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Boston MA is one of the great cities in the United States and this information includes focuses on the area’s best cheap travel attractions, tours, cheap eats and Red Sox tickets, and affordable admission museums.

Boston Public Garden: Spectacular Flower Gardens, Swan Boats

Published on September 11, 2016November 15, 2019 by Eric Hurwitz
Colorful flower gardens juxtapose with historic Boston at the Boston Public Garden, Boston MA

If you feel wilted from trying to find the right Boston travel attractions, then the solution to blossoming your “Hub of the Universe” vacation is by visiting the Boston Public Garden in the heart of the city. It’s really the perfect foundation to falling in love with visiting Boston as...

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6 Low-Key Summer Vacation Travel Things to Do Near Boston

Published on May 24, 2016July 18, 2016 by Eric Hurwitz
Picture of Commonwealth BBQ, Wrentham MA

We are in the middle of summer vacation – yay! The bad news is, of course, that more traffic jams occur en route to beaches and popular attractions.  If you are not up for the crowds and seek something more low-key, we have uncovered six summer vacation travel things to do...

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Cabot’s, Newton MA: an Amazing Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor Close to Boston

Published on March 18, 2016March 18, 2016 by Eric Hurwitz
Cabot's Ice Cream and Restaurant dining room

Cabot’s Ice Cream and Restaurant in Newton, Mass., not only offers huge portions of delicious ice cream, but everything else you crave in an ice cream parlor. It’s family-owned and operated and offers good value for the money with food that goes way beyond the typically bland ice cream...

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6 Easy Day Trips from Boston to Quaint Country, General Stores

Published on March 15, 2016February 6, 2019 by Eric Hurwitz
Grafton MA Country Store

If you have just about had it with trendy, overpriced, sterile, pretentious, overcrowded retail and food stores in the Boston area, take a respite from this 21st century overload and travel to quieter New England regions that feature good old-fashioned, traditional country and general stores. Proving that there’s no...

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Monastery in Wrentham, Mass., Sells Handmade Chocolates

Published on December 1, 2015October 3, 2018 by Eric Hurwitz
Handcrafted chocolates made by nuns in Wrentham MA

Chocolate lovers, your prayers for the most delicious chocolates can be answered by visiting a Cistercian monastery in Wrentham, Mass., that has its own on-site candy making facility. Mt. Saint Mary’s Abbey is not only home to approximately 50 nuns, but also Trappistine Quality Candy. Because monks and nuns strive...

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The World’s Only Curious George Store is Located in Cambridge, Mass. (CLOSED)

Published on November 11, 2015August 13, 2019 by Eric Hurwitz
Curious George Store, Cambridge MA

If you are going bananas trying to find new, interesting family travel attractions in New England, may we suggest The Curious George Store in Cambridge, Mass.? This delightful Harvard Square store is the world’s only brick-and-mortar retail store that sells everything Curious George.  Curious George books and DVDs, toys,...

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Family Fun at the Greenway Carousel in Boston, Mass.

Published on April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 by Eric Hurwitz

The Greenway Carousel at The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway in Boston, Mass., opened to the public in the summer of 2013 but has already become a major family travel attraction. Located within the Greenway’s wonderful mile and a half of contiguous parks (what a change from the former pockets...

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