Like most places in Boston, Logan Airport is served by the oldest subway system in the US, the MBTA, known locally as the "T." There's also a water-ferry connecting the airport to the downtown harbor. Look for clubs hosting the latest indie bands, restaurants with the trendiest fusion cuisine and boutique hotels that are so minimalist there's barely a place to sit down. But Boston is also a cutting-edge city, thanks in part to all those universities and the large student population. Sure, it's great to go shopping in historic Faneuil Hall or follow guides in powdered wigs around the Paul Revere House. (Remember the "one if by land, two if by sea" lanterns warning of the direction from which the British were coming?) Most visitors, even those here for just a day or two, fit into their itinerary at least one of the sights they heard about in history class, such as the Old North Church. If you're thinking people are proud of the city's almost 400-year history, you're right.
Others, not born here, come from all across America and the world, to live across the river in Cambridge, home to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology or to attend one of another 52 institutions of higher education in Metropolitan Boston. This is a city of sharply defined neighborhoods. When people from this metropolis tell you where they're from, you're likely to hear people name the South End, Back Bay or any of the dozens of other enclaves as their home. See the CDC website for details and updates.Īll visitors and returning residents entering Massachusetts must follow new travel orders. There are restrictions on the entry of some travelers into the United States in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Emergency measures in the wake of Covid-19: