Massachusetts

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: Sea-side setting, friendly staff, Bob & Otto
Cons: Shared baths, shared baths, shared baths

The bride wore a white off-the-shoulder gown; the groom wore a black high-collar tux; and The Paquachuck Inn wore 173 years of character.


One weekend in July we attended my cousin Kate’s wedding. Now Kate is an art teacher by...

Pros: Cool races, especially spectator drags.
Cons: Seating? What seating? Ladies, better wear depends.

Situated in Seekonk MA, on Route 6, is an itty bitty race track known as Seekonk Speedway.
This race track is absurd in its smallness. Size matters.

After driving past Seekonk Speedway, sitting in its traffic weekend after weekend, year...

Pros: Original site, well-preserved
Cons: On-street [metered] parking

Fall River, Massachusetts is situated on the slopes rising from the Taunton River. Not surprisingly, the once flourishing mill town is not celebrated as the birthplace of Gungian. Rather, Fall River is more frequently associated with a more...

Pros: Excellent food, great atmosphere, reasonable prices
Cons: It is only in Fall River, Massachusetts

The International Institute of Culinary Arts is not perched in Paris. Nor is it located in London. Nor is it nestled in New York. No, the International Institute of Culinary Arts is folded neatly into Fall River, Massachusetts.

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Pros: beautiful houses, beautiful history
Cons: limited hours and months of the year

Nestled among trees and hedgerows, near the center of Amherst, Massachusetts, are the Dickinson Homestead and The Evergreens, must-see landmarks for pilgrims paying tribute to Emily Dickinson and her work.

History
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Pros: Massachusetts is a country rich with American history.
Cons: None

MASSACHUSETTS is a State where a lot of American History comes from. Paul Revere's famous ride began here. Babe Ruth hit his most home here. Today I want to tell you about our PILGRIM FATHERS.

Did you know that the first THANKSGIVING...

Pros: Fun~ Educational~ Very Different
Cons: It can get uncomfortably hot inside of the maze~ I suggest to go In October

Located on Redstone Hill Road in the county of Thoreau, town of Sterling, Massachusetts is a maze of delights along with an educational and unique farm. This is no ordinary maze nor is the farm just an ordinary farm. Davis' Farm is the home of endangered...

Pros: Autumn and winter are really beautiful
Cons: Doesn't snow much at Christmastime anymore

Carver is a small town located in southeastern Massachusetts just a holler away from Cape Cod. The biggest attraction in my childhood was always The Edaville Railroad located off route 1-495 on highway 58 leading into South Carver. In the late 1950's and...

Pros: The PCB fires in Silver Lake are pretty.
Cons: The crack dealers on North Street are in fact Cons set free.

Dedemw was gracious enough to invite me to join her write off about the worst town. Little did she know was that she asked THEE right person. My town is THEE worst. Let me take you for a virtual drive and I'll point things out to you.

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Pros: Our convenient stores, Wah Mee, The Battle ship, school yards to wrestle in!
Cons: Umm, never changes, boring, sucky mall....

Hmmmmm, what to say about my home state and city? Well, to start this is a review on a city in Mass, Fall River. Yes, my hometown sucks. Can't put it in much better words. I have lived here all 14 years of my life, and it hasn't changed a bit. Fall River...

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: Several Different Attractions
Cons: None

Plymouth, Massachusetts was founded in 1620 and is where the Pilgrims that came over on the Mayflower landed. It's named after Plymouth, England - the place where the Mayflower originally departed from. Plymouth is the site of the first permanent...

Pros: Always someplace to dive
Cons: Parking, low visibility

There's nothing quite like climbing over huge slippery rocks weighed down by sixty pounds of awkward gear and then jumping into freezing water with about ten feet of visibility… which is why I am not that surprised that there is no listing for...

Pros: A Family Event, Fun for One and All
Cons: Can become expensive

Review Topic:  Events & Festivals

The Eastern States Exposition is the largest county fair held in New England each year. It takes a full day just to see most of the major exhibits so most people go for more than one day....

Pros: An unforgetable place to go (in a good way)
Cons: Bring your credit card (maybe a few of them)

Review Topic:  Restaurants

While there are many ways to enjoy the beauty of Nantucket - The Wauwinet Inn and Resort is one to definitely check out. The Wauwinet is a resort with a wonderful restaurant called "Toppers"....

