Funny, but as a Bostonian (adopted) for over 11 years (and loving it) I'm still not sure why they picked Boston. I couldn't see where they explained the ranking. Kind of an end-of-the-year top-whatever-article quota-filler.
I like Boston for many reasons, but not usually for the tourist attractions. It is quaint, in its way though - downtown/Back Bay, that is.
Not to be too grinchy... I really like the
lights on the trees on Comm Ave in the Back Bay
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