It is commonly referred to as the birth place to the American Revolution, is the capital city of Massachusetts. Interestingly Boston was founded in 1630 by John Winthrop, a puritan. Consequently the migration of puritan families established churches, social institutions and schools. Gradually Boston developed into a economic centre largely engaged in shipping and boat building. Today Boston is an important centre for manufacturing, production and high-tech industries .It is considered as one of the best tourist attractions in the nation. In fact Boston occupies tenth place among all the tourist cities in the nation. Further Boston is well-known as one of the great culture centre due to the establishment of renowned societies such as Massachusetts Historical Society, the New England Conservatory of Music; museums like the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts; and educational schools such as Boston, Suffolk, Northeastern universities, Harvard Medical School, the New England Medical Center, Massachusetts; General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s hospitals ,the Univ. of Massachusetts at Boston and many more. The major attractions of Boston include Boston Children’s Museum, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Institute of Contemporary Art, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, MIT Museum, Museum of Science, Science Park (Science Park Station, New England Aquarium, Mapparium, Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, Boston Harbor Islands, Boston Common and Public Garden and many more.