Pros: fun afternoon with friends
Cons: if you don't like the smell of fish...

First and foremost, it is important to understand that I am, by no means, a fisherman. Like any kid growing up, I caught a couple of fish. I caught sunfish and pickerel on a lake near my house and flounder in the ocean. I even went crabbing one or two tim ...

Pros: great decor, great Tex Mex even in Massachusetts
Cons: refried beans a bit on the pasty/chalky side! but decent!

Review Topic:  Restaurants

Well I made it! Epinion number 100! Finally! I'm getting a bit emotional just thinking about it. (*dabs tears out of keyboard*) Ok, on to the review. For my 11th wedding anniversary (please send...

Pros: Pleasant, quiet accomodations; Good food
Cons: Things close early; Creepy decor

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

It's Saturday morning, 11 AM, and we're ready to leave for Massachusetts. Yesterday, my boss tried to tell me that civilization as we know it would crumble if I didn't come in this weekend....

Pros: One of the best historical sites to visit in America
Cons: Hard to find a good place to eat in Plymouth besides the Friendly's

I always like to get down to Plymouth, MA in the fall, but it's always an interesting trip any time of the year you go. There's more to do than you might think in this town in the South Shore area of Massachusetts on the edge of Cape Cod.

The...

Pros: Affordable, fun and memorable
Cons: It's so far away from New York!!!!

I'm thrilled beyond words to be going back to a drive-in movie next week. It saddens me greatly that Long Island has no drive-in theaters, so on our upcoming trek to visit my mother the Mendon Drive-In is high on my "must see" list.

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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: Great fishing, shopping, tourist sites
Cons: Expensive

I have been going to Nantucket since 1969 when I was two years old. We first came over on the Nobska, which carried cars like the ferries do today, but not as many, as she was a lot smaller than her Steamship Authority counterparts of today, the Eagle...

Pros: All you could ask for in a home away from home
Cons: none

Last February we planned a weekend in Williamstown to visit the Clark Art Institute. “Find a really nice hotel,” I told my husband. “One with all the comforts.” In my opinion, that’s the only way to travel.

The drive was lovely, and I looked...

Pros: beautiful grounds, vegetarian/holistic program
Cons: I wanted to kill myself there.

Do you like Berkshire beauty? Do you like to relax? Are you a rabbit with long ears and whiskers? If not, Kripalu is not for you.

Kripalu is the largest center for yoga and holistic health in the US, serving people of all backgrounds for...

Pros: Basketball Lover's Dream
Cons: Not all NBA teams featured

This is not the type of museum that you should make a special trip halfway around the world to see - unless you are being inducted! Certainly if you live in the area, or are visiting the area anyway, it is a worthwhile attraction, though.

The...

Pros: Close to other New England locations, has colleges, close to scenic areas like Mount Wachusett
Cons: Ugly city, crime-ridden, traffic congestion, too spread out, expensive cab fairs

Worcester is not one of the better cities I have lived in. This probably sounds like a sweeping overgeneralization, but once you have seen Worcester, you will understand. Worcester is by no means a pretty sight, nor is it a particularly wonderful place ...

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: Everything - the food, the service, the price
Cons:

LOCATION

383 Washington St., South Attleboro, Massachusetts.

DECOR

It's a casual place. Picture red checker table cloths, pig cut outs, and pictures of cattle and blues musicians on the walls.

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Pros: A family with kids should consider this option.
Cons: An adult with ambitions should think twice.

There's a thin slice of Massachusetts flush with the New York State border at the western end of the shoe-box shaped state. It is one of the few such areas of the US that is not bisected longitudinally by a monstrous throughway or interstate -- there is...

Pros: relive history, knowledge guides, tour at your own pace
Cons: outdoors-need good weather

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions Stroll through a living village tracing the steps of Native American from 8,000 years ago and English settlers from the 1600's.Old Deerfield is a restored village of 14 homes housing over 25,00 objects that...

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: Unusual, fun and funky
Cons: In Mass. pedestrians always have the right of way and they just wander in front of your car, which if you are a pedestrian is really a pro and not a con.

I agree completely with Webturtle's review of Northampton; it has long been my mental health day/escape/runaway destination. I live in a suburb of Hartford, so it is only about an hour's drive from here and a great day trip.

Thorne's...

