It's winter in New England. The mulled wine simmers, the wood fires blaze, and the skiers relax after a bracing day on the slopes.

Here's the rundown on all of New England's ski areas, from formidable Jay Peak VT and Saddleback ME in the north to feisty Yawgoo Valley RI in the south, with maps showing the locations of all the resorts. More...

Whether you're traveling for business or pleasure, culture, dining, or winter sports, here's how to travel in New England by car, bus, train, plane & ship to:

—Boston, cosmopolitan "capital" of New England —Historic Lexington and Concord —Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket —Berkshire Hills for art, music & dance —Newport RI with its sumptuous mansions —Connecticut shoreline, Mystic Seaport & wineries		Click on a state:
—Vermont, hiking, camping, pretty towns —Mt Washington & New Hampshire's White Mountains —Downeast Maine, with its pristine towns, lobster dinners and windjammer yachts

There's lots more to New England, of course. Look at my New England Highlights, and browse the Site Index, from Acadia National Park to Plymouth Rock, from Walden Pond in Concord MA to Waterfire in Providence, from Circus Smirkus in Vermont to Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.

New England Outdoors covers all the best things to do: beaches, biking, birdwatching, camping, canoeing, fishing, hiking, kayaking, skiing, snowshoeing, whalewatching and windjamming.

Hi! I'm Tom Brosnahan: travel writer, guidebook author and photographer. I wrote the early editions of Frommer's New England and Lonely Planet New England. More... NewEnglandTravelPlanner.com covers all my favorite places and pleasures.

New England is what it is because of its people, from Massasoit to Paul Revere, from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau to John F Kennedy, from P T Barnum to Louisa May Alcott and Emily Dickenson. You'll find reminders of them everywhere.

—Tom Brosnahan

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