1
Capital and Largest City of Massachusetts
Incorporated: 1630 as a town, 1822 as a city
Area: 43.68 Sq. Miles
Population (City): 581,616 (2003 est.)
Overall Density: 13,315 Person Per Square Mile
Population (Metro): 5,815,222 (2003 est.) Rank: 7
Diversity:
- 54.48% White
- 25.33% Black or African American
- 7.52% Asian
- 0.06% Hawaiian/PI
- 0.4% Am. Indian/Eskimo
- 7.83% Other
- 4.39% Multi-racial
- 14.44% Hispanic/Latino
Average Wage: average wage of $51,668 (1999)
Income Per Capita: $15,581
Median Family Income: $34,377
Median Household Income: $29,180
Note: Income data from 1990. Based on place of residence.
Source = Commonwealth of Massachusetts
15 Must Sees in Boston
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | The T
Commuter Rail Map MBTA Buses MBTA Commuter Boats
Trip Planner
Amtrak
Peter Pan/Bonanza Bus Lines
Greyhound Bus Lines
Current Traffic Conditions
Beyond the Big Dig Finishing the Big Dig
Big Dig Discover the Greenway The Big Dig
Newspapers & Magazines
Boston Globe | boston.com
Boston Herald
Boston Business Journal
Boston Phoenix
Mass High Tech
innewsweekly | Gay & Lesbian News & Entertainment Weekly
Bay Windows | Gay & Lesbian Weekly Newspaper
Allston-Brighton TAB
Beacon Hill Times
Boston Courant
Brookline TAB
Cambridge Chronicle
Charlestown Patriot
The Daily News Tribune | Waltham/Newton
Dorchester Reporter
The Fenway News
The Improper Bostonian
Jamaica Plain Gazette
Mattapan Reporter
Mission Hill Gazette
The Newton TAB
Roslindale and West Roxbury Transcript
South Boston Online
South Boston Tribune
South End News
Watertown TAB & Press
Television
WGBH TV-2 | PBS
WBZ TV-4 | CBS
WCVB TV-5 | ABC 
WHDH TV-7 | NBS WGBX TV-44 | PBS
WFXT TV-25 | Fox
WSBK TV-38 | UPN
WLVI TV-56 | WB
NECN | New England Cable News
NESN | New England Sports Network
Babson College Babson Park
Bentley College Waltham
Berklee College of Music
Boston Architectural Center
Boston College
The Boston Conservatory
The Boston Theological Institute Newton Centre
Boston University
Brandeis University Waltham
Bunker Hill Community College
Cambridge College Cambridge
Curry College Milton
Eastern Nazarene College Quincy
Emerson College
Emmanuel College
Endicott College Beverly
Fisher College
Harvard Business School
Harvard University Cambridge
Hellenic College Brookline
Lesley University Cambridge
Longy School of Music Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge
Massachusetts College of Art (MassArt)
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences
Mount Ida College Newton
New England College of Optometry
New England Conservatory of Music
New England School of Law
Northeastern University
Pine Manor College Chestnut Hill
Radcliffe College Cambridge
Regis College Weston
Salem State College Salem
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Simmons College
Suffolk University
Suffolk University Law School
Tufts University Medford
University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston)
Wellesley College Wellesley
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wheaton College Norton
Wheelock College
Museums
Arnold Arboretum
Armenian Library & Museum of America Watertown
Boston Architectural Center
Boston Children's Museum
The Bostonian Society | The Boston Historical Society and Museum
Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum
Charles River Museum of Industry Waltham
Commonwealth Museum
Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College Wellesley
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park Lincoln
Griffin Museum of Photography Winchester
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Harvard University Art Museums Cambridge
Harvard University Museums Cambridge
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)
John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Larz Anderson Auto The Museum Museum of Transportation Brookline
List Visual Arts Center at MIT Cambridge
Longyear Museum Chestnut Hill
Museum of Afro American History Brookline
Museum of Bad Art Dedham
Museum of Fine Arts (MFA)
Museum of Science
National Heritage Museum Lexington
New England Aquarium
Peabody Essex Museum Salem
Rose Art Museum Waltham
Salem Wax Museum Salem
Salem Witch Museum Salem
Tufts University Gallery Medford
USS Constitution Museum
Zoo New England Stone Zoo Stoneham and Franklin Park Zoo
One low price admission for the following museums: Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, Skywalk Observatory (Prudential Center), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harvard Museum of Natural History, and John F. Kennedy Library & Museum.
Parks and Historic Sites
Freedom Trail
Black History Trail
Boston Harbor Islands, National Recreation Area
Adams National Historic Park Quincy
Boston African American National Historic Site
Boston National Historic Park
Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site Brookline
John F. Kennedy Birthplace National Historic Site Brookline
Longfellow National Historic Site Cambridge
Minuteman National Historic Park Concord/Lexington
Paul Revere House
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Teams
Baseball | Boston Red Sox
Football | New England Patriots Foxboro
Hockey | Boston Bruins
Basketball | Boston Celtics
Major League Soccer | New England Revolution Foxboro
Stadiums, Parks, Fields
Gillette Stadium Foxboro | New England Patriots | New England Revolution
Fenway Park | Boston Red Sox
Fleet Center | Boston Bruins | Boston Celtics
Sports images from: The Boston Globe
