Concord

Pros: Beautiful any time of year - especially the fall
Cons: If it's a nice day, it will probably be crowded with tourists

It was just 20 miles outside of Boston, MA that the American Revolution officially began. I love American history, so for me Concord is a fascinating place to spend time learning more about American history. It’s also got a quaint downtown area where I...

Pros: breathtaking pond, nice replica of Thoreau's house
Cons: crowded in the warm weather, too noisy

It was a fabulously warm day in the beginning of May. While visiting Boston last weekend, my friend and I took a journey out to Walden Pond in Concord (about 30 minutes from Boston). I have always wanted to visit and had images of what I thought it...

Pros: gorgeous nature, interesting literary landmarks, very affordable
Cons: somewhat dependent on the weather

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life. And see if I could not learn what it had to teach and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." This iconic thought by Henry David ...

Pros: There are lots of things to do in Concord.
Cons: From May through November Concord is pretty crowded.

If you are thinking of going to Concord for a day trip or a few days, you are probably thinking about the Redcoats, the Minute Men and Thoreau and Walden Pond. These are all great reasons to come to Concord but there is more to see and do while you are...

Pros: A lovely way to step back in time.
Cons: Incredibly packed with humanity during July, August...and "leaf season."

Concord is famous as the site of the battle that began the American Revolution and as the home of the most original thinkers and writers of the American literary renaissance. Located about 22 miles west of Boston, it can be easily combined with...

Pros: quiet beauty
Cons: may get crowded in the summer

In his novel Walden, Henry David Thoreau writes: "This is a delicious evening, when the whole body is one sense, and imbibes delight through every pore. I go and come with a strange liberty in Nature, a part of herself. As I walk along the stony...

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"The history of liberty is a history of resistance." -- Woodrow Wilson

On your next trip to New England, take an hour or two and visit one of America's most sacred sites: the Old North Bridge in Minuteman National Historical Park, in...

Pros: Beautiful, scenic, not touristy
Cons: Crowded in the summer

If you're in the Boston area, take at least a couple of hours out of your day to visit Walden pond. Although Thoreau's "Walden" may make you think that the place is out of time, out of place, it's a couple of miles from Concord and just over 20...

Pros: Beautiful, inexpensive, educating
Cons: none

I was introduced to Henry David Thoreau in High school and I loved the way he wrote. So this summer I took a trip to Walden Pond, where Thoreau spent time in seclusion from society. The sight of the pond and the greenery around is breathtaking.
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Pros: everything
Cons: nothing

i love concord in the fall. it is so beautiful. walden pond is very pretty. i have nothing bad to say about concord. the leaves are great. stay in boston and then drive to concord for a weekend. concord is the best place in the world. it has such a rich...