Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States, it was founded in 1630, today is the capital and the most populous city of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England with a metropolitan area population of 5,800,000. A visit to Boston is interesting because the prominent role of the city in the American Revolution, several historic sites relating to that period are preserved as part of the Boston National Historical Park. Boston is also know for its beautiful parks as Boston Common (the oldest public park in the United States), the Boston Public Garden, all part of the Emerald Necklace, a string of parks that encircle the city. Another major park is the Esplanade located along the banks of the Charles River, the largest parks in the city are Franklin Park and the nearby Arnold Arboretum, and Stony Brook State Reservation. The Back Bay district includes many prominent landmarks such as the Christian Science Center, Boston Public Library, Copley Square, and Newbury Street. Boston is home to several museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Museum of Science, the New England Aquarium, the Franklin Park Zoo, and the Boston Children's Museum. A walk along the two-and-a-half-mile Freedom Trail is one of the best ways to get acquainted with Boston and visit the city's bounty of historic landmarks.
Climate: Boston has a continental climate with maritime influences to due to its position on the Atlantic Ocean and very changeable weather. Summers are usually sunny, hot and humid, the temperature in July averaging 82°F (28°C). Winters, by contrast, are bitterly cold, windy, wet and snowy, the coldest month is January, with an average high of 35.8°F (2.1°C) and a low of 21.6°F (-5.6°C). Boston averages 42 inches (108 cm) of snowfall annually. The best time to travel to Boston is in the late spring or early autumn, when the weather is warm and pleasant. Autumn is particularly lovely when New England's trees wear their colourful fall foliage.
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FLIGHT INFORMATION: Boston is served by the Logan International Airport (BOS), that's located in the East Boston. The airport has flights to destinations throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Latin America, and Europe, it's the 20th largest airport in the USA, in terms of passengers (27,087,905 passengers, 2005 data).
The following are the airlines that serve Logan International Airport:
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Bermuda, Cancún, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nassau, Orlando, Salt Lake City, Tampa, West Palm Beach),
Delta Connection operated by Big Sky Airlines (Massena, Ogdensburg, Watertown),
Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Columbus, Norfolk, Raleigh/Durham),
Delta Connection operated by Comair (Baltimore/Washington, Bangor, Charleston (SC), Chicago-Midway, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Columbus, Dayton, Fredericton, Greensboro, Halifax, Jacksonville, Nashville, New York-JFK, Newport News, Norfolk, Quebec City, Raleigh/Durham, Savannah(seasonal), Trenton, Washington-Reagan),
Delta Shuttle operated by Delta Air Lines (New York-LaGuardia), American Airlines (Aruba [seasonal], Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Manchester (UK) [seasonal], Miami, New Orleans [seasonal], Paris-Charles de Gaulle [seasonal], Providenciales [seasonal], San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Santo Domingo, St. Louis, St. Thomas [seasonal], West Palm Beach),
American Eagle (Bangor, Columbus, Halifax, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Raleigh/Durham, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Reagan), Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma)
Spirit Airlines (Detroit, Myrtle Beach)
US Airways (Aruba, Bermuda, Cancún, Charlotte, Lisbon, Montego Bay, Nassau, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Punta Cana, San Juan)
US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix),
US Airways Shuttle operated by US Airways (New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Reagan)
US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Pittsburgh),
US Airways Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Buffalo, Charleston (SC), Indianapolis, Myrtle Beach, Richmond, Rochester (NY), Savannah)
US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air (Albany, Augusta (ME), Bar Harbor, Hyannis, Islip, Nantucket, Presque Isle, Rockland, Syracuse, White Plains)
US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Harrisburg, Syracuse),
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte), Air Canada (Montréal, Toronto-Pearson)
Air Canada Jazz (Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson)
AirTran Airways (Akron/Canton, Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Chicago-Midway, Fort Myers, Fort Lauderdale, Newport News/Williamsburg, Orlando, Philadelphia,)
Cape Air (Hyannis, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Provincetown)
Continental Airlines (Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
Continental Connection operated by CommutAir (Albany, Allentown/Bethlehem, Burlington, Long Island/Islip, Plattsburgh, Rutland, Saranac Lake, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, White Plains)
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Newark)
JetBlue Airways (Austin, Buffalo, Cancún, Columbus, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Nassau, New York-JFK, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, San Jose (CA), San Juan (PR), Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Washington-Dulles)
Midwest Airlines (Kansas City, Milwaukee)
United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington-Dulles)
United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Washington-Dulles), Aer Lingus (Dublin, Shannon)
Aeroméxico (Mexico City)
Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino [seasonal]),
British Airways (London-Heathrow)
Cayman Airways (Grand Cayman [seasonal]),
Finnair (Helsinki, Stockholm-Arlanda) [seasonal, leisure flight]
Flyglobespan (Glasgow),
Icelandair (Reykjavik),
Lufthansa (Frankfurt, Munich [seasonal]),
Northwest Airlines (Amsterdam, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Tokyo Narita)
Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Indianapolis, Memphis)
SATA International (Lisbon [seasonal], Terceira [seasonal], Ponta Delgada)
Swiss International Air Lines (Zürich)
TACA (San Salvador)
TACV (Santa Maria (Sal))
Virgin Atlantic (London-Heathrow).
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