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This Ivy League school in New Haven, Connecticut was established in 1701 by colonial clergy as Collegiate School and is the third oldest college in the United States. Yale University has a 310-acre main campus with 260 buildings and has 11,000 students and 3,200 faculty members. It also has a 136-acre West Campus situated seven miles from Downtown New Haven. There were 51 Nobel Prize recipients with university ties and its Graduate School of Arts and Sciences awarded the first Ph.D in America. Famous alumni include U.S. presidents William Taft, Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush; Supreme Court justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor; inventors Eli Whitney and Samuel B. Morse; actors Paul Newman, Meryl Streep and Jodie Foster; Peace Corps founder Sargent Shriver and sculptor Richard Serra.

Founded by Puritans in 1630, Boston is one of the United States' oldest cities, now famous for its numerous historical landmarks and ivy league universities, among many other highlights. Want to learn more about Boston? There are numerous Boston tours to choose from. Take the Freedom Trail Walking Tour to gain a better understanding of the events that culminated in the founding of the United States: the Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, and the Battle of Bunker Hill. Join a Boston Harbor Tour or Boston Duck Tour for impressive panoramas of the fabled city; or head to Quincy Market to sample the local specialties, including clam chowder, clam cakes, and lobster with melted butter.

The oldest higher learning institution in the United States also is one of the most prestigious and its graduates include 47 Nobel Laureates, 32 heads of state and 48 Pulitzer Prize recipients. Harvard University was founded in 1636 named after its first benefactor John Harvard who left part of his estate to the now Ivy League school after his death in 1638 and whose statue still stands in front of University Hall. The university is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts near Boston on 209 acres of land and has the largest academic library in the world. United States presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all graduated from Harvard University.

Often just called MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a highly-respected private research university located on 168 acres in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1861 and has had 80 Nobel Laureates, 56 National Medal of Science recipients, 43 MacArthur Fellows and 28 National Medal of Technology and Innovation winners. The university has more than 11,000 students and nearly 2,000 faculty members. Famous alumni include former United States Federal Reserve Bank chairman Ben Bernanke, U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin, architect I.M. Pei, former British Foreign Minister David Miliband and former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

The historic Boston two-story structure was built between 1824-26 as an indoor marketplace and named for then-Mayor Josiah Quincy. Designed by Alexander Parris in Greek Revival style, Quincy Market is a U.S. National Historic Landmark and is still a popular attraction today containing food vendors and eateries. Along with North and South markets, it makes up Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Look for nostalgic food and produce signs in the market's seating area.

Save 25 to 65 percent off retail prices at this shopping mecca that is one of the largest outlet centers in the world. Located in New York's Central Valley, Woodbury Common Premium Outlets first opened in 1985 and has expanded throughout the years to now have 220 stores in more than 800,000 square-feet of space. Retailers include 7For All Mankind, Armani Exchange, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Balenciaga, Barney's New York Warehouse, Celine, Diane Von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Kenneth Cole, Neiman Marcus Last Call and many more! Interpreters and currency exchange is available at the shopping center.