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New England, comprised of six states, may be small in size but as a destination for visitors, it delivers big!
By Diane Morelli
 assachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine are all proud members of the area tucked into America’s northeast corner known as New England.
Famous for its spectacular fall foliage, New England enjoys incredible regional diversity throughout the year. You can be digging your heels into the sand on one day and sitting beside a mountain waterfall on the next. Or you can snuggle by a fire, go antiquing and flea marketing, pick apples, stay at a country inn, visit historic sites, dine on lobster and apple pie, or camp in a state park.
Each state has its special places to visit, from Vermont’s Green Mountains to the rocky seacoast of Maine. Take a fall foliage tour and drive for hours along mountain roads or seashore highways and simply take it all in. Don’t forget your camera because New England has some of the best scenery in the country.
Lodging is as varied as individual tastes. Whether you want a funky 1950s motel, a wooded campsite, a secluded lakeside cabin or an elegant country inn, you can find it in New England. In addition, classic inns and historic hotels offer the experience of staying in centuries-old mansions, sea captains’ homes, former estates and historic farms, many of which are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Four of the six New England states were members of the original Thirteen Colonies. Therefore, many American historical sites and events have been memorialized for visitors.
Also popular are fall festivals of every kind, honoring New England’s indigenous cache of all things “simply New England,” from garlic to quilts to art to herbs that dot the countryside.
New England is famous for its country life, but don’t forget the cities. Boston, Massachusetts; Burlington, Vermont; Providence, Rhode Island; Hartford, Connecticut; Portland, Maine and Manchester, New Hampshire, all provide hubs from which to fly into or out of, and offer destinations from which to plan outings. All supply a concentration of fine restaurants, hotels, shopping and ethnic treasures.
Editor’s Note: Diane is a writer, photographer and tourist map owner. She lives in the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Photos by Diane Morelli, unless otherwise noted. |
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