
Boston is the capital of Massachusetts, a New England port city on the Atlantic where the American Revolution began.
Set on a harbour at the mouth of the Charles River in the northeastern United States, Boston pairs colonial-era streets with a large student population drawn to Harvard and MIT across the water in Cambridge. Visitors follow the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail past Boston Common, the Paul Revere House and the Old North Church, then tour the USS Constitution in Charlestown.