Pros: good food, fun restaurant
Cons: it can be kind of loud

Review Topic:  Restaurants



Last month a group of friends and I tried the Summer Shack for dinner. The Summer Shack is Jasper White’s latest endeavor in Boston and it is a winner.

He has taken a huge, empty...

Pros: Great zoo, free parking, nice layout
Cons: kiddie rides are expensive

We are lucky to live only 15 minutes away from Southwick's Wild Animal Farm. This zoo has been around for years. I remember going there on a kindergarten field trip and I am now, well I'm not telling but it's been a while! It is family owned and the...

Pros: A great train ride, fun unlimited kiddie rides, clean, great staff
Cons: not many! Perhaps food could be better and cheaper

From the time my husband and I first heard that Edaville Railroad in South Carver, MA (near Cape Cod), a long time New England train attraction, had re-opened, we knew a trip there was in our future! Our two sons, ages 5 and 2, are true train fanatics....

Pros: safe, casual, eclectic, variety, low cost, easy to reach
Cons: Its a small city, probably not safe everywhere

Northampton MA
Sunday
May 2nd, 1999

After working through 5 days of nonstop blue skies and increasingly warm spring weather, I declared this a Mental Health day. I knew I had a lot of work to do, but if you’re the toughest boss...

Pros: Pretty Country, Lots to see and do
Cons: None at all

When I meet people while traveling or meet people online and they ask me where I am from I tell them Massachusetts and the most common response is "Oh you live in Boston!" NO! I DO NOT! It is very frustrating to me that people do not relies...

Pros: Affordable!!!!
Cons: Get up early if you want a hot shower.

If you are going to Boston and looking for a hotel in the suburban Boston area,you cannot go wrong with Candlewood Suites.

I just returned from a long weekend stay there and all I can say,is I doubt I will look for another hotel to stay at...

Pros: Historic, Easy To Walk, Clean, Interesting, Fun
Cons: Can get busy between July and August

Plymouth Massachusetts is where the first Thanksgiving happened but this historic seaside community is more than Thanksgiving. Plymouth is where history comes alive.

A short 45-minute drive south of Boston, Plymouth is a place everyone should...

Pros: Beautiful Area, Quaint Town
Cons: Not a lot to do......but that can be Pro!

Stockbridge is a beautiful quaint New England town. It's still quite small with a couple of blocks of small stores along the main road. There are quite a few famous bed & breakfasts in the area. The Red Lion comes to mind first, it's located right...

Pros: Fantastic scenery; jumping art scene; good eats
Cons: Cold/cool weather; rural

Well. I lived in Williamstown for 3 years so I would like to consider myself a somewhat of an expert on Williamstown life, etc.

Williamstown is situated in the northwestern most corner of the state of Massachusetts, nestled in the Berkshire...

Pros: Excellent Food, Great Prices, Atmostphere
Cons: Very Small, Obscure Location, Limited Seating, Small Rest Rooms

If you want a Cape Cod "hole in the wall" secret check out the Homeport Restaurant on Main Street in Orleans. As a year round resident of Cape Cod I'm asked often about good restaurants and I always suggest the Homeport. It's small, seating...

Pros: One of the top three most beautiful sights I have ever seen.
Cons: Ended by a thunderstorm.......

July 4th. 2500 feet in a four seat Cessna. 9PM. The sky ablaze in all directions with "rockets red glare". Welcome to Massachusetts. We're wishing the nation a happy birthday.

There is no Epinion section on aviation or great...

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...

Pros: Miles and miles of merchandise
Cons: Vendors were packing up to leave as we were shopping

The town of Brimfield, Massachusetts turns into a giant antiques fair three times a year, spring, summer and fall, usually May, July and September. Having a strategy is the best way to go. Having a specific "find" item is not.

Our...

Pros: Surprising number of cultural attractions
Cons: Lodging can be pricey in the summer season

For the past ten years, my family and I have spent a few days in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. We constantly joke about how many New York accents we hear when we're vacationing, and it's true! While that's not a bad thing(er, my fiance is a...

Pros: Exclusivity and atmosphere
Cons: Expensive

My wife, daughter, and I just returned from vacationing throughout the Northeast where we enjoyed many interesting experiences which I am excited to write about here on epinions over the next few days. The one I would like to share with you all now...

