"Beantown" has just been in the headlines in recent days thanks to its hometown Celtics basketball team making history by winning a record-breaking 18th NBA championship title. But the capital of Massachusetts is also a venerable and perennial classic among U.S. cities, and a must-see destination not just for Americans but for anyone interested in U.S. history and culture, where nearly four centuries of history has left a legacy of dozens of world-class historic sites; cultural institutions; sports and entertainment venues; and fascinating neighborhoods to explore. We´ve outlined a half dozen here, but others well worth a mention include shopping/dining on famed Newbury Street; catching a Celtics game or Bruins hockey at TD Garden (or for that matter, watching the Red Sox play at Fenway Park); taking in the Boston Symphony at BSO Symphony Hall; and roaming the likes of Boston Harbor, Beacon Hill, Back Bay, Fenway-Kenmore, and Cambridge. And we´d highly recommend getting a CityPASS and Go City cards, which cover a number of the important sites you´d want to visit as well as big discounts on a slew of dining, shopping, and entertainment options.

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