Editor’s note: Adams Farm is open for the fall 2019 season! Weekdays 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Weekends 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (Hayrides 12:00 noon -4:00 p.m. on weekends) One of my all-time favorite Rhode Island fall road trip destinations is Adams Farm in Cumberland where a down-to-earth simplicity and lots of fun things to do make the overall […]
Eric Hurwitz
I am the publisher and chief writer at VisitingNewEngland.com , a travel Web Site that helps people plan their New England vacations through travel essays, photos, tips, resources, reviews and an online New England hotel reservations center. I am also the publisher of VisitingCooperstown.com and Cooperstown for Kids, both dedicated to helping travelers plan their Cooperstown, NY vacation. Our blogs include The Weekly New England Travel and Vacation Gazette and Massachusetts Restaurant Review Sound Bites. I attended the Boston University School of Public Communications and graduated from Suffolk University with a B.A. in journalism and mass communications. When not working, I enjoy tennis, baseball, walking and watching Boston Red Sox baseball and Boston Celtics basketball!
Free Fun Fridays 2017 Schedule This Summer in Massachusetts
One of the best free cultural attractions programs in Massachusetts is the The Highland Street Foundation’s Free Fun Fridays program. This amazing incentive offers free public admission to 85 major cultural attractions for 10 weeks during the 2017 summer across Massachusetts. The schedule runs from June 23 to through Aug. 25 with specific featured attractions offered […]
Family of Four Spends Only $40 For Beach, Parking, Dinner, Ice Cream, Carousel at Nantasket Beach!
Nantasket Beach in Hull, Mass., serves as a terrific low-cost day trip, just a half-hour south of Boston. Best known for its glory days when Paragon Park provided a wonderland of amusements by the sea from the early 20th century until its closing in 1984, Nantasket Beach might not have the spirit that it once […]
Hampton Beach, N.H., Offers Waves of Summer Seaside Fun
Hotels in Hampton Beach (HAMPTON BEACH NH – Article updated for 2019) Slices of pizza, fried dough, french fries, Italian Sausage, Italian ice, ice cream, a boardwalk and a fantastic ocean beach… life is good at Hampton Beach, N.H.! Yes, it’s tacky, crowded and lively to the highest exponential power, but many find it’s easy […]
Where to Find Cheap Cape Cod Hotels
Cheap Cape Cod hotels can easily be found in vacation towns like Hyannis, West Yarmouth, Dennis Port and Orleans. I did some research for you through Booking.com to find hotel rooms under $150, at this writing, including many summer days. Some key holidays might be higher, but here are some of the lowest price hotels we found […]
Tours, Tastings at Maine Microbreweries
Did you know that many Maine microbreweries offer free tours and tastings during the summer? With more than 80 breweries on the Maine Beer Trail that make New England IPAs, English ales, stouts, porters, sours, Belgian ales, farmhouse ales, goses, gruits and crisp lagers, this is a great way to take a close-up view at […]
Fenway Park Tours is an All Star Boston Attraction
When it comes to Boston, Mass., travel attractions, Fenway Park Tours hits it out of the park. Going on a guided tour at America’s most beloved ballpark to learn about an important part of baseball history is almost as much fun as attending a game! This highly entertaining, affordable one-hour tour, available year-round, takes you through […]