Pros: Great Town, Great Historical Sights
Cons: Traffic and Parking

While staying in Cape Cod we decided to drive up to Plymouth for a day trip. We viewed the replica, built to scale, of the Mayflower. The ship is fantastic, the tour guides were friendly and extremely knowledgeable and the exhibits were great. I can't...

Pros: Interesting historical sites; variety in things to do; good seafood restaurants
Cons: Stressful; driving is difficult; historical buildings all charge admission; weather can change abruptly

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

We traveled to this area in the late summer. Based on a recommendation from Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Newsletter (recommended), we decided to stay in Plymouth. Plymouth is located in...

Pros: Relaxing, quiet, peaceful get-away.
Cons: Lots of walking, in whatever the weather.

OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS (western part of the state, near CT border)

This past Thanksgiving my wife and I got thinking; why don't we do something and go someplace different this year for Thanksgiving?...

Pros: Some Fun things to do home to me
Cons: The weather

Massachusetts has been home for me. I live in western mass just outside of springfield. Its a quiet town small town with a few schools,a couple of supermarkets a video store a few gas stations, and places to eat. I know it inside and out which has its...

Pros: whales, whales, whales!
Cons: sea-sickness and too cool ocean air

Its been a long time since I went on a whale-watch tour, but recent events in my life have left me thinking about how wonderful a trip that was, ten years ago, when my parents drove me up to someplace north of Salem (probably Gloucester) and we got on...

Pros: Beautiful and pure relaxation
Cons: none

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

My son recommended going to Cape Ann for a few days of R&R. This cape is 30 miles north of Boston - and what an escape! We found a last minute reservation at the historic Emerson Inn by...

Pros: airports except BOS, The T
Cons: BOS airport and the subway

Today I will be reviewing Massachusetts Transportation. The airports, the rails, the mass transit and more.

-AIR TRANSPORTATION
Boston "Logan" International Airport
This airport is the biggest airport in Massachusetts....

Pros: Beautiful, always things to do, a curious, cosmopolitan city
Cons: Gets pretty crowded during tourist season

Review Topic:  Overview

If you're looking for a place to vacation that's full of unique distractions as well as the charm of an old New England city, then Gloucester is the place for you. As a Gloucester resident, I take pride in...

Pros: They have a wonderful ballpark in Fenway
Cons: Flaming hotels are a nuisance

In a state where the ballparks are green, the oceans are clean, and the hotels are flaming, a man as hot as myself got little or no acknowledgment from the citizens of Massachusetts. So, with only a crowd of 6,945 raging sexy women following me around,...

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: very convenient, off 2 major interstates
Cons: i lived here all my life

"Wow, those tree's are gorgeous." Fall time is just one of four gorgeous seasons in Massachusetts. Because of the northern location of Massachusetts, it is subjected to all four seasons, which is a nice change. You can almost appreciate your...

Pros: there was not one thing negative that I can say about Nantucket
Cons: maybe a bit expensive

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

There once was a woman from Nantucket and I sure wish it was me. What a wonderful, get away from it all vacation. It truely was a perfect vacation.

I was invited to this tiny...

Pros: road signs, walking - EVERYTHING!
Cons: to be honest, nothing I can think of

Boy, do my wife and I love Massachusetts! We've been all over the state -
on weekend excursions to a week - and every time we walk away with great
photos, good memories, usually a trunk full of stuff from antique and/or
flea markets, and...

Pros: Wonderful vacation spot; no boredom!
Cons: Small children might not agree. :)

As a young teenager, my Dad and I visited this wonderful state for a few days and experienced its rich history. A couple of years later, both of my parents took me back there, on a special expedition to visit the homes and haunts of some of my...

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: 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: Rich in history and culture
Cons: some of the witch attractions are gimmicky rather than historical

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Salem, Massachusetts is most frequently associated with witchcraft. The center of town boasts numerous gift shops sporting witch memorabilia, and there are a few haunted houses open to the...

Pros: the food was good
Cons: the wait at the table was way too long

After a hard morning at Brimfield, MA (for details, please see my epinion on the Brimfield Antique Show), lunch was in order. We decided to go to The Publick House in Sturbridge because fellow epinioner, 4rhodes, wanted to check it out for the future....

Pros: Beautiful scenery
Cons: Most of the people are snotty and mean. Not accepting of other subcultures/races.

