Trip IdeasFodor's New England, 28th Edition
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About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in New England!
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s New England provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s New England features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in New England.
•Experience New England like a local! Fodor’s New England includes choices for every traveler, from hiking and skiing to beachcombing and antiquing, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•Fodor’s New England includes a full-color pullout map!
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in New England!
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s New England provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s New England features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in New England.
•Experience New England like a local! Fodor’s New England includes choices for every traveler, from hiking and skiing to beachcombing and antiquing, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•Fodor’s New England includes a full-color pullout map!
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
Be A Fodor’s Correspondent ............ 3
About This Book ............ 6
What’s New in New England ............ 7
What’s Where ............ 10
New England Today ............ 12
Quintessential New England ............ 14
New England’s Top Experiences ............ 16
If You Like ............ 18
Great Itineraries ............ 22
When To Go ............ 28
Chapter 1: Boston ............ 29
Exploring Boston ............ 30
Exploring Cambridge ............ 55
Nightlife and the Arts ............ 61
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 66
Shopping ............ 70
Where to Eat ............ 75
Best Best for Boston & Cambridge Dining ............ 77
Where to Stay ............ 88
Best Bets for Boston & Cambridge Lodging ............ 89
Boston Essentials ............ 100
Chapter 2: Massachusetts ............ 105
The North Shore ............ 117
South of Boston ............ 127
Cape Cod ............ 131
Martha’s Vineyard ............ 151
Nantucket ............ 158
Sturbridge and The Pioneer Valley ............ 162
The Berkshires ............ 176
Massachusetts Essentials ............ 198
Chapter 3: Rhode Island ............ 203
Providence ............ 207
The Blackstone Valley ............ 223
South County ............ 226
Block Island ............ 236
Newport County ............ 243
Rhode Island Essentials ............ 269
Chapter 4: Connecticut ............ 273
Southwestern Connecticut ............ 278
Hartford & the Connecticut River Valley ............ 286
The Litchfield Hills ............ 301
New Haven to Mystic ............ 318
The Quiet Corner ............ 336
Connecticut Essentials ............ 341
Chapter 5: Vermont ............ 343
Southern Vermont ............ 347
Central Vermont ............ 375
Northern Vermont ............ 394
Vermont Essentials ............ 419
Chapter 6: New Hampshire ............ 425
The Coast ............ 429
Lakes Region ............ 445
The White Mountains ............ 457
Dartmouth—Lake Sunapee ............ 482
The Monadnocks & Merrimack Valley ............ 490
New Hampshire Essentials ............ 507
Chapter 7: Maine ............ 509
Western Lakes & Mountains ............ 515
The North Woods ............ 523
The Southern Coast ............ 529
Portland & Environs ............ 542
The Mid-Coast Region ............ 554
Penobscot Bay ............ 561
Blue Hill Peninsula & Environs ............ 580
Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park ............ 587
Way Down East ............ 598
Maine Essentials ............ 608
Essentials ............ 613
Getting Started ............ 614
Booking Your Trip ............ 615
Transportation ............ 620
On The Ground ............ 623
Index ............ 627
About Our Writers ............ 639
Maps
New England ............ 8-9
Boston ............ 32-33
Boston’s Freedom Trail ............ 38
Harvard Square ............ 58
Where to Stay and Eat in Boston ............ 80-81
Where to Stay and Eat in Cambridge ............ 86-87
Boston MBTA ............ 102
Massachusetts ............ 109
Northwest of Boston ............ 111
Concord ............ 113
North Shore ............ 119
Cape Cod ............ 133
Martha’s Vineyard ............ 152
Nantucket ............ 159
The Pioneer Valley ............ 163
The Berkshires ............ 180
Rhode Island ............ 206
Providence ............ 209
South County and Newport County ............ 228
Block Island ............ 237
Downtown Newport ............ 248
Greater Newport ............ 251
Connecticut ............ 277
Southwestern Connecticut ............ 279
Connecticut River Valley ............ 288
Downtown Hartford ............ 295
Litchfield Hills ............ 304
Southeastern Connecticut ............ 319
Downtown New Haven ............ 322
The Quiet Corner ............ 337
Vermont ............ 346
Southern Vermont ............ 348
Central Vermont ............ 377
Northern Vermont ............ 397
