Boston

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This vibrant city hosts over 12 million annual visitors from across the country and around the globe. Boston is renowned for its cultural facilities, world-class educational institutions, champion sports franchises, as well as its place at the very forefront of American history. Tourism is one of New England's largest industries; as the region's social and commercial "hub", Boston is offers a repertoire of accommodations and entertainments.

http://www.cityofboston.gov/visitors/


By car:
There are 3 main routes into Boston:
I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) from the west
I-95 from the north and south
I-93 from the north and south

By subway:
The MBTA offers an online trip-planner useful for figuring out how to get here by subway, local bus, and train.

By bus
Nationwide bus companies including Greyhound and Peter Pan stop downtown at South Station. Several regional bus companies offer scheduled service from Boston to New Hampshire, Cape Cod, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York City. A good list of them can be found here [bostonusa.com BostonUSA].

By train:
Amtrak has scheduled train service to Boston from New York and other points in the Northeast Corridor. The trip from New York City takes 3 1/2 hours on Acela Express trains, about 4 hours on other trains.
Amtrak has three Boston stops.
Rte. 128 is about 12 miles from downtown and is a good place to get off if you are visiting the western or southern suburbs.
Back Bay Station is in the Back Bay, convenient to hotels in the Back Bay and the South End and the Orange Line subway.
The terminus is South Station, near the financial district and on the Red Line subway. It is convenient for the hotels along the waterfront and the theater district.

By Air:
Logan Airport is located in East Boston. Massport gives options getting to and from the airport here [massport.com MassPort Homepage].




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