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2. BOSTON,Massachusetts • Boston is the 5th largest city in the USA .It’s located on the Atlantic Ocean. Boston Harbor has always been an important port. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts.It was found in 1630. only 10 years after the first pilgrims arrived.

3. The Freedom Trail • The Freedom Trail, a 2.5-mile, brick-lined route that leads you to 16 historically significant sites — each one an authentic treasure. Explore museums and meetinghouses, churches, and burying grounds. Learn about the brave people who shaped our nation. Discover the rich history of the American Revolution, as it began in Boston, where every step tells a story. - See more at: http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/index.html#sthash.1ZYd6laU.dpuf

4. Boston is the city of “New England”

5. The capital of new England • Boston is one of the 50 states and one of the original 13 states. It’s called the capital of New England.

6. Boston and sport Fenway Park stadium . If you like sport s you’ll like Boston. It’s the home of the Boston Celtics , a basketball team ,the Boston Bruins, an ice hockey team, and the Boston Red Sox, a baseball team. The Red Sox play at Fenway Park, an outdoor baseball field

7. The Boston Garden • The Boston Garden opened on November 17, 1928, over the railways of North Station at Causeway Street. At center, the framing for two levels of seating begins to take shape. • The Boston Garden opened in 1928 above bustling North Station. Considered one of the premier indoor venues of its time, the Garden attracted professional sports franchises—most notably Bruins hockey and Celtics basketball—as well as a wide variety of shows, sporting contests, and rallies. • Since its grand opening in 1995, more than 20 million people have come to the TD Garden to see NHL's Boston Bruins and NBA's Boston Celtics, as well as world-renowned concerts and sporting events, family shows, wrestling, ice shows and so much more. • A variety of private events are also held at the TD Banknorth Garden each year.

8. Over the past 50 years the Celtics have won an unprecedented 16 World Championships including 8 in a row from 1959-1966, making them the the most storied franchise in NBA history

9. Boston cultural life • Boston is also home of one of the best Symphonies in the USA. • The symphony usually performs in Symphony Hall on Massachusetts Avenue. The Boston Ballet is also very popular .

10. Over the past 50 years the Celtics have won an unprecedented 16 World Championships including 8 in a row from 1959-1966, making them the the most storied franchise in NBA history

11. The Boston Celtics

12. The Boston Bruins • The Boston Jr. Bruins are a U.S. Junior A hockey team based in Boston, MA playing in the Eastern Junior Hockey League from 1999 to 2013. The team played in the New England Sports Center in Marlborough.

13. Boston’s Universities • Some of the well known universities are located in Boston. The oldest university in the USA, was founded in 1636. It is located in Cambridge, just across the Charles River from Boston The Massachusetts Institute of technology, or MIT, is also located in Cambridge. There is also Boston University, Boston College and many others. People call Boston a “College Town”

14. Harvard University It is one of the oldest university in the world . It was founded in 1636.

15. Harvard University • History of Harvard University • Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was named after the College’s first benefactor, the young minister John Harvard of Charlestown, who upon his death in 1638 left his library and half his estate to the institution. A statue of John Harvard stands today in front of University Hall in Harvard Yard, and is perhaps the University’s best known landmark. • The symbol of this university is dark red colour, the same colour has University sport team and their newspaper.

16. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology

17. Places for resting

18. Nature corners

19. The Public Garden

20. The Public Garden. Swan boats The Public Garden has a pond where you can ride on boats in the shape of swans. They’ re called Swan Boats. There are many other parks along the Charles River.

21. The Public Garden • The Public Garden was established in 1837 when philanthropist Horace Gray [ [http://www.bahistory.org/HoraceGray.html Horace Gray: Father of the Boston Public Garden ] ] petitioned for the use of land as the first public botanical garden in the United States. Grey helped marshal political resistance to a number of Boston City Council attempts to sell the land in question, finally settling the issue of devoting it to the Public Garden in 1856. [ Kellogg p 345 ] The Act establishing use of the land was submitted to the voters on 26 April, 1856 where it passed with only 99 dissents

22. The Freedom Trail • The Freedom Trail is a red (mostly brick) path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts which leads to sixteen significant historic sites. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) walk from the Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown and is popular with tourists. The Freedom Trail is a unit of Boston National Historical Park. • The Freedom Trail was originally conceived in 1958 by local journalist William Schofield. He had been promoting the idea of linking important local landmarks with a pedestrian trail since 1951

23. The Freedom Trail • FreedomTrail • The Freedom Trail is a red (mostly brick) path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts which leads to sixteen significant historic sites. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) walk from the Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown and is popular with tourists. The Freedom Trail is a unit of Boston National Historical Park. • The Freedom Trail was originally conceived in 1958 by local journalist William Schofield. He had been promoting the idea of linking important local landmarks with a pedestrian trail since 1951.

24. The Boston Massacre • Background • In 1767, with the end of the military threat from France, Britain imposed a series of taxes, culminating with the Townshend Acts, which proved unpopular in the colonies. Boston was a center of the resistance and the British sent troops in 1768 to protect Loyalist interests. General Thomas Gage ordered the 14th West Yorkshire Fusiliers and the 29th Regiment of Foot to Boston; they landed on October 1, 1768. The friction between the troops and the colonists grew from this point with several events most notably including the death of Christopher Seider on February 22, 1770.

25. Other sights and interesting places

26. Views of modern Boston

27. Museum of Science

28. Historical museum There are more than 25 museums in Boston : Boston Children’s Museum ,Boston Tea Party Ship, Harvard Art Museums, Hayden Planetarium , Boston Fire Museum etc.

29. North End

30. Public Library

31. Yacht Club

32. Beacon Hill- the most prestigious district

33. Boston industrial center

34. Historical museum There are more than 25 museums in Boston : Boston Children’s Museum ,Boston Tea Party Ship, Harvard Art Museums, Hayden Planetarium , Boston Fire Museum etc.

35. own uniquness… Each trip gives you its