New Hampshire ............ 427
New Hampshire Coast ............ 430
New Hampshire Lakes Region ............ 446
The White Mountains ............ 459
Dartmouth—Lake Sunapee ............ 483
Monadnock Region and Central New Hampshire ............ 491
Maine ............ 512-513
Western Lakes & Mountains ............ 517
North Woods ............ 524
Southern Coast ............ 530
Portland ............ 545
Portland Environs & the Mid-Coast ............ 550
Maine Lighthouses ............ 563
Penobscot Bay ............ 567
Acadia National Park & Mount Desert Island ............ 590
Way Down East ............ 599
About This Book ............ 6
What’s New in New England ............ 7
What’s Where ............ 10
New England Today ............ 12
Quintessential New England ............ 14
New England’s Top Experiences ............ 16
If You Like ............ 18
Great Itineraries ............ 22
When To Go ............ 28
Chapter 1: Boston ............ 29
Exploring Boston ............ 30
Exploring Cambridge ............ 55
Nightlife and the Arts ............ 61
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 66
Shopping ............ 70
Where to Eat ............ 75
Best Best for Boston & Cambridge Dining ............ 77
Where to Stay ............ 88
Best Bets for Boston & Cambridge Lodging ............ 89
Boston Essentials ............ 100
Chapter 2: Massachusetts ............ 105
The North Shore ............ 117
South of Boston ............ 127
Cape Cod ............ 131
Martha’s Vineyard ............ 151
Nantucket ............ 158
Sturbridge and The Pioneer Valley ............ 162
The Berkshires ............ 176
Massachusetts Essentials ............ 198
Chapter 3: Rhode Island ............ 203
Providence ............ 207
The Blackstone Valley ............ 223
South County ............ 226
Block Island ............ 236
Newport County ............ 243
Rhode Island Essentials ............ 269
Chapter 4: Connecticut ............ 273
Southwestern Connecticut ............ 278
Hartford & the Connecticut River Valley ............ 286
The Litchfield Hills ............ 301
New Haven to Mystic ............ 318
The Quiet Corner ............ 336
Connecticut Essentials ............ 341
Chapter 5: Vermont ............ 343
Southern Vermont ............ 347
Central Vermont ............ 375
Northern Vermont ............ 394
Vermont Essentials ............ 419
Chapter 6: New Hampshire ............ 425
The Coast ............ 429
Lakes Region ............ 445
The White Mountains ............ 457
Dartmouth—Lake Sunapee ............ 482
The Monadnocks & Merrimack Valley ............ 490
New Hampshire Essentials ............ 507
Chapter 7: Maine ............ 509
Western Lakes & Mountains ............ 515
The North Woods ............ 523
The Southern Coast ............ 529
Portland & Environs ............ 542
The Mid-Coast Region ............ 554
Penobscot Bay ............ 561
Blue Hill Peninsula & Environs ............ 580
Mount Desert Island & Acadia National Park ............ 587
Way Down East ............ 598
Maine Essentials ............ 608
Essentials ............ 613
Getting Started ............ 614
Booking Your Trip ............ 615
Transportation ............ 620
On The Ground ............ 623
Index ............ 627
About Our Writers ............ 639
Maps
New England ............ 8-9
Boston ............ 32-33
Boston’s Freedom Trail ............ 38
Harvard Square ............ 58
Where to Stay and Eat in Boston ............ 80-81
Where to Stay and Eat in Cambridge ............ 86-87
Boston MBTA ............ 102
Massachusetts ............ 109
Northwest of Boston ............ 111
Concord ............ 113
North Shore ............ 119
Cape Cod ............ 133
Martha’s Vineyard ............ 152
Nantucket ............ 159
The Pioneer Valley ............ 163
The Berkshires ............ 180
Rhode Island ............ 206
Providence ............ 209
South County and Newport County ............ 228
Block Island ............ 237
Downtown Newport ............ 248
Greater Newport ............ 251
Connecticut ............ 277
Southwestern Connecticut ............ 279
Connecticut River Valley ............ 288
Downtown Hartford ............ 295
Litchfield Hills ............ 304
Southeastern Connecticut ............ 319
Downtown New Haven ............ 322
The Quiet Corner ............ 337
Vermont ............ 346
Southern Vermont ............ 348
Central Vermont ............ 377
Northern Vermont ............ 397
New Hampshire ............ 427
New Hampshire Coast ............ 430
New Hampshire Lakes Region ............ 446
The White Mountains ............ 459
Dartmouth—Lake Sunapee ............ 483
Monadnock Region and Central New Hampshire ............ 491
Maine ............ 512-513
Western Lakes & Mountains ............ 517
North Woods ............ 524
Southern Coast ............ 530
Portland ............ 545
Portland Environs & the Mid-Coast ............ 550
Maine Lighthouses ............ 563
Penobscot Bay ............ 567
Acadia National Park & Mount Desert Island ............ 590
Way Down East ............ 599
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