Attraction on US East Coast: 2006

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Map - An useful tool for every tourist

Map is an absolutely important tool for every traveller. Without it, we can be lost and don't know how to arrive the destination. Besides, the map can help us to set up the travel plan easily.

Here is the link of USA map which I think it may be helpful for you to find out the nescessary information and design your

journey where to visit.

Worldatlas Beyond the USA map, you can get one of 50 states, time line and travel information.

Maps Of World I like this website because it offers the information of the famous cities in US also it should be helpful for you.

RoadsideAmerica In this webiste, when you just click at the state you want to go, it will show you the fact of attraction places and tips.

Virtualtourist The content in the website includes the US state map, list of popular destination things to do, reviews and photos in each city as for your reference.

Yahoo Map In this site, you can find map in the street, city, state and country levels.

Google Map It's just the map which gives you the direction.

TravelingUSA The link will show the map of USA. I think the content in the website will be helpful for you because when you select the state you want to go, the information of the chosed place will be shown such as activies, places to stay, food.

Finally, I do hope the above information will be useful for you. Enjoy the trip!

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Public Transportation in Boston

The public transportation in Boston is very convenient with subway, bus, commuter rail and boat. Normally, people in the city go somewhere by subway and bus and people who live in the suburb always go to Boston by communter rail whose fee is more expensive than subway and has the time schedule.

Subway in Boston is not complicated like one in another big city like New York or Washinton DC. Its usual fare is $1.25 and you can buy the daily pass at $7.25. However for traveller, I'd suggest you not to buy it because the attractions in Boston are not too far to walk except when you go to Harvard where takes around 5-10 minutes with subway.

As Boston is located on the Charles River and near the sea also it has the ferray service. It's a great way to see the city view of Boston from the boat.

You can study the link of public transporation in Boston from this link. You can check more information.

Friday, December 22, 2006

Harvard- The Oldest University in US

Harvard is not only the world-class university but only the oldest one in USA. It has many historic places and generated seven presidents of United States: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Rutherford B. Hayes, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George W. Bush. Its faculty have produced more than 40 Nobel laureates and famous scholars. The below is the brief history of Harvard.

Harvard College was established in 1636 by vote of the Great and Gener

al Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and was named for its first benefactor, John Harvard of Charlestown, a young minister who left his library and half his estate to the new institution. During its early years, the College offered a classic academic course based on the English university model but consistent with the prevailing Puritan philosophy of the first colonists. Charles W. Eliot, who served as president from 1869 to 1909, transformed the relatively small provincial institution into a modern university. During his tenure, the Law and Medical schools were revitalized, and the graduate schools of Business, Dental Medicine, and Arts and Sciences were established. And now the University has more than 18,000 degree candidates, including undergraduates and students in 10 principal academic units.

Harvard University contains many historic places: Massachusetts Hall - it was built in 1720, during the Revolutionary War, the John Harvard Statue, located in front of University Hall - it is believed that you will be lucky if you rub John Harvard's shoe also now his shoe is very shinging as almost tourist do it, Widener Memorial Library constructed with funds given by Eleanor Elkins Widener in memory of her son, Memorial Hall, Science Center, etc.

Anyway, it has a tour by a Harvard student to take you see around the Harvard campus. The tours leave from the Events & Information Center. Not only will you discover the location of fascinating exhibitions and programs on campus, you will also see Harvard's rich sampling of American history and architecture from the Colonial period to the present.

The information center is located in the Holyoke Center Arcade at 1350 Massachusetts Avenue. It is in the Harvard Square, Cambridge. The Center is open year-round Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and is closed only on holidays. Here is its telephone no.: at (617) 495-1573 or e-mailing icenter@camail.harvard.edu You can find out more information about Harvard University: www.harvard.edu and it has the extension school for the part-time student: www.extension.harvard.edu

Thing to Do in Boston - Freedom Trail

As the town where I live is very near Boston, I'm glad to start the first place at there. In Boston, there are many famous places, especially the education places such as Harvard University, MIT (Massachusette Institute of Technology), Museum of Science, USS Constitution, The Old State House, Musuem of Fine Art, The Old North Church.

Today, I present you the Freedome Trail. It is a 2.5 mile red-brick walking trail that leads you to 16 nationally significant historic sites, every one an authentic American treasure. Preserved and dedicated by the citizens of Boston in 1958, when the wrecking ball threatened, the Freedom Trail today is a unique collection of museums, churches, meeting houses, burying grounds, parks, a ship, and historic markers that tell the story of the American Revolution and beyond.