Boston is the capital of the state of Massachusetts and one of the most historic, wealthy and influential cities in the USA. Its plethora of museums, and frequent live performances, gives us an idea why the city bags around 16 million visitors annually, making it one of the ten most popular tourist locations in the States.

Boston is a city of diverse neighborhoods. Most of which were towns before being joined with the city, leading to a strong sense of pride within the neighborhoods. You may hear people telling you that they are from "JP" (Jamaica Plain), "Dot" (Dorchester), South Boston, or East Boston, instead of Boston.

According to a survey, there are around 200 street names that are duplicated in one or more neighborhoods in Boston. For example, Washington Street in Downtown Boston is different from Washington Street in Dorchester and another Washington Street in Jamaica Plain.

Tourist Attractions:

- John Hancock Tower: The tallest building in New England, its outside is covered by mirror-like glasses reflecting the other buildings in its vicinity.

- USS Constitution: Launched in 1797, it is one of the oldest commissioned ships in the USA. It is docked near the Boston Museum and is a good place to visit if you are interested in knowing the city's history.

- Trolley Tours: It is the best way of sightseeing available in Boston, where you travel in trams around the city which makes it a fun experience you shouldn't miss.

Ghosts and Gravestones Tour: Another trolley tour which acquaints you with the spooky side of Boston.

Boston is such a city that can bewilder even the most seasoned traveller. Thus looking for even the most simplest locations can be quite a task and you can get hopelessly lost. So the only solution to that is having city map with you. Or rather, you should have maps which will tell you precisely where to find certain places like hotels, and a variety of other things. Locating the streets is essential and therefore never venture out alone without a map as your guide.

Maps of world:

http://www.mapsofworld.com/cities/usa/boston/boston-city-map.html

The most important thing once you have landed here is the place where you are going to stay for the night. So if you are looking for hotels under a certain budget range then there are certain locations that you must hit. But for all these you need to know the names and the locations of the streets. This map below gives you a pretty good idea of where is what in Boston travel. This website has a very clear and well defined map of Boston streets.

EDGE Boston

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=maps

Are you one of the biggest social animals around? Are the restaurants and the clubs the first things you look for in a new city? If so then this city map of Boston is just the one for you. It will give you details of Boston's happening nightlife and has clear outlines of where the most reputed watering holes of the city are located. This map has separate details of the nightlife as well as the famous restaurants.

Yahoo! Local

http://local.yahoo.com/MA/Boston

Yahoo! Local has one of the best available maps of the city of Boston online. This map is a fairly accurate city map of Boston and will act as a really efficient guide in helping you travel around the city. This is a fairly detailed map as it allows you to have a closer look at the details of a nearby neighborhood or street that you light want to check.

South Station is one of those places in a city that everybody would recognize. In Boston, South Station is the largest train station in the whole city and is also the location of the largest bus terminal. South Station is thus a landmark by itself and is an important part of the city.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Station

A map of South Station would be required by you in order to find your way around the place, the answer being quite simple. But the reason why just another station would require a map to be consulted in order to get around the place is because of the vastness of the place. Especially if you are a tourist in the city, you will at some point need to consult the map.

Such a map could easily be found online on any of the Boston MA travel sites. Usually such sites have details about the city and the places of importance. On one such travel site you will definitely find a map of South Station that will make your traveling by train and bus much easier.

http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/lines/stations/?stopId=191