Historic Lexington and Concord west
of Boston, Salem Marblehead, Gloucester, Rockport and Ipswich on
the North
Shore, Plymouth on
the South
Shore: you can even voyage to Provincetown on Cape
Cod, or fly to Nantucket or Martha's
Vineyard, using Boston as
your base.
Lexington
Lexington was the home of the first Minutemen to
die from British bullets in the Revolutionary
War. It's now a historic, picturesque
suburb of Boston.
MBTA bus, bike and car are the best ways
to get there.
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Concord
Beautiful, historic Concord takes
pride as the place where the American
Revolution began, but it's also a popular
destination for those wanting to get out
of Boston for
a day of walking, biking, swimming (at Walden
Pond) or shopping. You can go by Commuter
Rail train or car, or if you're a great rider, by
bike. More...
Salem
Think of Salem, think of witches.
Although the fame of Salem's witch
trials has spread
around the world, the town's place in New
England history comes from its great ship-builders and
intrepid ship
captains. And
there were never really any witches here.
It's easy to get to Salem by Commuter
Rail train or ferryboat.
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Marblehead
What Salem was
to merchant ships a century and a half
ago, Marblehead is to yachts today.
Summer and winter, the beautiful, perfectly
sheltered harbor of this historic fishing
town is full of white boats in drydock,
or bobbing on the water,
or
heading out to sea. Take the Commuter
Rail train to Salem, then bus, taxi or
bike to Marblehead. More...
Gloucester
The Pilgrims founded Plymouth in
1620, and three years later fishermen founded Gloucester.
The marvelous natural harbor and the plentiful
fishing grounds made that early settlement
a fishers' paradise. Commuter
Rail trains get you there easily. More...
Rockport
North of Gloucester is
the small seacoast town of Rockport,
famed as an artists' colony and, well,
just as a very picturesque place. Go by Commuter
Rail train.
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Ipswich
Known for its old New England history,
its clams, antiques, beaches and John
Updike, you'll like it. More...
Plymouth
Famous because
of a small boulder.
Visitors
come to Plymouth
Rock because Plymouth,
as the landing place
of
the Pilgrims
on the Mayflower,
is a symbol for the ideal
of religious
freedom and the quest for a better
life. More...
Cape Cod
Once a collection of fishing towns,
then a getaway vacation spot for Bostonians,
Cape Cod is now among
America's most popular seaside resort areas.
Go by intercity
bus, or by plane to Hyannis
or fast ferry to Provincetown. More...
Nantucket
"Thirty
Miles at Sea!" You'll see that on all the brochures.
To its year-round inhabitants, Nantucket is
not just another resort island off Cape
Cod, but is a special
seagoing world of its own. Go by plane fast and easy,
or by bus and ferry (longer). More...
Martha's Vineyard
To Bostonians and denizens of Cape
Cod, it is simply "the
Vineyard," an island larger
than neighboring Nantucket,
and close enough to Woods
Hole that strong swimmers hardly need
a boat to get there. Go by bus and ferry
from Boston. More...
