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| | Amhest is a tiny college town, home to elite Amherst College and the flagship University of Massachussets campus. The main drag of the town is a single street, lined with downtown staples (bank, bookshops, etc.) along with a few bars and restaurants. The Black Sheep Bakery is a local favorite. The town is especially charming in the fall and winter.The visitor will probably be interested in... |
| This quirky, extremely liberal city is home to the all-girls Smith College, part of both the "Five Colleges" and the "Seven Sisters." Northampton is pretty small; visitors will probably spend the bulk of their time on the single main street that runs through town. But along this drag thrives a unique and independent downtown with cafes, shops, and theaters enough to keep anyone entertained. A... |
| Somerville is a suburb of Boston, and in some ways a suburb of Cambridge, too. It's where lots of graduate students on a hand-to-mouth budget live when their schools won't give them housing. |
| Boston is a diverse and modern metropolis with historical roots that go back to the birth of the nation. The sightseer with an interest in American history can check out the brick colonial architecture of Faneuil Hall and Paul Revere’s House, see Harvard, the nation’s first university, or simply walk the Freedom Trail. But Boston isn’t all cobwebbed relics: amidst the brick history are the... |  |
| Cambridge is a little town across the Charles River from Boston and the home of Harvard University and the Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT). City life in Cambridge is centered around a number of "squares," commercial centers at the intersections of streets. These squares have a cobblestone charm and tend to be packed with interesting shops, restaurants, and people. Sometimes called... |  |
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