Looking to rest your head in the Bay State? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Massachusetts for 2015. BEST MOUNTAIN LODGING JIMINY PEAK MOUNTAIN RESORT COUNTRY INN, Hancock Don’t let the “country inn” moniker fool you. These hotel suites, each with kitchenette, kingsize bed, and queen-size sleeper, are […]
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Massachusetts
Explore Massachusetts | Photographs
From quiet country towns to bustling seaports, there’s always something new to explore in Massachusetts. Explore More of Massachusetts!
The Cape Cod National Seashore protects miles of dunes, beach, and wild lands in the heart of one of the most popular summer destinations in the country.
Massachusetts
Union Oyster House | Yesterday’s Lunch
By 10 a.m. last August 8, a day of low nineties’ soaking humidity, a line had formed outside the door of Boston’s famed Union Oyster House and snaked halfway to the corner. The day marked the 175th birthday of the local landmark, and for two hours the owners were offering Ye Olde Fare at circa […]
Massachusetts
Jon Vaughan’s Cape Cod | Photographs
A collection of images celebrating the unique beauty of Cape Cod and its surrounding islands from landscape photographer Jon Vaughan.
“Coggers” sweat and “goofers” stare as the steam engines of the Mount Washington Cog Railway claw their way up “the steepest, highest, windiest railroad trestle in the world.”
The temperate shores of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, where farmland rolls to the sea, are the perfect place to welcome spring.
We asked architectural writer and longtime New England resident William Morgan to share his choices for the 5 best historic house museums in New England.
A sacred fish, Yankee thrift, and Lenten tradition gave us a classic New England dish that’s worth celebrating and reinventing.
History
Ordeal on Bay Ledge Buoy
Just before a sudden winter squall swamped his 15-foot open boat, the young clammer managed to leap to the comparative safety of the Bay Ledge Buoy. It was the beginning of the longest — and nearly the last — 27 hours of his life. Sunday morning. January 15, began as any working day for […]
Travel
What the Bay Gives
The bountiful waters off Duxbury, Massachusetts, which once fed Pilgrims, today are still home to a thriving ecosystem and abundance of fish. Saquish is a long spit of sand and cobble guarding the entrance to Plymouth Bay. It has a few beach houses, marshes and mudflats, and crazy currents. It’s also Skip Bennett’s favorite place […]
Connecticut
Race Point Sunset
The Race Point lighthouse is set ablaze by the setting sun. Cape Cod National Seashore, Provincetown Massachusetts.