My Ideas & Notes
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Food & Drink
Clio at the Eliot Hotel
Ken Oringer has that wonderful gift of making food look stunning without masking the pure flavors...
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Brimfield Outdoor Antiques Show
The World Series of Flea Markets (1000 Places) When: 3 shows (Tues-Sun) yearly, beginning 2...
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Cape Cod National Seashore
Nature, Pristine and Wild (1000 Places) Pristine and Wild, New England's Summer Playground ...
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Unique Creation of One Woman's Personal Taste (1000 Places) A Woman's Palace Is Her Castle ...
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Legal Sea Foods
A Hallowed Haunt of Impeccably Fresh Fish (1000 Places) Cost: dinner $35 (1000 Places USA)
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Martha's Vineyard
New England Charm Afloat (1000 Places) New England Charm off the Coast of Cape Cod Best ...
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Thanksgiving at Plimoth Plantation
Time Travel on the Quintessential American Holiday (1000 Places) A Taste of History at Amer...
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The Freedom Trail
A Patriotic Amble Through America's Most Historic City (1000 Places) A Stroll Through a Yon...
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Woodman's of Essex
Nirvana on the Clam Shell (1000 Places) Cost: dinner $15 (1000 Places USA)
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Salem via Boston
The historic fishing town outside Boston long-ago embraced its reputation as Witch City, USA, and...
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Beacon Hill
19th-Century Architecture in the Shadow of the State Capitol Best times: Feb for Black History...
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Food & Drink
No. 9 Park
Cost: dinner $65 (1000 Places USA) ___________________________ Order this: The three-cours...
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The Boston Marathon
Spring Returns to New England on Foot When: Patriots Day, the 3rd Mon in Apr Best times: arou...
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Fenway Park
Baseball's Preeminent Cathedral Cost: tickets $12-$275 When: regular-season games Apr-early O...
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Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops
Cost: BSO tickets from $29; Pops tickets from $21 When: BSO Oct-early May; Pops July-Sept (10...
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Museum of Fine Arts
Eight Millennia of Art and Artifacts Best times: Wed, voluntary contribution after 4pm; 1st Fr...
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Harvard Square
A College Community on Boston's "Left Bank" Best times: early May for Mayfair; early...
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Lodging
Emerson Inn by the Sea
Cost: ocean view from $169 (off-peak), from $229 (peak) (1000 Places USA)
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Essex Shipbuilding Museum
When: closed Wed-Sun, summer and fall. Sat-Sun, spring and winter (1000 Places USA)
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Provincetown
Anything Goes at the Tip of Cape Cod Best times: spring and fall for pleasant weather and rela...
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Hancock Shaker Village
A Treasure Trove of Architecture in the City of Peace When: self-guided tours Apri-mid Oct Be...
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Berksire Summer Festivals
A Gorgeous Setting for a Smorgasbord of Culture Best times: July-Aug for pleasant weather; mid...
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Tanglewood
Cost: tickets from $18; lawn admission from $9 When: late June-early Sept (1000 Places USA)
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Berkshire Theatre Festival
Cost: tickets from $19 When: mid-June - early Dec (1000 Places USA)
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The "Inland Newport"
Living the High Life at a Gilded Age Estate Best times: June-Aug for greatest variety of cultu...
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Lodging
The Old Inn on the Green
Cost: from $225 (off-peak), from $245 (peak); dinner $65 (1000 Places USA)
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The Fairbanks House
Oldest Timber Frame House: The Fairbanks House, c. 1637–1641 Thanks to the magic of dendrochro...
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Peabody Essex Museum
Oldest Continuously Operating Museum: Peabody Essex Museum, 1799 Back when museums were offici...
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Nirvana in the Berkshires
When the World Is Too Much with You Best times: June-Aug for cultural offerings in the area; J...
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Lodging
Canyon Ranch
Cost: 3-night packages from $1,930 per person (off-peak), from $3,000 per person (peak), includes...
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Lodging
Kripalu Center
Cost: Retreat & Renewal package from $166 per person, 2-night minimum, includes meals (100...
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Lexington and Concord
Revolution, Literature, and Walden Pond Best times: Patriots Day (3rd Mon in Apr) for battle r...
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Lodging
The Wauwinet
Cost: from $375 (off-peak), from $550 (peak); prix fixe dinner $85 When: closed Nov-mid-May (...
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Lodging
White Elephant Hotel
Cost: from $265 (off-peak), from $550 (peak); dinner $65 When: closed early Dec-Apr (1000 Pla...
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Lodging
The Porches Inn
Cost from $130 (off-peak), from $180 (peak) Best times: July-Aug for the Berkshires' full range ...
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Along the Mohawk Trail
A Road Trip Filled with History and Culture Best times: July-Aug for Williamstown Theatre Fest...
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The Mysterious Witch Bonney
The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city The Witch Bonney is a ...
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The Cemetery of the Danvers Hospital for the Cr...
Basis for H.P. Lovcraft's Horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum, now a horrifying condo Da...
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Food & Drink
Alta Strada
Order this: Homemade ricotta with crostini; sacchetti pasta (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restaur...
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Bistro du Midi
Order this: Pan-roasted cod with golden raisins and chorizo; grilled Mediterranean sea bass (B...
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Blue Ginger
Order this: The garlic-black pepper lobster and lemongrass fried rice; the five-spice mini doughn...
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The Butcher Shop
Order this: Charcuterie; capellini with lamb ragu (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restaurants)
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Craigie on Main
Order this: Grilled octopus; pork three ways (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restaurants)
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Eastern Standard
Order this: The Jack Rose cocktail; steak frites; frisee salad (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Rest...
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The Citizen Publick House and Oyster Bar
Order this: Grilled clams with jaapeno butter; roasted organic half chicken (Boston Magazine -...
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51 Lincoln
Order this: The polenta fries with truffle-Parmesan dip (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restaurants)
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The Gallows
Order this: Poutine; wedge sala; the Fluffernutter dessert (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restaura...
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Hamersley's
Order this: Duck confit; the inimitable roast chicken (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restaurants)
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Hungry Mother
Order this: Catfish meuniere; fried green tomatoes; French gnocchi; the cocktails (Boston Maga...
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Island Creek Oyster Bar
Order this: Oysters, of course; lobster-roe noddles; Mrs. Bennett's seafood casserole (Boston ...
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L'Espalier
Order this: The chef's "Seasonal Degustation" menu (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restau...
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East by Northeast
Order this: Garlic green beans with crispy rice; dumplings (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restaura...
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Market by Jean-Georges
Order this: The five-course "Market" menu (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restaurants)
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Myers + Chang
Order this: Triple-pork moo shi; Mama Chang's pork-and-chive dumplings (Boston Magazine - 50 B...
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Neptune Oyster
Order this: Oysters; and fish special listed on the wall (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restaurants)
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Oishii Boston
Order this: Sakura-smoked hamachi sashimi (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restaurants)
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Rendezvous
Order this: Turkish pizza; braised pork-and-veal meatballs with toasted orecchiette (Boston Ma...
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T. W. Food
Order this: The grand tasting menu; the soft-scrambled egg (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restaura...
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Ten Tables Cambridge
Order this: The tender pork chop (Boston Magazine - 50 Best Restaurants)
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Ten Tables J.P.
Order this: Chorizo-stuffed chicken with pickled jalapeno; the bar menu (Boston Magazine - 50 ...
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Activity
The Witch House of Salem
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 The Salem witc...
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Hammond Castle
Like a modern-day Frankenstein's castle on Massachusetts's rocky Atlantic shore, Abbadia Mare (Ab...


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