Boston, the capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a legendary city and one of the oldest in America, dating back to its founding in 1630. Known as “downtown” and the “Athens of America,” it has been the cradle of culture from museums, conservatories, and thousands of local and national businesses, including the Bank of Boston (now Bank of America), major sports teams like the Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics Basketball. It is known as a massive headquarters for education with more than 100 colleges and universities, including Boston College, one of the five main branches of the University of Massachusetts Boston, and Boston University, the city’s fourth largest employer.

Boston is home to the Boston Public Library, the largest municipal library in the United States affectionately referred to by locals as “the BPL,” and the John F. Kennedy Library on the UMASS campus, both places of attractions as important as any of the many local museums, which include the six best known, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Science Museum, the Children’s Museum, the New England Aquarium, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Institute of Contemporary art. Also within the heart of the city are the locations used as the backdrop for popular TV shows such as “Cheers” filmed at the Bull and Finch Pub.

Boston’s media includes not only radio and television, but also good theater. The ornate, historic theater buildings remain a favorite cult night out, from the Center for the Performing Arts and the Boston Opera, to the Cutler Majestic and Orpheum Theaters. It is home to unrivaled musical performances by the BSO (Boston Symphony Orchestra), performances by the historic Handel-Haydn Society, The Boston Ballet, and the “North End” summer celebration of Italian food offerings resulting in a cultural festival. summer and a party. that goes on for days.

The suburban area on the outskirts of Boston has taken its identity from the city for many years as Metrowest and has extended “the Boston experience” of active nightlife, fine-dining restaurants, and sprawling shopping malls north and west as far as Burlington, Framingham and beyond. Aside from the old brick-lined streets and squares, just about all the charm and conveniences one could want in the center of town are available in some sense in most of the surrounding towns, from Sudbury’s Rte 20, where find the Wayside Inn. and the Grist Mill can be found, to the green and the statues in Lexington and Concord.

Without just tropical beaches, there’s little in the Boston area that couldn’t pique the interest of residents and visitors alike, no matter the time of year.