15 Best Things to Do in Rehoboth (MA)
One of the oldest towns in Massachusetts, Rehoboth was founded in 1643 as part of the Plymouth Colony. The defining events in the final days of King Philip’s War played …
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15 Best Things to Do in North Adams (MA)
In the Hoosic River valley, surrounded by mountains, the smallest city in Massachusetts grew up as a manufacturing base for the region in the 18th and 19th century. Over time …
15 Best Things to Do in Palmer (MA)
This rural city of 12,500 is on the eastern edge of the Pioneer Valley, where the Quaboag and Ware rivers meet to form the Chicopee River. In its past, Palmer …
15 Best Things to Do in Tyngsborough (MA)
On both banks of the Merrimack River, Tyngsborough is a town by the MA/NH border and is recognized by its green-painted through-arch bridge. Dating back to the 1930s and set …
15 Best Things to Do in Wrentham (MA)
In Norfolk County, Wrentham is a town of 12,200 near the halfway point between Boston and Providence. Wrentham is an easy drive from both cities, but is also crossed by …
15 Best Things to Do in Dudley (MA)
Sitting about 30 minutes south of Worcester, Dudley is a quiet town on the boundary with Connecticut. In the early 19th century this place was at the epicenter of the …
15 Best Things to Do in Spencer (MA)
This town a few miles west of Worcester in Central Massachusetts was permanently settled some 300 years ago, but rose to prominence as a mill town in the 19th century …
15 Best Things to Do in Yarmouth (MA)
The joint-oldest settlement on Cape Cod, Yarmouth was incorporated in 1640, and is steeped in maritime history. In the Golden Age of Sail, Yarmouth was the home of a long …
15 Best Things to Do in Westford (MA)
Part of neighboring Chelmsford until in 1729, Westford is a town of 25,000 not far southwest of Lowell. Westford Academy (1794), one of the oldest public schools in the United …
15 Best Things to Do in Middleborough (MA)
In southeastern Massachusetts, the town of Middleborough is wrapped in lovely rural landscapes of mill brooks, cranberry bogs and the largest lakes in the state. The old center of town …