Boston. Recreation and entertainment
Rating: 9,4/10 (9863 votes)  TourismThere are many excellent restaurants in the city, where visitors will be offered dishes from different countries of the world: Japanese, Dominican, Russian, American, European and other cuisines. In & nbsp; vacation time with children will be interesting to visit the children's museum and museum of science, which will tell a lot of interesting things about man and nature. It is worth visiting the aquarium, where you can get acquainted with rare species of marine life, and also go on a sea voyage and look at whales. In the picturesque Boston Common Park, located in the central part of old Boston, you can feed the squirrels and ride horses. In the summertime, excursions are carried out on the Charles River embankment on the amphibious armored personnel carrier"Duck". The excursion route passes through the most interesting places of the city. Boston has a large number of nightclubs, pubs, bars and discos, the most popular of which are Cask N 'Flagon - a sports bar, Axis Nightclub - a club where concerts of local bands and discos are often held, Lizard Lounge - a great club where you can hear jazz. For lovers of active the city offers many different types of sports: water sports, swimming, sailing (the regatta is held here annually). In the city and in its surroundings there are many stadiums, tennis courts, golf courses, volleyball, basketball and croquet grounds. There are also indoor and outdoor skating rinks.  Boroughs of BostonCambridgeIn the area of Cambridge you can visit Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and also the famous Harvard University, which is the oldest in the USA. The Harvard Square is home to cozy restaurants, cafes and shops, where you can often see a large number of students. Also in the area worth visiting is the Museum of Natural History, which has a huge collection of geology and North America , and Harvard Yard. Northern QuartersIn the Northern Quarters, it will be interesting to visit the House of Seven Gables, which will tell you about the events unfolding here via the novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The most interesting Witch Museum is also worth a visit. CharlestonThe Charleston open-air area is Boston Shipbuilding Museum, where you can see the oldest ship in the American Navy, the Constitution. Visiting the colorful Charleston Bridge is not less interesting, Rope Yard and one of the main shipbuilding centers in the country - Charleston Navy Yard. Beacon HillBeacon Hill is the most expensive and prestigious area of the city. Here is the State House of Massachusetts and Old South Meeting House, which served as the beginning of the"Boston Tea" in 1774 year. Attractions and tourismBoston is one of the oldest cities in the United States with richest history, which is why you can see many cultural and historical monuments and buildings. In the central part of Boston, as and in other American cities, you can see modern skyscrapers, peacefully coexisting with old buildings of"Victorian construction" and temples in Gothic style. Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Cross is the largest in New England. Construction of the building began in 1866 according to Patrick Keely's design. The cathedral was built in pseudo-Gothic style. At the end of construction, the cathedral reached a height of 36 meters. Today, the building of the cathedral houses the College of the Holy Cross and high school. Mormon Boston Temple, located in the suburb of Boston - Belmore, is the hundredth temple of this worship. Construction of the temple began in 1997 on June 13 under the supervision of Richard Scott - a member of the 12 Apostles quorum. The construction was completed in 2000 year. The outside of the temple was faced with white granite. The structure is crowned with a spire with the angel Moroni. The Boston Community is the oldest and most European part of the city. The main settlement appeared here in the end of the 17th century, and with of those times, wooden picturesque houses, made in the Old English style, have been preserved here. Among the people, the Boston community also has the title of “Little Italy.” The Freedom Trail is a road made of red brick, 4.5 kilometers long."Freedom Trail" is the most popular place among tourists, as it passes along the most popular attractions of the city. You can get to the "path of freedom" from the "Little Italy" quarter or in the Common Park. The Houses of Parliament are located on the top of a hill in the Beacon Hill area. The building was built in 1738 year, and the home of the government of Massachusetts is with 1798 year. Today, excursions are allowed here, you can see all the rooms and corridors and appreciate the luxurious interiors of the rooms. Paul Revere's mansion is the oldest wooden house in the city, where Paul Revere lived - the legendary hero of the War for independence. In the old part of the city, you can also see Fenle Hall - a building that served as a gathering place for patriots on the eve of the War of Independence. Museum of Fine Arts is one of the largest art museums in America. It houses an impressive collection of French Post-Impressionists and Impressionists, American Impressionists and Realists. Science Museum features over 500 different interactive exhibits, Charles Hayden Planetarium, live demonstrations and Mugar Omni IMAX Cinema. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a private art gallery located in a building styled as a Venetian palazzo. The gallery exhibits about 2,500 European art objects, and also an extensive collection of paintings by James Whistler and John Sargent.  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