Massachusetts is a great place to work

Massachusetts is an exciting place to live, work, and play. Since the seventeenth century, the state has been a pioneer in education and social services. Today, Massachusetts also leads in financial services, medicine, information technology, and biotechnology.

People have lived and worked in Massachusetts for thousands of years, starting when the glaciers (which formed Cape Cod) retreated. Approximately 30,000 native people inhabited the area before Europeans arrived in the early 17th century. Nicknamed the Bay State, Massachusetts today is home to more than six million people.

People all over the world make Massachusetts their destination-whether for business, study, or pleasure. From the beaches of Cape Cod to the valleys of central Massachusetts to the Berkshire Hills in the west, the state offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities.

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• The Metropolitan Boston Area

  Called the Hub of the Universe by locals, Boston was the birthplace of the American Revolution. The Freedom Trail is a great way to learn about the city on foot, and takes you from Paul Revere's House and Old North Church in the North End to historic Faneuil Hall. An artistic and cultural center, Boston provides a continuous and rich variety of concerts, artistic performances, free lectures, museums, and libraries. The Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Museum of Fine Arts are known worldwide for their excellence. The New England Aquarium, the Boston Science Museum, the Boston Public Library are just some of the rich cultural resources available to everyone.

  Across the Charles River is Cambridge, a vibrant mix of ethnic cultures, students, and visitors from around the world. It's also home to MIT, as well as Harvard University, the nation's oldest university.

• Northeastern Massachusetts

  North of Boston lie 30 miles of rocky coastline punctuated with long sandy beaches, fishing ports, and sailing harbors. Highlights include Salem, the home of the witch trials of 1690s; a terrific museum devoted to Salem's 18th- and 19th-century trade with the Orient, and novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne's House of Seven Gables. Nearby, Newburyport's High Street is lined with breathtaking early American mansions built by sea captains. The town of Essex is a Mecca for antique hunters and seafood lovers (the fried clam was first cooked here). Also nearby is the Merrimack Valley and the city of Lowell, home to America's Industrial Revolution, featuring restored canals and red brick mill buildings.

• Southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod

  Plymouth Rock, an enduring symbol of the Pilgrim's arrival in the New World, marks "America's Hometown." Up the road in Mansfield is the Comcast Center, where big-name jazz, folk, rock, and classical concerts take place every summer. Further south sits New Bedford, the former whaling capital of the world, while nearby Fall River has a rich history as a textile manufacturing center. Miles of warm-water beaches make Cape Cod an immensely popular vacation destination. New England's largest island, Martha's Vineyard, is a 45-minute ferry ride and features, among other attractions, the Flying Horses, the oldest working carousel in America. Thirty miles from Cape Cod lies Nantucket Island with miles of unspoiled beaches, lighthouses, and historic mansions.

• Central Massachusetts

  The heart of the state offers rolling hills and meadows, sophisticated cultural attractions, and is home to Worcester, the state's second largest city. Worcester's venues for cultural attractions and special events include the modern Worcester DCU Center, which attracts top-name acts and is home to the Worcester Sharks hockey team. A short drive from Worcester is Old Sturbridge Village, a living-history museum that re-creates a rural New England settlement of the 1830s.

• Western Massachusetts

  Noted as the home of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Greater Springfield offers a variety of fun filled activities. In Agawam, the popular Six Flags New England theme park offers a combination of white-knuckle roller coaster rides, an eight-acre water park, and dozens of thrill rides. Springfield is also the home of The Big E, New England's autumn tradition and the ninth largest fair in North America. The Berkshire Mountains, site of Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, offer numerous summer festivals, great skiing, and a wide range of dining and lodging facilities.

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