Contemporary Art moved from its Back Bay location to a new contemporary building designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro located in the Seaport District. The University of Massachusetts Boston campus on Columbia Point houses the John F. Kennedy Library.

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Boston
City of Americas Past and Present

History
Boston is the capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its largest city, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. It was named Boston by early settlers from Boston, Lincolnshire in England. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial Capital of New England for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. During the late 18th century, Boston was the location of several major events during the American Revolution, including the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. Several early battles of the American Revolution, such as the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Siege of Boston, occurred within the city and surrounding areas. Many historic sites are found along the Freedom Trail, which is marked by a red line of bricks embedded in the ground.

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Boston Common Stop on Freedom Trail by Rob V

Freedom Trail by Ciera Holzenthal

Make Way for Ducklings by Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff

Boston Pops by Bexatious

Fenway by Jared Vincent

MBTA Red Line by Adam Moreira

Quincy Market by Yuvb

Music
The city is also a major center for contemporary classical music, with a number of performing groups, some of which are associated with the citys conservatories and universities. These include Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Musica Viva, Calluthumpian Consort, and Dinosaur Annex. There are also many major annual events such as First Night, which occurs on New Years Eve, the annual Boston Arts Festival at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, Italian summer feasts in the North End honoring Catholic saints, and several events during the Fourth of July period. These events include the week-long Harborfest festivities and a Boston Pops concert accompanied by fireworks on the banks of the Charles River. Boston is also one of the birthplaces of the hardcore punk genre of music. Boston is also one of the birthplaces of the hardcore punk genre of music. Boston neighborhoods were home to one of the leading local third wave ska and ska punk scenes in the 1990s, led by bands such as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and The Allstonians.

Sports
Boston has teams in the four major North American professional sports leagues, and has won 33 championships in these leagues, as of 2011. The Boston Red Sox, a founding member of the American League of Major League Baseball in 1901, play their home games at Fenway Park, near Kenmore Square in the Fenway section of Boston. Boston was a dominant team in the new league, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 and winning four more championships by 1918. However, they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history, called by some the Curse of the Bambino after its alleged beginning with the Red Soxs sale of Babe Ruth to the rival Yankees two years after their world championship in 1918, an 86-year wait before the teams sixth World Championship in 2004.

Transportation
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) operates bus, subway, short distance rail, and water ferry passenger services throughout the city and region. Amtrak operates passenger rail service to and from major northeastern cities. A major bus terminal at South Station is served by varied intercity bus companies. Boston is the eastern terminus of cross-continent I-90, which in Massachusetts runs along the Massachusetts Turnpike. U.S. 1 and I-93 run concurrently north to south through the city from Charlestown to Dorchester, joined by Massachusetts Route 3 after the Zakim Bridge over the Charles River. The elevated portion of the Central Artery, which carried these routes through downtown Boston, was replaced with the ONeill Tunnel during the Big Dig, substantially completed in early 2006.

Top Attractions
Boston is home to many famous attractions. You can see the past and present of America in one city. Five Must See Attractions in Boston! Freedom Trail Quincy Market Boston Public Garden Fenway Park Boston Harbor Islands

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