went to university here and its my favourite American city. And here in the Skywalk Observatory

we re 50 floors up in the Prudential Tower and it s a great place to start a visit to

the city because you can see the whole of the downtown, all of the historic area right

below you Boston is very much a city that moves with the times and, if you ve not been

here for a while, you ll certainly notice some changes This is the Rose Kennedy Greenway

and not so long ago there was an elevated expressway right above me the length of this

whole parkland. But thanks to a project called the Big Dig they put all that traffic into

tunnels underground. Now Bostonians can walk from the Financial District over to the harbour

its all connected the way it used to be Some things however don t change and for many visitors,

Boston s key role in America s Independence and its birth as a nation is a major draw.

Walking the Freedom Trail is the best way to get to grips with the city s past. You

can follow the trail on your own, (there are plenty of information points and free printed

guides) but, even better, you can walk a section of the trail in the company of a historical

character of the day. My name is Rachel Revere and I m the second wife of Mr Paul Revere.

Paul Revere was one of the leaders of the patriot movement. All the events that took

place in this colony are what led to the revolutionary war so that idea is very much embedded in

the Freedom trail itself. Let s walk the red line The full walk is some 2.5 miles long

and follows a red brick line that leads to 16 significant historic sites including landmarks

such as the gold domed State House, Park Street Church, Faneuil Hall and Quincy market place

and the Old Granary burying ground where famous sons of the revolution are buried This is

the old state house and from that balcony in 1776 they read the declaration of independence

here in Boston for the first time. And they still read it out, every year on the 4th July

from that balcony Boston is a very walkable city with lots of different areas to explore.

Beacon Hill right by Boston Common is a lovely area to stroll around with its gas lit cobbled

streets, beautiful homes and quaint shops To give your feet a rest, a fun way to see

the sights is to take a 90 minute guided Duck Tour. This convoy of amphibious vehicles (built

in WWII and nicknamed ducks) give you both the street tour and the thrill of a splash

down on the Charles River Its really fun on the Duck tour and best of all is getting down here on the water. You

ve got all the views of the landmarks and on one side is Boston and on the other side

is Cambridge, and that s the home of Harvard University My top tip in Cambridge is to sign

up for the Unofficial Harvard tour led by students. Matt and Nora are 2 of the regular

undergraduate guides and told me what makes their tour different Matt So basically we

try and make our tour experience from the student s perspective. We re kids, we re passionate,

into it, enthusiastic, and the more fun we re having we think the more fun the tourists

have too Kathy and Nora what s your favourite part of campus? Nora my favourite part of

campus is right behind us, its called Memorial Hall. It looks a lot like a church but its

not a church at all. Its serves as the Freshman s dining hall, that long part on the left

hand side which looks a bit like the dining hall from Hogwarts so I think that s pretty

awesome. Still in Cambridge at the Museum of Natural History I met up with Catherine

Peterson of the Arts Boston organisation to find out more about Boston s diverse cultural

attractions There s more than you could ever fit into one trip. There are some beautiful

fine art galleries from the Museum of Fine Arts to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum,

which is an Italian Palazzo a few blocks away to our very new institute of Contemporary

Art down by the waterfront Kathy: And if you are travelling with children, the Museum of

Science and the New England Aquarium are not just educational but great fun too There not

only great places to go but they are in great parts of the city. The museum of Science is

a great place to start off for a Duck tour and the Aquarium is a great place from which

to go for a Whale tour and explore the North End. And back here at Harvard, I mean you

could never get bored coming here looking at the incredible exhibits here When it comes

to places to stay, Boston s a major city so its got everything from bed and breakfasts

and small boutique hotels to all the major groups of hotels. And its got hotels with

history: the Omni Parker house had Charles Dickens as a guest and Ho Chi Min and Malcolm

X worked there and then here, at the Back Bay Hotel, this was once the headquarters

of the Boston Police.. And Boston also has those other essential ingredients for a US

city break there s great shopping and when it comes to food, Boston has it all. There

s the South End with lots of restaurants, the Italian North End and here, at the Top

of the Hub, its lunch with a view and a lobster roll. Lobster is a speciality of Boston Of

course I m biased but there s nowhere like Boston. Its got everything you want from a

city but its small enough to get a handle on it right away. You can spend a lot of time

here or you can see a lot in just a couple of days and come away thinking that you ve

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