Ok, I am originally from Hawaii. I go to college in Bridgewater, MA. The first thing I noticed was the all the great things to see. There's a lot of beauty in Massachusetts' landscape...such as the Berkshires, the Cape, the beautiful beaches in...

Pros: Nature, beaches, arts and crafts, restaurants.Gay friendly.
Cons: Crowded in peak season Reserve early.

I have been lucky enough to have travelled extensively. I love Europe, like the Caribbean and Mexico, and thoroughly enjoy parts of New England and theWest Coast. But I lost my heart to Cape Cod.

I first went to Eastham, part of the Lower...

Pros: Affordable, educational, interesting
Cons: Wish the actors would answer questions out of character

Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts provides families with fun, entertainment, and a hands-on lesson in our nation's history. Designed to replicate the original colony settled by the Pilgrims a la Mayflower fame, the homes, gardens, and work...

Pros: beauty for the soul, garden ideas, low cost
Cons: mosquitoes

The Berkshire Botanical Gardens is 15 acres of sheer beauty. Founded in 1934, the gardens are located in Stockbridge, MA at the intersection of Rts. 102 and 183. Beginning gardeners to horticultural experts will enjoy their displays.

The...

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: It's all good!
Cons: NONE

If you are going to the island for a crazy summer of work, here are just a few ideas that will help you make the transition:

#1. Before you go to the island, have a place to live. If you do not have a place to go, you will not make it more...

Pros: Beautiful Fall Mountain Foiliage!
Cons: You don't want to leave!

Berkshire County is a very Beautiful and scenic County! The county is bigger than the state of Rhode Island! I'm going to talk about the more southern part of the county. It has many historic sites. It has the Norman Rockwell museum. It has the...

Pros: Historical and informative
Cons: Probably Boring if you dont like history

Massachusetts made me feel all warm and cozy inside. From the cape cods to the pilgrims, I felt right at home. I think the best part of Massachusetts for me was Salem and Plymouth.

In both places you travel back in time when living wasn't so...

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: 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: Have lots of fun
Cons: None

I've been to Massachusetts several times and each time we seem to find something better to see and do..

We've been to Mystic Seaport where you pay to enter a small village loaded with things to see and do pertaining to the oldtime fishing...

Pros: Beautiful, low-key, lots to do, historic
Cons: small, can be crowded

As a lifetime resident of the North Shore I thought I'd encourage people to come and visit my small corner of the world. The North Shore is, quite literally, the towns that line the shore north of Boston. This collection of cities includes Salem,...

Pros: beautiful state with many little islands that people don't know about
Cons: can only get to some of them by boat

Imagine a little island, out in the middle of nowhere that you can only get to by boat or seaplane. The ferry's that go to the big islands don't even go there. Its so quiet and undisturbed, so very peaceful.
Cuttyhunk Island is a small island a few...

Pros: convenient and fast
Cons: too few lanes, bad billing cycles

It is hard to find a category that fits the FastLane topic. I have been using FastLane for a while now, and let me tell you, it is great. I never have to carry change for tolls, i can look over my monthly travel expences easily. Right? Wrong. While...

Pros: Always something to do
Cons: Wish the beach was closer

I have Lived in Massachusetts all of my life (21 years) I live in a small town called Chicopee Ma located near Sprigfield. A half hour from Hartford Ct and About an hour and a half from Boston ma. Living here has had it's ups and downs for me. I've meet...

Pros: Good been there done that item
Cons: Commercial, small area of interest, not on the way to anything

While randomly cruising around the NE states I happened to end up at Plymouth, MA. After 15 minutes I was ready to leave.

Don't get me wrong: the people are certainly nice enough, and there was pretty scenery, but the area around the boat...

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: top-notch art
Cons: vulgarized by the museum

Boston's renowned Museum of Fine Arts typically satiates the summer tourist influx with a blockbuster, massively appealing, easy to digest, marketable artist retrospective. In past years, the museum has gone with Gaugin and John Singer Sargent. This...

Pros: crazy weather
Cons: crazy weather =)

MA is the home of the brave and of the free. I live in Massachusetts and the natives call it "Taxachusetts" because of, well duh, the taxes.

MA is home of baseball, historical places such as Sturbridge Village, Plymouth...

