What should I do for vacation in New England?

[VileZambonie]

I live in CT so anyone in the New England area got any suggestions? I've got a vacation in 3 weeks and decided I need to take the woman somewhere besides Cape Cod that's within driving distance. So throw me some ideas for those of you who know the area

[Lt.Del]

I was gonna suggest Cape Cod until i read the rest of your post...whale watching leaving Provincetown is awesome!  Marconi's radio signal site is great too. 

Go to Bean town and watch the bosox at fenway pak (not misspelled).
Then go to Concord and Lexington and follow Revere's ride to the old bridge.  I think they call it the minute man trail now. Then stop by Walden's Pond made famous by good ole tax dodger Henry David Thoreau.   Then go to Salem and visit the old witch hunt area and Nathaniel Hawthornes house of seven gables.  Plymouth is in the neihborhood too where the pilgrims stepped on some rock there (as a true Virginian would note, 13 years after Jamestown). The lantern ghost tour there is out of this world. 
A little north of boston is Gloucester, which the movie the perfect storm put on the national map. 

And don't forget Quincy Mass where a couple of presidents came from that shared the name Adams. And a great historian writer by the name of Henry Adams.

As the country song goes, "it's a long way to Richmond, driving north on 95" so it will be a while before i hit the boston area again, but would love to check out these sites.  I could spend weeks there and not hit everything. 

We honeymooned in Cape Cod, so we did the fenway park and Plymouth thing...but that was it---we were kind of busy the rest of the time  .

I am a history and literature buff, and there is no better place to visit than that area...from the revolutionary war sites to Longfellow, emerson, hawthorne and thoreau sites.


I would say go skiing at Stowe,VT (another dream of mine) but I dont think the snow level will be quite right in three weeks.

     

[joesgarage71]

 I have always wanted to drive up the coast through Maine (after getting north of Boston of course) Maybe Canada If I can sneek in.

Steve

[Blazin]

Come on up to New Hampshaa! Rent a cabin on Newfound Lake. Take some day trips from there in different directions. Its centrally located.
http://www.visitnh.gov/
Take a cruise out to the Isles Of Shoals.
http://seacoastnh.com/Places_&_Events/Isles_of_Shoals/The_Isles_of_Shoals/
http://www.islesofshoals.com/tickets/index.php?page=shop/browse&category_id=b4c297185b1fd1b6532b55207bce7e54
Mt. Washington has an auto road, or the cog railway.
http://www.thecog.com/
There is Clark's trading post in Lincoln N.H., black bear show, train rides, museums there.
http://www.clarkstradingpost.com/
There is the day trip boat the MS Mt. Washington on Lake Winnipesaukee.
http://cruisenh.com/MtWashington/home/index.php
You could do a day trip over to Wells Beach, Kenybunkport, or Ogunqit area Maine.
Not sure who is playing at Medow Brook but could catch a concert? ( Right near Winnipesaukee )
http://www.meadowbrook.net/
Could take the tram at Cannon Mtn.
http://www.cannonmt.com/summer/SummerPages/tram.html
Cruise night at Village Pizza right down the road from Newfound Lake every Fri. night. I go most weeks.
Does that help you out any?

[VileZambonie]

Thanks for the great suggestions I will look into those!

[VileZambonie]

Well we're gonna check out Lake George - Thanks for input I hope we like the place we rented.

[joesgarage71]

 Don't forget the bike! Have a nice trip.
 Steve

[VileZambonie]

Thanks I'm leavin in the morning! See you all when I get back!

[Captkaos]

Have a safe trip!