Greater Boston is more urbanized than the other regions of Massachusetts, such as the more rural Western Massachusetts and the beach communities of Cape Cod . The area features a great number of Universities . Despite this, some communities within Greater Boston remain somewhat Working Class , although increasingly less-so in the past two decades.
Greater Boston encompasses many significant locations in American History and culture. Examples include the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church , the Old Granary Burying Ground , the site of the Boston Tea Party , the Battle Of Bunker Hill , the USS Constitution , Lexington and Concord , Walden Pond , the site of the Salem Witch Trials , and the Christian Science Mother Church . Former President John Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts , as was former President John Quincy Adams . Former President John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts . Former President George H. W. Bush was born in Milton .
The United States National Archives has a regional center in nearby Waltham .
Dunkin Donuts started in Greater Boston. Likewise, Howard Johnson's restaurants and lodgings began there.
- Companies outside Boston
- --- Akamai Technologies , in Cambridge (Headquarters)
- --- Analog Devices , in Norwood
- --- Avid Technology, Inc , in Tewksbury (Headquarters)
- --- Biogen Idec , in Cambridge
- --- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. , in Natick (Headquarters)
- --- Bose Corporation , in Framingham (Headquarters)
- --- Boston Scientific Corporation , in Natick (Headquarters)
- --- EMC Corporation , in Hopkinton (Headquarters)
- --- Genzyme Corporation , in Cambridge (Headquarters)
- --- Meditech , in Westwood (Headquarters)
- --- Millennium Pharmaceuticals , in Cambridge
- --- Novartis AG, Inc , in Cambridge (Research Headquarters)
- --- Novell, Inc. , in Waltham
- --- Polaroid Corporation , in Waltham
- --- Raytheon , in Waltham (Headquarters)
- --- Staples, Inc. , in Framingham (Headquarters)
- --- TJX Corporation , in Framingham (Headquarters)
- --- WB Mason , in Brockton (Headquarters)
Annual sporting events include:
''See also: Boston Transportation ''
The first railway line in the United States was in Quincy. See Neponset River .
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