Some people believe that Boston's character is very much like London. This is certainly true for its melting pot of history and grace. Besides that, it's eccentric and bears a cosmopolitan character. Boston with its 600,000 inhabitants is a modern, fashionable city that has it all: shopping areas, melodrama, films, people, nightlife and many students.
Harvard University is just across the river in Cambridge. Boston is the capital of the state of Massachusetts, known as 'the Cradle of American Independence' and the city houses the capitol building, with its famous gold dome.
