Watertown residents like to say that it’s easy to get anywhere in the Metro area from their town. For those willing to bike or bus, it’s an affordable alternative. It’s a pleasant place to live, with quiet streets and well-maintained two-family homes and apartment buildings. Buses go express to Downtown and Back Bay and frequently to Harvard and Central Squares. Via car, Watertown is five minutes from the Mass Pike (I-90) and Storrow Drive and ten minutes from Route 128 (I-95), Route 2 and downtown. Watertown offers the Arsenal Center for the Arts, with its plays, concerts and art classes. The town also has a variety of restaurants, in-town outlet shopping and a river walk on the Charles.