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For other places with the same name, see Boston (disambiguation).

Greater Boston is a region in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the United States of America.

Roughly bounded by the I-95 beltway (or Route 128 to some locals) and Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay, Greater Boston is home to over 3 million people, making it the most populated region in New England.

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• Arlington
• Boston - the urban hub of Greater Boston
• Belmont
• Burlington
• Brookline - a suburb tucked inside the city, ranging from urban bustle to peaceful streets
• Cambridge - highly urbanized city across the Charles River from Boston; home to Harvard and MIT
• Chelsea - working class city across the Mystic River from Boston
• Dedham - lower middle class suburb
• Everett - working class city much like Chelsea
• Lexington - historic town, site of the first battle of the American Revolution
• Malden
• Medford - home to Tufts University.
• Melrose
• Milton - home to Milton Academy and former home of George H. W. Bush
• Newton - upscale suburb west of Boston, home to Boston College
• Needham - middle class residential suburb
• Quincy - "City of Presidents", home to the Adams family
• Reading
• Revere - has the oldest public beach in the US.
• Somerville - an increasingly hip city with a vibrant community of immigrants, students and artists
• Stoneham - a good zoo and some nice countryside here.
• Waltham - center of the Route 128 (now I-95) technology corridor, and home to Brandeis University and Bentley College
• Watertown - home to an Armenian immigrant community
• Wellesley - wealthy suburb, home to Wellesley and Babson Colleges
• Winchester
• Woburn

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Boston Harbor Islands

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• Over three million people live in the cities and towns immediately surrounding Boston, or "Greater Boston".
• Greater Boston is home to more than 110 institutions of higher education, including Harvard University in Cambridge, the nation's oldest.
• Greater Boston has some of the oldest and most visited historic sites in the country.

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• Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, [1].
• Airporter, Phone: +1 781-899-6161, toll free: +1 877-899-6161, reservations@theairporter.com, [2]. Between Logan and the suburbs, door to door.
• AMTRAK, [3].

• From South Station in Boston: Acela Express - Boston/New York/Philadelphia/Washington, DC.
• From North Station in Boston: Downeaster - Boston to Portland, ME.

• Mass Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), [4]. Commuter rail service to Worcester, Providence, RI and most of the Boston suburbs. Bus and subway service throughout Boston and bordering cities.

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