Pros: Great setting & views, close to W. Mass. towns
Cons: Hilly golf course, need a cart & pricey off the packages

Spring deals, good golf & great rooms at the Cranwell Resort in Lenox (Western Massachusetts). This old estate has rejuvenated itself with several updates to old buildings with re-done rooms with jacuzzi baths, etc.

Cranwell has an 18 hole...

Pros: Great food!
Cons: Yet another Chinese restaurant

In this city of 30,000 just outside of Boston and Cambridge the last thing we need is another Asian restaurant. In the past five years this city has seen an explosion in small to medium sized restaurants as the demographics change from elderly to young...

Pros: beautiful ocean scenery, away from the city life, boat trips
Cons: not much of a swimming place -- water is cold

Many are not as familiar with Gloucester, Massachusetts as Boston, Springfield, or the Cape Cod region. And for those who have gone through it or know of it, they often think of the Gorton Fisherman -- you know, the fisherman on the Gorton's frozen fish...

Pros: beautiful scenery, lots to see and do
Cons: none

One of the favorite places we've discovered to visit (which I'm sure is
no secret to anyone!) is the Berkshires in Massachusetts. Aside from
its natural beauty in both winter, summer, spring or fall, there are
a lot...

Pros: Too many
Cons: Don't walk alone at night!

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

I, myself grew up in Massachusetts. Where I grew up, there was not much around me but trees and dirt. My friends and I always found ourselves traveling into the Boston area quite...

Pros: Friendly staff, lots to do
Cons: Can't think on one

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Okay, I admit it I love history and usually that means visits to museums. I especially love living history. So, when my husband forced me to go to New England (no, I don't like New...

Pros: Flat Out Nice Place To Be
Cons: Can get crowded with tourists on the weekends

If you have done the Cape Cod thing and are looking for a different side of Massachusetts head for Gt. Barrington. G.B. is a bustling little town full of artists, craftspeople, students, and tourists. The Berkshires are famous for their antiques and...

Pros: Flowable, Cheap
Cons: A long drive unless you live near worcester.

True East Skatepark, located in Millbury, MA is an excellent destination for when its to rainy to go to an outdoor park. It has a low cover charge, about 7 bucks for like 3 hrs. It is better for skateboarding, as it has more banks and funboxes than...

Pros: Amazing people, towns, and scenery.
Cons: Lots of traffic, and sometimes it got a little to hot outside.

I went to Massachusetts during the summer of 2000. The weather was warm and humid. The streets were full of friendly people going about their busy day. Many picnics and barbecues were taking place in peoples back yards. The Victorian houses were big...

Pros: So much to do in just on building
Cons: more pricey than I am used to

A couple of years ago my parents decided to send me to Massachusetts, so I could stay with some relitives. At first I was not impressed it seemed there was nothing to do in the little town of Rehoboth where I was staying.
One morning that all...

Pros: beautiful scenery, love the accents, small hospitable towns, big cities...
Cons: Some bad traffic/road construction

Originally my family is from Massachusetts, well my parents anyway. So I have grown up with an annual trip to this amazing state. Every year since I was seven years old I flew to Massachusetts to visit the other family members, and see more of the...

Pros: hmmm, can't think of any, sorry
Cons: no street signs, people are rude to NYers, poor public transportation

Review Topic:  Overview

Review Topic:  OverviewIt's not my fault the Boston Red Sox sucks! But I did not feel very welcome in Boston when I went last July. My friend and I made the mistake of driving up with our New York...

Pros: Great spot
Cons: crowded except in the summer

Amherst is a lovely little college town nestled in fertile farmlands and rolling hills just north of the Connecticut river. Surrounded by five colleges, Amherst is alive with culture and and fine dining. I found the village green and the historic homes...

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I have lived in Duxbury,ma all of my life and have love it the whole time. not only is it fun but very historical. if you were to take a trip to mass i would edvice you to go here first.you could visit Mile slandish the monumont on top of standish...

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: low crime, good schools, not very hot summer
Cons: um, still thinking...

Massachusetts is a great place to raise a family in. Massachusetts has great schools. Great weather for all those snow lovers out there! And for you snow haters Massachusetts transit and the indavidual towns' transit commisions surprisingly clears almost...

Pros: Still has a lot of good people living there.
Cons: Not enough Jobs Need more work places.

I was born and raised there.It was a great little city.North street was always so busy.I left in the early '60s.Went back in the early"90s.It was like a goast town.So sad!!!!!