History
Harvard musuems, The Children's Museum, and John F. Kennedy museum are a few of the area's attractions.
Libraries, genealogical resources, and other institutions focusing on Boston's cultural heritage.
If you want to have a pint at an authentic colonial tavern, the place to go is Charlestown - the Warrant Tavern.
An infamous Boston trial in the 1920s that changed history.
Outspoken patriot James Otis Jr. got his wish when he was struck dead by lightening.
The founder of Gillette came up with the idea of a disposable razor while traveling on business in the Boston area.
The term gerrymander - which means restructuring a voting district to favor a party or candidate - was coined in 1812.
The poem "Now I lay me down to sleep" was published in Boston in what was reportedly the first schoolbook in the colonies.
The birthplace of free, public education on this side of the Atlantic is Dorchester, now part of Boston.
The big-eyed, compact, black-and-white dogs known as Boston Terriers trace their roots to Beacon Hill.
