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From Burlington to Barre, Yankee’s longtime editor, Mel Allen, shares his picks for some of the most beautiful places in Vermont.

From Lizzie Borden to the Smuttynose murders, New England is home to a number of unusual cold cases. Here are 5 well-known unsolved mysteries.

A visit to the house museum and gardens of Hildene, the Lincoln family “ancestral home” in the beautiful Green Mountain town of Manchester, Vermont.

Full of exciting dining and diversions, this destination town is about so much more than “days of yore.”

Mountain vistas, great shopping, and fine dining are just a few of the many reasons to visit this idyllic southern Vermont town.

What do you do when you’re Lizzie Borden and everyone thinks you got away with murder? We revisit the case in this 1996 Yankee classic.

Long-untold stories come into unforgettable focus at these New England sites.

Have you ever wondered what the Pilgrims ate at the first Thanksgiving? We dig into how similar the menu was to the traditional American Thanksgiving meal.

For anyone intrigued by unsolved crimes and brave enough to risk an encounter with the supernatural, the Lizzie Borden house in Fall River, Massachusetts, is an ideal destination.

Years after the tragedy, Portland ticket agent Mike Tuohey profoundly remembers 9/11 and how it started in Portland, Maine.

Only have a day or two? From witchy history to spellbinding street art, here are five of the very best things to do in Salem, Massachusetts.

These history-rich neighbors in the Boston suburbs have an appeal that always feels up to date.