New England
In this guide:
Boston
Central MA & NH
Coast of MA & NH
Boston
Food & Drink
Prepare your own meal at Fire & Ice and watch them grill it in front of you!
Get fresh seafood at Rowes Wharf Sea Grille
Get a tour and visit the beer hall at Harpoon Brewery
Try a lobster roll from Joe’s American Bar and Grill - check out the Newbury Street and Waterfront locations
Sit outside at Stephanie’s on Newbury
Grab coffee at The Thinking Cup on Newbury
Splurge at Fogo de Chao
Grab a coffee and brunch at Tatte - there are a bunch of them in the city!
Have delicious Italian food at Trattoria Il Panino, Florentine Cafe, or Regina Pizzeria
Then, grab some Italian pastries and coffee from Modern Pasty or Cafe Vittoria
Stop into the classic Italian chain Bertucci’s on your way in or out of the city
Visit Time Out Market
More seafood options - Legal Harborside, Legal Sea Foods by the aquarium, or The Barking Crab
Get mexican food with a view at Temazcal Tequila Cantina
Grab a quick bite at Thorntons Grille Fenway
Grab a drink at Lookout Rooftop Bar
Visit Penang Malaysian Cuisine in Chinatown
Some of my favorites that recently closed but I’m hoping will reopen one day are Top of the Hub and Papa Razzi Newbury Street
Activities
Go shopping on Newbury Street
Walk the Harborwalk
Take a stroll around Boston Common or the Public Gardens
Check out the New England Aquarium
Eat and walk around the North End
Walk around the Seaport District, and sit by the fire pit at Fan Pier Park
Go shopping at the Prudential Center and check out the Skywalk Observatory
Visit the original Newbury Comics on Newbury Street
Eat and shop at Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market
Catch a game at Fenway Park
Hang out at The Lawn on D
Sit in Copley Square
Walk around Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park
Catch a concert at the House of Blues, the Rockland Trust Bank Pavillion, the Royale, or Brighton Music Hall
Visit the Museum of Fine Arts or the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum
Walk through the James P Kelleher Rose Garden
Explore college campuses - Harvard Square, BU, Northeastern, Berklee College of Music, and more
Take in the skyline view of Boston from Memorial Drive in Cambridge
Central Massachusetts & New Hampshire
Food & Drink
Nashoba Valley Winery - wine tasting
J’s Restaurant - restaurant at Nashoba Valley Winery
Forge & Vine - farm to table with a beautiful view
Karma Westford - sushi
Kimball Farm - lobster rolls and ice cream
Great Road Kitchen - oyster bar
The Cider Barn - local hard cider at Carlson Orchards
Wachusett Brewing Co. - local brewery in Westminster
Harvard General Store - food, coffee, and gifts (fun fact: Little Women was filmed here!)
Activities
Hike Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire and grab ice cream from Kimball Farm in Jaffrey or a bite to eat at Bailey’s Bar & Grill after
Hike Mount Major in New Hampshire
Hike Mount Watatic in Massachusetts
Walk the trails of the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge
Walk around Mirror Lake in Devens, MA
Hike or ski at Wachusett Mountain in Massachusetts
Go skiing at Bretton Woods in New Hampshire
Go apple picking at Carlson Orchards and check out the farm store
Go blueberry picking at Westward Orchard
Take in the view from Fruitlands in Harvard, MA
Check out Bare Hill Pond from the beach or from Barba’s Point
Visit main street in Concord, MA
Pick up fresh groceries and caramel apples from Idylwilde Farm
Go mini golfing at Kimball Farm in Westford
The Coast of MA & NH
Check out Cape Ann in Massachusetts, and visit Gloucester and Rockport
Climb the boulders at State Fort Park in Gloucester
Enjoy a meal on a marina at The Studio in the Rocky Neck area of Gloucester
Grab a lobster roll from The Lobster Pool in Rockport
Go shopping in Rockport at Bearskin Neck and walk out on the rocks
Grab a meal at My Place by the Sea in Rockport
Get your fried seafood fix at Woodman’s of Essex
Go to the beach at Crane Beach or Salisbury Beach
Go shopping in Newburyport
Grab dinner at Michael’s Harborside in Newburyport
Enjoy a Lobster Roll from The Beach Plum in North Hampton, New Hampshire and eat it on the beach