Massachusetts offers famous vacation destinations like Boston and Cape Cod. Here, we focus on the best cheap travel destinations in the Bay State including museums, beaches and places to eat and walk.
After a 25-year break, I finally made it back to the Dairy Dome in Stoneham, Mass., for some ice cream on a hot summer day. I picked up right where I left off: enjoying the very good ice cream, friendly service, a community gathering place type of feeling, and...
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The strawberry picking is “berry” good, at this writing, at Jane and Paul’s Farm in Norfolk, Mass. This mom and pop farm, located on the appropriately named Fruit St., about 30 miles southwest of Boston, has a surprisingly high number of strawberry plants within several rows. You feel like...
The Red Barn Pizza in North Eastham, Mass., near the Cape Cod National Seashore, satisfies as an inexpensive family dining spot specializing in pizza and pasta. It also serves as an alternative to those that have had their fill of, or can’t stand seafood. That would be a shame...
If you don’t want your finances drifting out to sea when visiting Cape Cod, we have five money saving vacation tips: 1. Check out Boston.com’s 25 free things to do on Cape Cod. It’s really an excellent resource for cheap Cape Cod vacation ideas, covering a wide variety of...
Did you know only six luncheonettes exist in Massachusetts? That’s certainly not an appetizing fact as these diner-like establishments — also known as soda fountains — were once the staple of the also disappearing local department and five-and-dime stores. Fortunately, places like Ruthie’s Diner in Medfield, Mass., keep the...
We could list hundreds of cheap travel ideas for the scenic Berkshires of Western Massachusetts region, but for the format of this post we’ll go with three suggestions for the outdoor summer enthusiast: One of the “peaks” of a cheap Berkshires vacation is the Mt. Greylock State Reservation in Lanesborough....