One of the
USA’s oldest cities, holidays to Boston are full of its illustrious history. This is the birthplace of the American Revolution, the site of the Boston Tea Party and the defiant reading of the Declaration of Independence from the balcony of the Old State House. Boston wears its history with pride, merging it seamlessly with its modern reputation as a place of creativity, innovation and forward-thinking, cemented by the fact that two of the world’s most prestigious universities sit just across the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts – Harvard and MIT.
At the heart of this surprisingly compact city is Boston Common, now the USA’s oldest public park. From here, you can wander cobbled streets, admire elegant 19th-centruy brownstones and colonial architecture, and explore the sprawling waterfront, a place delightfully lost in time. In fact, you can just follow the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail to tick off all the big historic landmarks in one go. Surrounding Downtown are a selection of diverse neighbourhoods; this colonial core may be where the call for independence started, but it is in these neighbourhoods that keep Boston so relevant and exciting today. Full of museums, art, cafes, pioneering bars and restaurants, no two districts feel the same – some following historic street plans, some pumping out youthful energy and innovation, all are a pleasure to explore.
