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Cranberry harvest on Cape Cod, Massachusetts (Jack Hollingsworth/Digital Vision/Getty)

Massachusetts Overview

While Boston and its maritime appendages of Cape Ann and Cape Cod face the sea and embrace it, inland Massachusetts turns in upon itself. Countless ponds and lakes shimmer in its folds and hollows, often hidden by deep forests and granite outcroppings. Farming and industry grew along the north-south valleys of the Connecticut and Housatonic rivers. Read More

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Feature Articles

Top Ten Refined U.S. Music Festivals
Tanglewood, Massachusetts
Top Ten Cheap Vacations
New Bedford, Massachusetts (instead of Cape Cod)
Get Outta Town: Boston
Explore Boston's back roads as you make a loop through historic Gloucester, the quintessential New England fishing town.
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Long Walks
Cape Cod National Seashore, MA
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Lost Coasts

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Boston, Massachusetts: Charles River
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Coasting New England
Easy Rider Tours
from $2095, 6 days
Our newest cycling adventure celebrates scenic shorelines and hidden pockets of history, as we wind our way up the New England seaboard through...
Biking the Bella Berkshires
Ciclismo Classico
from $1695, 4 days
Music, Mountains and Museums of western Massachusetts. ...
New England Small Ship Voyage
Adventure Life Voyages
from $1850, 6 days
During this 6-day cruise of New England, venture the shores of Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Cuttyhunk. Each region has its own distinctive...
Cape Cod Cycling Vacation
DuVine Adventures
from $4695, 6 days
Rich with coastal New England charm, Cape Cod & Nantucket are at their most beautiful during our summer and autumn visits. You'll cycle the car-free...
Highlights of the East Coast
Intrepid Travel Inc.
from $792, 7 days
Over seven days, travel down the eastern side of the States through cities and towns that have been pivotal in the creation of the nation we know...

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Attractions

Mussel Beach Health Club

35 Bradford St
Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657

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Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum

High Pole Hill Rd. (off Winslow St., north of Bradford St.)
Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657

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You can't miss it: Anywhere you go in town, this granite tower looms, ever ready to restore... Read More

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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Hall
301 Massachusetts Ave.
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

Description: One of the world's most highly regarded concert halls is also home to one of the world's finest... Read More

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