Best of New England 2025 | Summer Travel Guide
Our picks for where to eat, where to stay, and what to do in each New England state this summer.
By Yankee Magazine|Apr 24 2025|
At Greater Boston’s top-shelf ice cream spots, it’s hard to stop at just one cone, let alone just one scoop. (Pictured, from left: Toscanini’s, New City Microcreamery, Crescent Ridge, FoMu, and Honeycomb Creamery.)
Photo Credit: Toan Trinh/styling by Monica MarianoWhether you’re bound for Cape Cod, the White Mountains, the Maine coast, or any other summer-fun destination in our six-state region, our annual travel guide proves one thing’s for sure: You won’t run out of ideas to jump-start your travels.
Massachusetts
Whether you’re headed to the Bay State in search of the perfect burger, a field-to-table farm dinner, or a boutique hotel full of charm, find inspiration in our editors’ roundup of this year’s can’t-miss travel destinations and experiences in Massachusetts.
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2025 Massachusetts Travel Guide | Hotels, Dining & Attractions
10 Best Things to Do in Massachusetts This Summer 2025
Boston
Consider this your insider guide to New England’s biggest city at its boldest and best, as Yankee handpicks the top spots to eat, stay, and play throughout Boston — from the Seaport and the Back Bay to Allston and beyond. Let the urban explorations begin.
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2025 Boston Travel Guide | Hotels, Dining & Attractions
10 Best Things to Do in Boston This Summer 2025
Maine
Want to make the most of summer in Vacationland? Start with an itinerary packed with Yankee editors’ picks for where to go and what to see. There’s new (the Tekαkαpimək Contact Station at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument), and there’s classic (The Dunes on the Waterfront seaside cottages), but most important, there’s something for everyone.
Photo Credit : Photo by James Florio. All Wabanaki cultural knowledge and intellectual property shared within this project is owned by the Wabanaki Nations.
2025 Maine Travel Guide | Hotels, Dining & Attractions
10 Best Things to Do in Maine This Summer 2025
New Hampshire
Explore New Hampshire like a local by diving into attractions and events curated by the experts at Yankee (which, not for nothing, calls the Granite State home). We’ll point you to the best pizza and lobster rolls, antiques store and PYO berry farm, country inn and luxury B&B, and much more.
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2025 New Hampshire Travel Guide | Hotels, Dining & Attractions
10 Best Things to Do in New Hampshire This Summer 2025
Vermont
If you’ve only been to Vermont for ski season (which, admittedly, is first-class!), let this be the year you discover all the other adventures and experiences that the Green Mountain State has to offer. Want to visit a winery in a restored 19th-century barn? Test your mountain biking skills on former granite quarry lands? Feast on Southern comfort food with a Vermont twist? Our experts will show you the way.
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2025 Vermont Travel Guide | Hotels, Dining & Attractions
10 Best Things to Do in Vermont This Summer 2025
Connecticut
As the home of the justifiably famous New Haven–style pizza, the Nutmeg State is, of course, going to have plenty of contenders. Who topped Yankee editors’ list? You’ll find out in our 2025 travel guide — along with many more reasons to plan your Connecticut getaway tout suite.
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2025 Connecticut Travel Guide | Hotels, Dining & Attractions
10 Best Things to Do in Connecticut This Summer 2025
Rhode Island
Where do Yankee editors like to go when headed to the Ocean State? The seacoast, for one, which is where you’ll find our picks for best summer theater, best guided adventure, best seaside outdoor dining, and best beach bar, among others. But there’s plenty of inland picks here, too. And for our money, you should try them all.
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2025 Rhode Island Travel Guide | Hotels, Dining & Attractions
10 Best Things to Do in Rhode Island This Summer 2025
