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Foreign flair in N.E.
These 10 spots will transport you to another place without ever leaving New England.


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The proof is you know where
It's not the chocolatey heaven that Bill Cosby touted, but it's the original kind that Colonial and Wampanoag cultures created in Plymouth. Join Plimoth Plantation...

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Fall in New England
Your guide to all things fall, including events, apple-picking, and foliage tours.
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Boston's melting pot
Beacon Hill was settled in 1625 and its always diverse history is traceable - and walkable - nearly 400 years later

No minimum stay
Its possible to view works by artists ranging from Wyeth to Warhol without leaving Greater Boston or setting foot in the Museum of Fine Arts.
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Haunted haunts around Mass.
Whether you believe in ghosts or not, these Eastern Massachusetts spots have been known to make skin crawl.

Down by the Bay
A kayaking tour of Essex Bay becomes a reminder of why September is New England's most serene month.
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Promenade in parts
The Boston Harborwalk explores a waterfront of the city that mixes old and new, work and play.

Six great seafood spots
While there's obvious choices like Legal Seafoods and Summer Shacks, here's an insider's guide to other sumptuous offerings.

Fact and fictions
Sally Gunning sets her novels in familiar, favored places that bear the imprint of the town's history.

25 things to do under $25
From popular faves (like the Boston Jazz Festival) to less traditional fare (Boston Tweed Ride, anyone?), we've got 25 fall events and ideas that don't break $25.

Island images
For a first-time Nantucket visitor and his family, nostalgic idea and modern reality emerge through the fog as the pace slows.

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The Boston Sports Trail
Get your sports fix along the Boston Sports Trail. Use our GPS tour to help make the most of it.
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Three-day coastal wine tour
Looking to escape but don't have the time or the energy to plan a trip? Our GPS tour has you covered.
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From The Boston Globe

Where the melting pot still simmers
It’s the most historic neighborhood in America’s most historic city. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that for much of the world the iconic images of Beacon Hill - flickering gas lamps, red-brick sidewalks, wrought-iron fences - are synonymous with Boston.No minimum stay required to rest your eyes on these hotels’ fine art
It’s possible to view works by artists ranging from Wyeth to Warhol without leaving Greater Boston or setting foot in the Museum of Fine Arts or the Institute of Contemporary Art. Sip a drink, savor a meal, or simply relax while pondering an installation at these hotels, where you needn’t check in to check out the museum-quality artwork adorning the ...Tastes of the Azores
Just when it seemed that our table - loaded with squid rings, cod fish cakes, smelts, and Dão wine - couldn’t fit another plate, Ines De Costa delivered a pork loin marinated in fresh squeezed oranges, wine, paprika, and fresh garlic. “What I send to the table is what you’re going to eat,’’ said the 76-year-old chef of St. John’s ...Light slips away on a serene kayaking tour of Essex Bay
ESSEX BAY - In the golden light of dusk, we slipped into the warm water and followed the receding tide from the beach.Promenade in parts: Boston's Harborwalk
Day 1: Long Wharf to North End to Charlestown, 4.5 miles logged “Thirty-eight miles is a long way to go without a bathroom,’’ quips Elizabeth Foote of Cambridge, emerging from the Government Center T station. Foote is striking out with Eric Thorgerson, her husband, and me and my husband, Bill Regan, on this first leg of a five-part hike on ...Something fishy’s always going on
Having grown up in Manchester-by-the Sea, I was all but weaned on locally-caught lobster, candy-sweet scallops, and flaky, white cod, just a few of the piscatory pleasures dotting area menus this time of year. In a region brimming with superb places to eat, where should you go for great seafood?Black Sea echoes
WELLFLEET -- If ever there was proof of the attraction the landscape of our families holds for us, you need look no farther than Wellfleet.Georges Island: Peace and play on a war footing
As the sun slowly sinks toward the Boston skyline and shadows grow long, the throngs who had descended on Fort Warren recede like the outgoing tide.Boston 101
Find Common ground I’m a people-watcher, so it’s no surprise that one of my favorite spots is Boston Common, a nearly 50-acre park just south of Beacon Hill. On any afternoon here, you’ll see men in suits taking a lunch break; groups of schoolchildren swarming the playground; even tour guides dressed in Colonial garb, trying to entice you to follow ...By the sea
White church steeples crown the skylines of hamlets across New England. But it’s the democratic, not ecclesiastical, brick tower of Abbot Hall that soars above this seaside town and serves as a beacon for miles around.
















