Massachusetts

Pros: Attractions, Temperature, People, Shops, Ocean
Cons: Unlit roads and highways at night.

We took our trip to Plymouth in June. The weather was perfect, it remained about 82 degrees everyday with practically no humidity.

We loved this trip, my children even cried when it was time to go home. There are so many activities available...

Pros: Antique Lovers Nirvana
Cons: none

Do you love coming across grandma's old quilt in the attic or that old piece of Fiestaware? Does the Antique Roadshow turn you on? Then you belong to the official Antique Nuts club and I have a place for you.

Three times a year the entire...

Pros: it's a fun outing and you may find a treasure
Cons: it can be very tiring

As you may already know, yesterday I went to Brimfield, MA with 4rhodes (have a look at her epinion!) and another friend of ours, Christine.

Brimfield hosts a huge antique/collectibles show three times a year, in May, July and September....

Pros: good shops, great ice cream, Bridge of Flowers
Cons: shops closed Mondays

I first chanced upon the small western Massachusetts
town of Shelburne Falls in college, and promptly
fell in love with it. It's like something out of a
Frank Capra film: small town where the locals all know
each other and where big...

Pros: Fun, lots of compartments and displays to be seen
Cons: -

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

16 inches doesn't seem like a big measurement until you see it as the diameter of a gun barrel. When you see an identical 16 inch rifle beside it, and a third beyond it, you begin to...

Pros: The Berkshires offer great cultural events and family fun for little or no cost!
Cons: None!

We have been traveling to the Berkshires as a family for many summers. The Berkshires is a group of towns in the Berkshire hills including Lenox, Lee, Stockbridge, Great Barrington and Pittsfield in western Massachusetts. This area is about 2 1/2 hours...

Pros: World-class music outdoors in the Berkshire mountains.
Cons: July and August are packed with "escapees" from NYC and Boston.

Tanlgewood is THE summer music festival in New England. Whether you picnic on the lawn or hear a concert by the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in "the shed", hearing music at Tanglewood in the Berkshire mountains is a rare experience not to...

Pros: Beautiful, norman rockwell, skiing, herman melville
Cons: NONE

I was surprised when I looked up Massachusetts and did not see the Berkshires on there. Besides Cape Cod, the Berkshires are the most beautiful parts of Massachusetts.

I grew up in Pittsfield which is the center of the Berkshires. Our little...

Pros: Safe and Serenity
Cons: cold water

Have you ever been standing at the end of the world and looking at God's power? That was what Hampton beach was like for our family. We traveled from Ohio to Maine and settled back in Hampton beach area for the rest of the vacation! We found the area...

Pros: so much to do and great location
Cons: high taxes

Massachusetts, oh lovely Mass. Where else on earth can you visit the ocean, see beautiful fall foliage, tour the historic sites of one of the first US cities, and eat a hot bowl of the best damn chowda in the world - all in one day? This state is great...

Pros: Authentic, many buildings to tour, scenic, was not crowded
Cons: none

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Step back in time to the early 19th century by going to Old Sturbridge Village in New England. We just returned from a tour of the area and this was a highlight, one of many. This site is...

Pros: Beautiful music by the Boston Symphony and world-famous musicians in a breath-taking outdoor setting
Cons: The weather must cooperate.

If you are a dreamy romantic who loves beautiful surroundings and beautiful music, you’ll not find a more enchanting destination on a fine summer weekend in New England than the Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts. Nestled among the...

Pros: Near Boston
Cons: Near Revere

Do you love nature as much as I do? If you travel to Boston, make sure not to miss Medford, a lovely suburb just to the north.
Medford is home to some of the more exotic wildlife of New England. Bring a camera. You won't want to miss:

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Pros: Wax making history REAL
Cons: Go early in the day or things are closed!

Went for the history and found a new interest! We visited the ROCK and the kids thought that was a big hoop for a little rock. We got their late in the afternoon so didn't get to tour the boat but we did get to enjoy the wax museum!
The kids...

Pros: Safe, Hardly any Pollution, Dunkin' Donuts!
Cons: Boring, increased Traffic, Boring...

Lookin' for a good time in Massachusetts?? Check out Boston. Looking for a town you'll easily forget and most likely never return to? Medway is the town for you!

Now don't get me wrong.. I have quite a bit of Medway...