The anchor for the MetroWest region, Framingham is a suburban city about half an hour by road from Boston and on the route of the Boston Marathon. The city dates back more than 300 years, and while it was once known for its industry, is now a mixture of retail and offices, woven into a …
Known for its diverse populace and generous expanses of hilly parkland, this northern suburb of Boston has come through massive development in the last few decades. Malden’s recent transformation has much to do with its proximity to Boston, with North Station just ten minutes away on the MBTA’s Haverhill Line. The city has an international …
Near the New Hampshire border and connected to Boston by the namesake MBTA commuter line, Haverhill is a city with a lot of recreation space within its limits. There’s a ski area ten minutes from downtown, as well as a cluster of lakes home to a hilltop castle from the 1870s. At Haverhill’s industrial peak …
A western suburb of Boston, Waltham was founded as long ago as 1636 and has a rich history, especially when it comes to industry. From 1814 seminal Boston Manufacturing Company mill changed the way textiles were manufactured in the United States, while later in the century the Waltham Watch Company pioneered the mass production of …
This North Shore community, a short hop from downtown Boston, is perhaps most famous for its long sandy beach. There has been a public transport link to Revere Beach since 1875, and in the 1890s the Massachusetts legislature seized these three miles of coastline to create the first public beach in America. Revere’s population swelled …
In Harford County, Aberdeen is a growing city at the head of the Chesapeake Bay, close to where the Susquehanna River enters the bay. The scenery around Aberdeen might be some of the most beautiful on the Eastern Seaboard, especially when the sun comes up over the bay. The endearing little town of Havre de …
Often hailed as one of the prettiest small towns in the country, Havre de Grace is on the waterfront where the Susquehanna River flows into the Upper Chesapeake Bay. The beauty of this place was not lost on Lafayette (1757-1834), who helped coin the town’s name, and in 1789 Havre de Grace was a vote …
Near the northern headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay, Elkton is a small town of 15,800, couched in beautiful farmland. Many of Elkton’s attractions are out in this pastoral countryside, where you can connect with rural life, picking your own fruit in summer, saddling up for horseback rides and taking part in all kinds of family …
Set ten miles east of central Washington, D.C., New Carrollton is a suburb just within the Capital Beltway, which arcs around to the east. New Carrollton is mainly residential, but with a busy commercial corridor on its south side, along Annapolis Road (Route 450). The eastern and northeastern Washington suburbs are easily reached from this …
Near the mouth of the broad Choptank River, Cambridge is a quaint town with a distinct maritime character. The history of this place is entwined with water-based trades like oystering, crabbing and boatbuilding. Harriet Tubman (c. 1822-1913), the best-known Underground Railroad “conductor” was born into slavery close to Cambridge. After escaping in 1849, she made …