Take two parts of history, an immense measure of national pride, a whole slew of high-powered financial institutions and an exuberant student population – that’s Boston, capital of Massachusetts. One of America’s oldest cities, Boston is where the American Independence struggle began and the city is replete with monuments and memorials. But history is not all there is to Boston, home to many universities and colleges, the most prominent being Harvard University. Sample youth culture at its best here and the offerings associated –good bookshops and eating joints, alternative music and plenty of joie de vivre!