Places to Explore In Massachusetts

Boston

Boston has come a long way from 1773, when a band of revolutionaries tossed 342 chests of tea into the harbor. But the Massachusetts capital...

• 88 Restaurants
• 31 Hotels
• 137 Things To Do

The Back Bay

To the north a narrow causeway called the Mill Dam (later Beacon Street) was built in 1814 to separate the Back Bay from the Charles...

• 28 Restaurants
• 16 Hotels
• 82 Things To Do

The South End

The South End lost many residents to the Back Bay in the late 19th century, but in the late 1970s, middle-class professionals began snapping up...

• 20 Restaurants
• 3 Hotels
• 35 Things To Do

Beacon Hill and Boston Common

Once the seat of the Commonwealth's government, Beacon Hill was called "Trimountain" and later "Tremont" by early colonists because of its three summits: Pemberton, Mt...

• 14 Restaurants
• 4 Hotels
• 56 Things To Do

The Old West End

One of Boston's less-traveled neighborhoods, the West End features primarily recent construction—the brick tenements housing myriad ethnic groups and tangled web of streets of the...

• 7 Restaurants
• 5 Hotels
• 15 Things To Do

Brattle Street/Tory Row

• 3 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 6 Things To Do

Harvard Square

• 20 Restaurants
• 4 Hotels
• 35 Things To Do

Kendall Square/MIT

• 17 Restaurants
• 4 Hotels
• 19 Things To Do

East Boston

• 5 Restaurants
• 1 Hotels
• 8 Things To Do

South Boston

• 7 Restaurants
• 1 Hotels
• 4 Things To Do

The Seaport

• 20 Restaurants
• 3 Hotels
• 14 Things To Do

Cape Cod

Continually shaped by ocean currents, this windswept land of sandy beaches and dunes has compelling natural beauty. Everyone comes for the seaside, yet the crimson...

• 53 Restaurants
• 44 Hotels
• 79 Things To Do

Martha's Vineyard

Far less developed than Cape Cod—thanks to a few local conservation organizations—yet more cosmopolitan than neighboring Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard is an island with a double...

• 18 Restaurants
• 13 Hotels
• 28 Things To Do

Nantucket

At the height of its prosperity in the early 19th century, the little island of Nantucket was the foremost whaling port in the world. Its...

• 8 Restaurants
• 8 Hotels
• 15 Things To Do

Side Trips from Boston

History lies thick on the ground in the towns surrounding Boston—from Pilgrims to pirates, witches to whalers, the American Revolution to the Industrial Revolution. The...

• 19 Restaurants
• 10 Hotels
• 41 Things To Do

Sturbridge and The Pioneer Valley

Historic settlements line the majestic Connecticut River, the wide and winding waterway that runs through Western Massachusetts. Springfield, known for its family-friendly attractions and museums...

• 27 Restaurants
• 8 Hotels
• 34 Things To Do

The Berkshires

Occupying the far western end of the state, the Berkshires are only about three hours by car from Boston or New York City, yet the...

• 40 Restaurants
• 16 Hotels
• 54 Things To Do