Side Trips from Boston Feature

Early American History: From Plimoth Plantation to Salem, Concord, and Lexington, you can visit Colonial reenactment museums, Revolutionary War battle sites, historic homes, and inns.

Seafaring Communities: Set off on a whale watch from Gloucester or Provincetown, warm yourself after a windy coastal walk in Rockport with clam chowder, and admire the dedicated routine of local fishermen.

Revisit your Reading: Nathaniel Hawthorne's House of Seven Gables

Cranberry Bogs: The bogs' red, green, gold, and blue colors dot Cape Cod and the Plymouth area.

The Mayflower II: The story of the Pilgrims' Atlantic crossing comes alive in Plymouth.