There's history and culture at every turn in Boston, but a down-to-earth attitude can always be found on the edges of its New England pride. Beantown, home to the Red Sox faithful and the raucous Bruins fans who crowded the old Boston "Gah-den"; this is the city whose ethnic loyalties account for its many distinct neighborhoods. Crowning these layers are the students who throng the area's universities and colleges every fall.
