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Scenic New England

From the coast to the mountains, New England features some wonderful scenery and this information focuses on the best cheap travel destinations that offer picture-perfect scenes.

Spectacular Scenery at Maine’s Acadia National Park Loop Road

Published on March 20, 2016August 5, 2020 by Eric Hurwitz
Acadia National Park, Maine. Credit: NPS / Kristi Rugg

Booking.com Seeing some of the most spectacular scenery on the eastern seaboard costs about the price of drive-in movie theater admission, thus making it the “must-see, feel-good New England travel destination” of the spring, summer and fall.” What a tremendous feature attraction! The U.S. National Park Service charges only...

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The Cliff Walk, Newport, R.I.

Published on March 3, 2016November 15, 2019 by Eric Hurwitz
View of gazebo and water at the Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island.

Is it just me, or is the The Cliff Walk in Newport, R.I., the best coastal walk in New England? Other than Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine and Coast Guard Beach on Cape Cod, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more scenic ocean side stroll at a New England...

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5 Underrated, Beautiful New England Fall Foliage Destinations

Published on September 18, 2015October 3, 2018 by Eric Hurwitz
Ocean Trail, Acadia National Park ME

If you love the New England fall foliage season but would rather “leaf” behind the overwhelming tourist crowds, have no worries. New England offers many less traveled, beautiful autumn destinations that will allow you...

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World’s End in Hingham, Mass., Defines Scenic Beauty Near Boston

Published on October 15, 2013July 27, 2018 by Eric Hurwitz
Photo of World's End, Hingham MA

The views at World’s End in Hingham, Mass., promise instant memories every step of the way. Everywhere you look, the scenery acts like a greatest hits collection of the best of rural, coastal New England travel. The 251-acres feature tree-lined, well-manicured carriage paths leading to rocky shores, wide hillsides,...

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Borderland State Park: Finding Natural Inspiration in a Boston Suburb

Published on October 2, 2013October 21, 2013 by Eric Hurwitz
Picture of bench at pond, Borderland State Park

For all its conveniences, the Boston suburbs can sometimes seem out of whack. Traffic and taxes gets worse every year, chain stores displace mom and pop stores, and commercial, industrial and residential development take over our increasingly rare open spaces. Not all hope is lost, however, thanks to spots...

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Scenic Views: the Fjord at Sargeant Drive, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Published on August 9, 2013April 27, 2018 by Eric Hurwitz

Many of my Arlington, Mass., elementary school classmates in the 1970s connected loosely with Sweden by listening to ABBA, but I had an even deeper Scandivanian connection close to home by traveling yearly with family to see a fjord just outside Northeast Harbor at Mount Desert Island, Maine. This...

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Enjoy the Swirling Waters of The Basin in Franconia Notch State Park, N.H.

Published on May 24, 2013December 28, 2015 by Eric Hurwitz

I could stay at the Basin in Franconia Notch State Park, N.H., all day — it was that way as a kid and still is to this very day. This free, beloved White Mountains of New Hampshire family travel destination features a huge granite pothole, 20 feet in diameter,...

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