Feel the charm of this great urban center that’s steeped in history, yet brimming with urban sophistication. Bring your walking shoes and plan to stroll the streets of America’s foremost patriots and see civil engineering’s marvelous Big Dig! Sample New England chowder & lobster & baked beans!

Visit Boston’s neighborhoods, each with its own distinct architecture and atmosphere: Beacon Hill, the city’s most prestigious address; the Back Bay, elegantly built a century ago according to plans for the Bois de Boulogne of Paris, France; the Fens, which includes the Museum of Fine Arts, Symphony Hall, and the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum; the Midtown Cultural District, Chinatown, and the South End, which boasts the largest Victorian neighborhood in the United States; and the Waterfront and the North End, Boston’s famous Italian quarter.

Walk into the North End to glimpse the Old North Church where lanterns were hung to signal the beginning of Paul Revere’s famous Midnight Ride:“One, if by land! Two, if by sea!” Tour Boston’s other incomparable landmarks – Bunker Hill, USS Constitution, Faneuil Hall, the Boston Commons – and great sights – the Charles River, Harvard Square, Fenway Park, and the John F. Kennedy Library.