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Boston is a city that wears its history like a well-loved coat: familiar, layered, and full of small, telling details. From the clapboard houses and brick-lined sidewalks of Beacon Hill to the salt-and-sea tang that drifts off the Harbor, Boston is equal parts Revolutionary-era tableau, ambitious university town, and lively neighborhood city. Boston offers a compact, walkable introduction to New England — a last taste of great seafood, lively markets, and museums before you set sail.