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Boston is the capital and largest city of the state of Massachusetts, in the United States. Boston has an estimated population of 646,000 people making it the 24th largest city in the United States. 
Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States and holds claim to several "firsts" 
The first public school in 1635 and the first subway system in 1897.
The rich history attached to Boston makes it a very attractive holiday destination and visitors come from all around the world to see some of the attractions such as Faneuil Hall which attracts over 20 million visitors.
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The Most Amazing 5 Places to Visit in Boston          
                                                                                                             by Zara Andrews

When the climate chills and the swarms of people quieten down, autumn is here. This is the ideal time to visit Boston. Whether you're visiting Boston with your family or partner you should look at these locations on your next trip to Boston. 

1.  Take a fall foliage tour.
New England is known for its vivid autumn colours. From mid-September through October, maple, oak, birch, and different trees bloom with red hot red, sunny yellow, and brilliant tinted colours. Light black Line offers a fall foliage day tour which runs from mid-September to mid-October. You'll pass gentle rolling slopes covered with pre-winter leaves and beautiful autumn colours. After a delightful day enjoying the scenery you will stop at a New England bar and a fruit plantation. 

2.   Bicycle the Minuteman Bikeway.
If you're looking for a more dynamic approach to appreciate New England's fall foliage on your excursion to Boston, rent a bicycle and head to the Minuteman Bikeway. This beautiful bikeway is in remembrance to Paul Revere's historic mid-night ride to caution New Englanders of the Brits' landing. Along the way, you'll bicycle through Bedford, Lexington, Arlington, and Cambridge in a course that is especially picturesque during the harvest time. Leaves turning bubbly shades of gold and red for all to enjoy.

3.   Museum of Fine Art
Boston is home to numerous world-class museums, including the Harvard Fogg Museum, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Science Park and the Boston Beer Museum. The Museum of Fine Art is the cream of the crop - and with great reason. It is the biggest gallery in Boston and one of the biggest in the US. Its extensive collection in excess of 450,000 works - ranging from Egyptian models dating as far back as 1500 BC to advanced featured artwork - The museum attracts in excess of one million visitors consistently. The historical centre brags in excess of 200 exhibitions and the biggest accumulation of Japanese symbolization on the planet.  

4.   New England Aquarium.
Next, journey on over to the adjacent New England Aquarium, a pioneering and eminent open aquarium that pulls in excess of 1.5 million visitors a year. The success of the aquarium could be credited to its amazing gathering of ocean life: in excess of 20,000 sea creatures and in excess of 500 species can be found here, including numerous tropical fish, sharks and eels housed in a synthetic Caribbean coral reef. Regardless of the possibility that you don't see yourself as especially interested in marine life, you should request your limousine tour to stop by for a short time and visit the aquarium's Giant Ocean Tank - the penguin show alone will be worth the outing!
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5.   Visit Plimouth Plantation.
Before you delight in an alternate Thanksgiving gala, venture back in time and see what life was truly like in Plimouth Colony during the seventeenth century. This living history exhibition hall gives you a chance to visit a Wampanoag homesite and chat with decendants  of New England's original inhabitants. You can likewise wander around a reproduction of a 1627 farming town and see tailors, potters, and wicker bin producers using the same procedures utilized by the Pilgrims when they initially settled in Plimouth. 


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