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 Universities located in small towns
and those in major cities provide students with a very different
environments for learning. Tufts offers its students an unusual
combination: the main campus spans the communities of Medford and
Somerville and provides the tranquility, friendliness, and student life of
many small-town universities, yet the excitement of
Boston is only five miles
away.
The Boston city skyline is
clearly visible from the Tufts campus, and the city is readily accessible
by one of the countries best public transportation systems (MBTA). Boston is one of America's
most stimulating and cultural cities. The American Revolution began in
this area, and Boston is rich in history. Local historical sites include
the Freedom Trail, Paul Revere's house, Faneuil Hall, the Old North
Church, Bunker Hill, the Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum, and the
U.S.S. Constitution (Old Iornsides). The presence of many
distinguished universities and colleges has fostered an openness to new
ideas and a tradition of respect for different life-styles. In addition,
these nearby institutions (Harvard, MIT, Boston University, Brandies,
Boston College, Northeastern, and UMASS) provide a valuable collection of
readily available academic resources for Tufts students involved in
research. But Boston means much more
than its formal history and institutions. It means discovering a charming
Beacon Street block or an inconspicuous gourmet restaurant in a
bewildering maze of streets and alleys; it means Chinese New Year on Tyler
Street, Columbus Day on Pine Street, bell ringers on Beacon Hill; it's
riding the Swan Boats in the Public Gardens or taking a baroque-concert
cruise around the harbor; it's St. Patrick's Day and the Boston Marathon;
the Celtics, the Bruins, the Patriots; the Red Sox; the Boston Pops
Orchestra delighting picnickers on the Esplanade, or the Boston Symphony
providing a musical feast at Symphony Hall; it's live theater every day of
the week, the Science Museum, the Art Museums and Galleries, an endless
choice of epicurean dining, ethnic delicacies, coffeehouses, and homemade
ice cream bars; it's walking the Freedom Trail, wandering through Quincy
Market, boating on the Charles River, lying on the North Shore beaches,
skiing the wide variety of slopes at nearby winter resorts. It's all
Boston - rich in culture and entertainment, a laboratory for learning and
a never ending source of discovery.
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