10 Things That Must Be Done in Boston

The Freedom Trail is one of Boston's most historic sights, which is paved with red bricks that twist and turn for three kilometers. Embark on the Freedom Trail to open up American history.

The Freedom Trail starts at the Visitor Center of Boston Common and ends at the monument on the other side of the Charles River. There are 16 attractions as well as many houses, churches and American Revolutionary War sites dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries along the way. It takes about half a day to walk along the whole Freedom Trail, but if you want to see everything along the way, it will take at least a day.

Feel the Charm of World’s Best Universities

Located in Cambridge, Boston, Harvard University is the oldest university in the United States and one of the most influential schools in the world. Since the establishment of Harvard, eight American presidents and dozens of Nobel Prize winners have graduated from there, making it the school with the largest number of Nobel Prize winners in the world. Lin Yutang and Liang Sicheng, famous writers and scholars in modern China history also graduated there.

There's no wall around the university campus, making it more like a small town. You can walk in the campus, admire the ancient buildings, or go visit the bookstores on the business street. You can also visit the museums in the school if you have time, and be absorbed in the strong academic atmosphere.

The Boston Harbor is close to Boston's North End, between the Logan International Airport and Boston Common. Many large and small boats dock at the harbor, including private yachts, patrol boats and antique sailboats. These ships have become a beautiful part of Boston's scenery.

Walk along the walkway in the harbor, which is a leisure area where you can enjoy the pleasant scenery of the Boston Harbor. In the evening, before night falls, the harbor is also the best place to enjoy the sunset. Here, even if you do not play in the sea, you can relax by strolling along the shore.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is located on the bank of the Charles River in Cambridge, adjacent to Harvard University, and is one of the top universities for high-tech research in the world. 84 Nobel Prize winners have worked or studied here, so MIT is known as the best university for science and technology in the world.

On the campus of MIT, architectural masterpieces by world-class designers, such as Chinese architect Ieoh Ming Pei, can be seen everywhere. In MIT, you can often see the signposts that show the building numbers, which are not often seen in other schools. Maybe it's because people in the scientific and technological world like to communicate with numbers.

The Boston Public Library was built in 1888 and is the third largest city public library in the United States, second only to the Library of Congress and the Harvard University Library. The library is a cultural treasure house and its collection includes the earliest printed copies of Shakespeare's plays, and handwritten manuscripts from Handel and Haydn.

The library consists of new and old buildings. The gate to the new building is very simple, but the interior railings, carvings, sculptures and huge dome skylights are absolutely breathtaking. Entering the new building through a passage, you will come to the main building of the old library, which is a mix of renaissance and academic style. You can visit the library for free. There are many exquisite murals and sculptures inside it, which are still colorful and amazing despite the vicissitudes of time.

The Boston Common was built in 1643 and is located in the center of Boston. It is the oldest park in the United States and the starting point of the Freedom Trail. Today, the Boston Common has become a public park for people to relax in.

There is a very popular lake area in the park, known as the Frog Pond, where people can swim in the summer and skate in the winter. The swans and wild geese swim in the water, and little squirrels scurry across the grass. The whole park looks extremely vibrant. Free Wi-Fi is available across the entire park. You can come on a sunny afternoon, sit there, and enjoy the unique leisure time of Boston.

As the only Chinatown in New England, the Boston Chinatown is located in downtown Boston. The Chinese population there can be ranked among the top three in the United States. After entering the Boston Chinatown, you will find many unique Chinese restaurants with Chinese and English signs on both sides of the street, and taste many other Asian cuisines. The oysters in East Ocean City and the seafood in Peach Farm are worth a shot.

The Charles River is a 192-kilometer river in eastern Massachusetts, originating from Hopkinton, passing northeast by 23 towns, and finally flowing into the Atlantic at Boston. Its name comes from Charles I of England. Downtown Boston is on the South Bank, where the old buildings on Beacon Hill and the skyscrapers in the CBD stand side by side. The famous Cambridge is on the North bank, where both Harvard and MIT are located. The most beautiful scenery of the Charles River can be seen from the north of Boston Common and to the west of Beacon Street.

The Quincy Market is a famous tourist attraction and shopping place in Boston. In 1822, the business and trade in Boston exceeded the capacity of Faneuil Hall, so they were expanded outside, forming the Quincy market of today.

The Quincy Market features unique Roman architecture. The large columns, iconic triangular roof, classic Roman carved gates, granite building materials and modern American rectangular glass combines classic elegance and modern fashion into one. The two buildings next to the market are called North Market and South Market, where various small shops are located. You can find all kinds of goods here.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was built in 1903. As a Venetian-style private art museum. It was named after Isabella, the famous art collector in Boston in the late 19th century. The layout of the museum was arranged by the owner herself, and is much admired for its intimate and interesting atmosphere. The central courtyard is full of flowers and sculptures.

The museum has more than 2,500 paintings, sculptures, tapestries, letters and decorations, and the famous artists of collected works include Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and so on. One of the biggest art thefts in history happened in this private museum, in which "The Storm on the Sea of Galilee" by Rembrandt, along with twelve other works were stolen. But this incident made the museum more famous.