Rich, elite, provincial, Boston has Old World airs mixed with New World arrogance and proudly trades on its colonial and political past. But it's got charm, energy and power too: a meeting place for moneyed New Yorkers heading north, backyard to the Kennedy clan and the New England aristocracy. Towering skyscrapers stand beside historical cultural outposts to merge past and present, best seen in places like Quincy Market and the cafés, bars and shops of downtown. Students, immigrants and precious girls in pearls wander the parks and townhouse districts and there's a refined English atmosphere to the bonhomie in the bars. Check out spots like Oskars, Pravda and Bristol Lounge for the city's style slaves and world class cocktails.