With a metro population at just over 4.5 million people, Boston is the largest city in Massachusetts and in the entirety of New England. Being one of the oldest urban areas in the United States, Boston has long been a center of culture, learning and commerce, with many historical sites dating back to the opening days of the American Revolution, colleges and universities that rank among the best post-secondary schools in America, if not the w...

The East coast of the United States holds some of the oldest history of the nation, from its humble beginnings as an English colony, to the revolutionary war and emergence as a sovereign nation. For those who are looking to live and study abroad in the United States, there is no better place to get a sense of its roots.  Full of varying European cultures, offering an eclectic mix of landscapes and major cities, the eastern coa...