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Boston being one of the oldest cities in this many youngsters in the reading rooms of
part of the US, has many firsts. the libraries
It had America’s first Subway which was
built way back in 1897, and even now it is
one of the few cities with an underground
railway. THIS IS THE OUTER OF A
SUBWAY TRAIN STATION IN THE
HEART OF THE CITY.

The oldest public park known as Boston
Common was established way back in 1634,
it is still very popular. Among the many Art
Museums is one - Isabella Stewart Gardner.
It is basically a private collection but became
world famous in 1990 when the biggest art
heist ever took place here. More than $ 500
million worth of paintings were stolen from
Around Boston, there are many beaches its priceless collection.
a drive away, which are very popular. The
Revere beach was the country’s first public
beach opened in 1896. There are many
comfortable resorts now dotting the beach
towns. You can get some delicious seafood
here.
Since Boston is a port city, Little Brewster
Lighthouse was the first one ever to be built
in the USA in 1716!

Bostonians are fond of games too,
especially Baseball. They still have game
nights when everyone seems headed for the
stadiums. The City pretty much comes to a
standstill. Fenway Park is the oldest major
league Baseball Stadium still in use since it
opened in 1912.
The citizens of Boston are fond of eating
as well. You can find all kinds of food,
maybe due to the ethnic mix of people
There are big public libraries, gardens and which contributes to this. Pizzas burgers
art museums. I was pretty surprised to see and varieties of bagels with coke or coffee

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