Menotomy Rocks Park in Arlington, Mass., is a free-to-use 34-acre oasis located in the Jason Heights section of Arlington, Mass. With the scenic quarter-mile Hills Pond to stroll around (also some good fishing and winter ice skating here), a playground for the kids, and forested hilly, walking trails, Menotomy...
Massachusetts
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.
Fall Walk Through Bird Park, Walpole, Mass.
Sometimes, the best things in life are free. Such is the case with Bird Park in East Walpole, Mass. This beautiful 89-acre park features stone walkways leading you past open, grassy fields, small walking bridges overlooking the water, mature shade trees, tree groves, and ponds. As witnessed here, Bird...
Free Tours at the USS Constitution, Boston, Mass.
Did you know... that you can take a free tour of the USS Constitution ship and the USS Constitution Museum, both located in the Navy Yard in the Charlestown section of Boston, Mass.? Affectionately known as “Old Ironsides,” this is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the United States....
Saying “Neigh” To High Cost Tourist Attractions (CLOSED TO PUBLIC)
Definitely call before embarking on this free travel attraction, but the Hallamore Clydesdale horses at Barry Family Farm in Lakeville, Mass., are a amazing sight to behold. Up close, these horses look far more stunning than what we have seen on the old Budweiser television commercials and in other visual...
Cheap Food For Boston University Students at T. Anthony’s
As a former Boston University student (I won’t say when), one of my favorite off- campus subjects was dining at T. Anthony’s Pizzeria at 1016 Commonwealth Ave. in Boston, Mass. The cheap prices and excellent thin-crust Italian pizza have withstood the test of time, as this local hangout is...
A Locally-Owned Newton Mass. Book Store With Great Prices
The New England Mobile Book Fair in Newton, Mass., has amazingly survived the big-box world of chain book stores — someone should write a book on this! Started in 1957 by the late former Harvard University-trained chemist Louis Strymish, the New England Book Mobile doesn’t look much different today...
An Apple Orchard A Day, Part 3: Kimball Fruit Farm Stand, Pepperell, Mass.
The remote, rural Kimball Fruit Farm Stand looks like New Hampshire and feels like New Hampshire, but it’s just over the border in Pepperell, Mass. Back in the day when I wasn’t quite as bright, I always thought Kimball Farm was in Hollis, N.H.! It might have helped to...