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.
Visiting the Cape Cod Canal Bike Trail in November breaks the old school myth that Cape Cod is only meant for summer travel. If you can catch a good weather day at this time of the year, this free, pretty much level bike trail along the scenic Cape Cod...
A Halloween event for dogs? Call it a “Night of Terrier!” Marci Tyldesley, of Cape Public Relations, tells us that the Animal Rescue League will hold its “Doggone Howl-o-ween Party” on Sat., Oct. 29, from 2-5 p.m. on the patio at Laurino’s Restaurant in Brewster, Mass. Laurino’s is, by the...
One of my very favorite New England fall destinations is the Annual Pumpkin Patch at the Epiphany Parish of Walpole on Front St. in Walpole, Mass. — this year, held Sun. – Fri., 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Sat., 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. through Oct. 31. Located in...
If you love independently-owned book stores, we recommend checking out The Book Bear in West Brookfield, Mass., in your next chapter of book browsing. After all, you can’t go wrong with a selection of around 90,000 used, rare and out of print books! In business for more than 30...
If you’re looking for cheap, filling, delicious comfort food served in a no frills atmosphere in the Boston Metrowest area, we recommend checking out Harry’s Restaurant and Dairy Bar on Route 9 in Westboro, Mass. (very close to the Mass Turnpike and Route 495). One of the old school...
Kimball Fruit Farm in Pepperell, Mass., is one of my favorite places to pick apples in the fall. The expansive fields always seems to yield plenty of apples, while the distant mountain views and beautiful farm land create a classic, rural New England scene. It looks more like New Hampshire...
BostonCentral.com has compiled a fantastic list of 2011 4th of July fireworks displays, by date, across Massachusetts, ranging, depending on town or city, from June 24-July 9, 2011, at this writing. Nice to see, too, that BostonCentral has included scheduled times and locations for each event as well as,...