About Boston

Overview

Boston is New England's largest city. It’s a hub for science, medicine, and innovation. Boston is also home to more than 600,000 residents as well as many colleges, universities, cultural attractions, and professional sports organizations.

If you’re visiting, either as a patient or to visit a patient, our resources can help you plan your Boston trip. 

Traveling to Boston

• Airlines that serve Boston
  
• Boston Logan Airport
  
• Transportation from Boston Logan Airport
  
• Train service to and from New York, Washington, D.C. and other destinations
  

Getting around Boston

• Taxi companies authorized by the Boston Police Department
  
• Taxi fares
  
• MBTA, Boston’s public transportation system of trains, buses, and ferries
  
• More information about walking, biking and car-sharing in Boston
  

Staying in Boston: Hotels and other accommodations

Family members and friends have many hotel options near our various facilities in and around Boston that may be found on hotel booking websites.

For facility-specific visitor and hotel information, please visit: 

• Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  
• Massachusetts General Hospital
  
• Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
  
• Cooley Dickinson Hospital
  
• Martha’s Vineyard Hospital
  
• Mass Eye and Ear
  
• McLean
  
• Nantucket Cottage Hospital
  
• Newton-Wellesley Hospital
  
• Salem Hospital
  
• Spaulding Rehabilitation Network
  
• Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
  

Boston resources

• Boston.com
• Boston Globe
• Boston Magazine
• Boston Red Sox
• Boston Symphony Orchestra
• City of Boston
• Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Museum of Fine Arts