From the North End and its 100 eateries, to Jamaica Plain, the South End, and to the colleges in the Back Bay, Boston is a city of neighborhoods. You can walk anywhere in Boston, navigating your way around historic landmarks, or by the city’s famed restaurants, pubs, and shopping destinations. Use CitySquares.com to navigate your way through these neighborhoods and find the local businesses, the hidden gems, that make these neighborhoods unique. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts. It’s also the largest and most populous city in New England. Metro Boston is home to over 4 million people, although technically the Greater Boston area has a population of over 7 million people. Boston was founded in the year 1630 by Puritan colonists. Boston and it’s neighboring towns and cities are rich in American history. Some might even say that Boston is the birthplace of America, playing host to key battles during the American Revolution and being the birthplace of such famed Americans as John and Samuel Adams, Alexander Graham Bell, Emily Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, John F. Kennedy, and countless others.