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By any measure, Boston Logan International Airport is New England's largest transportation center. In 2007, Boston Logan served 28,102,455 passengers -- a new airport record - handled 399,537 flights and moved 632 million pounds of cargo, mail and express packages. Logan ranks 19th in the nation in passenger volume and 16th in flight movements based on Airports Council International survey of top 50 airports. The airport boundary encompasses approximately 2,400 acres in East Boston and Winthrop, Massachusetts. Of that amount, 700 acres are water. More than 12,000 people work at Logan, and the economic activity generated is $7 billion a year.
If it's culinary excellence you desire, make a beeline for the fabulous French fare of Radius. Or meander through the campus of the country's preeminent university, Harvard, in Cambridge en route to celebrity chef Jody Adams's Rialto. For a hometown specialty, dine on fresh chowder at Turner Fisheries, then head to the Cask 'n' Flagon bar near Fenway for a cold pint and a chat with Boston's finest feature: its people.
Boston is a city of dreams and also a city alive and pulsing with energy. At all hours of the night, Faneuil Hall and Harvard Square are well lit and filled with patrons of the many bars and restaurants. There is dancing, a game of pool here and there, and lots of music everywhere for every taste. Irish music, sounds of the Middle East, alternative rock, jazz, salsa, and meringue to name a few.
"Take a hike" in Boston can mean anything from a romantic stroll on The Charles River Esplanade to a try at winning the Boston Marathon. Wherever your hike takes you, there are incredible sights to see: Beacon Hill, with its old brick sidewalks and Federal bow-front architecture; Cambridge's Brattle Street, which runs from Harvard Square past stately Tory-era mansions; the Commonwealth Avenue Mall from the Public Garden to Kenmore Square; and the walking paths through the Arnold Arboretum.
Boston is a favorite with families. There is the New England Aquarium with its huge, two-story-high fish tank; the lowland gorillas at the Franklin Park Zoo; the interactive exhibits of the Children's Museum; the displays, the giant-screen Omni Theater, and the planetarium at the Museum of Science. Year round activities include skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating. Spring and summer bring white water rafting, mountain climbing, hang gliding, kayaking, surfing, hiking, and windsurfing. Only a few miles outside Boston are some outstanding seaside spots that are clean, beautiful, and accessible.
Whether you are planning a vacation with the entire family, an intensive solo shopping expedition, a journey into history with a grandchild, an "escape from stress weekend for two", or a myriad of other relaxing and enriching opportunities: Boston is the place to go.
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