Must-SeeBoston
Massachusetts
Walkable, historic and full of firsts, from the Freedom Trail to Harvard.
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Massachusetts
10 places and 31 sights on our lists.
Places in Massachusetts
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Must-SeeNew England Fall Foliage
New England
Late September to late October, north to south
Whole hillsides of red and gold in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Drive the back roads and stay in a small-town inn.
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Worth a DetourCape Cod
Massachusetts
Dune-backed Atlantic beaches, lighthouses and lobster rolls, the classic New England summer.
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Worth a DetourLexington and Concord
Massachusetts
Where the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, and where Thoreau, Emerson and Louisa May Alcott later lived.
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Worth a DetourPlymouth
Massachusetts
Where the Pilgrims landed in 1620: a replica Mayflower, a living museum of their village and of the Wampanoag people.
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If You're NearbyBoston Marathon
Massachusetts
Third Monday in April
The world's oldest annual marathon, run each Patriots' Day since 1897, with half a million people along the course.
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If You're NearbyNantucket and Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts
Two summer islands off Cape Cod: cobblestones and gray-shingled whaling houses on Nantucket, and gingerbread cottages on the Vineyard.
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If You're NearbyOld North Church
Massachusetts
Boston's oldest standing church, where two lanterns hung in the steeple warned of the British march on the night of Paul Revere's ride in 1775.
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If You're NearbySalem
Massachusetts
Site of the 1692 witch trials, now America's Halloween capital, with a superb maritime art museum.
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If You're NearbyThe Berkshires
Massachusetts
Massachusetts's green western hills, with Norman Rockwell, Tanglewood, MASS MoCA and Edith Wharton's house.
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