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

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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

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  • 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

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